The GH Weapon
February 7, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
The GH Weapon
By JOHN PARRILLO
In this column, I’m pulling out the ultimate weapon — growth hormone. This is the most important hormone if you body-build, acting as a powerful stimulus for muscle growth and fat loss. Many of the effects of exercise in increasing muscle mass and decreasing body fat are mediated by growth hormone.
The Power of Prebiotics
January 5, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Power of Prebiotics
By JOHN PARRILLO
Prebiotics. Ever heard of them? Read on.
Prebiotics are foods or supplements that encourage the growth of friendly bacteria in the gut. They have therapeutic value for all-too-common health conditions like aging, obesity, gastrointestinal disorders, yeast infections, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, immune system slumps, and maybe even colon cancer risk.
Why Parrillo Cardio is Different than Other Cardio
January 5, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Andre Newcomb
Cardiovascular exercise is critical for bodybuilding success. This is now considered common knowledge and every competitive bodybuilder at the regional, national and international level includes aerobics as a regular part of their bodybuilding regimen. What few know is that John Parrillo was the first bodybuilding expert to insist aerobics need be included in any bodybuilding strategy. Before Parrillo’s cardio-trained bodybuilders started showing up, lean, shredded and HUGE, cardio, for bodybuilding purposes, was considered counterproductive. “Everyone knows aerobics destroys muscle!” This was the smug criticism leveled by the cardio haters back in the days when John first began having his athletes perform aerobics. The look of smugness was soon replaced with disbelief and then awe when the first wave of aerobic-performing Parrillo bodybuilders began showing up at competitions weighing in excess of 240 while sporting 5% body fat percentiles. This “1st Wave” of Parrillo athletes swept away all the smack talk and soon cardio became standard operating procedure for elite bodybuilders worldwide.
New Therapeutic Use for MCTs
December 2, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
By JOHN PARRILLO
I have vowed in my columns to bring you the latest cutting-edge information on nutrition, supplements, and exercise, and so this month, I want to bring to your attention some recently published information on medium chain triglycerides available in our CapTri®.
A new study, “Medium-chain fatty acids: functional lipids for the prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome,” has been published in the journal Pharmacological Research. (1) This review explores the physiological functions and molecular actions of medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) in helping prevent metabolic syndrome, a cluster of metabolic disorders, such as abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and impaired fasting glucose that contribute to the increased risk of heart disease.
Food, heat, CapTri® and “building the metabolism” Parrillo-style
December 2, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Duke Nukem
When it comes to nutrition, mainstream medical and fitness “experts” are playing checkers while John Parrillo is playing three-dimensional chess. Parrillo’s nutritional approach is multi-dimensional, multifaceted and imaginative. Mainstream medicine, science and governmental agencies offer nutritional strategies that are unimaginative and ineffective. Parrillo offers up hundreds of transformed students as proof of the effectiveness of his methods; mainstream medicine and the Ivory Tower health professionals offer nothing other than big promises and failed ideas. The health aristocracy is dismissive and hostile towards any alternate strategies – despite the obvious fact that their ideas about health, wellness, fitness, diet and nutrition are utter and complete disasters. One sacred cow of mainstream nutrition is the Energy Balance Equation. The premise of the Energy Balance Equation is that caloric intake should be less than caloric expenditure in order to lose body weight.
Tremendous Triceps
November 10, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
In the October Parrillo Press we explained the bicep muscle and how to get the most from your bicep workouts. So of course we have to do the same with the triceps so you can sport a pair of the best arms in your gym even if you train at Dylan Armbrust’s Pro Gym. That’s where Phil Heath (2011 Mr. Olympia) trains. OK, maybe the 2nd best pair of arms in your gym. But Phil better stay on top of his game because you will be knocking on the “best arm” door.
How Bad are Carbs Really?
November 10, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Carbs are your body’s main source of energy. You need them to fuel your muscles, and your brain needs 130 grams of carbs a day just to function properly. A carbohydrate-free diet, or a diet that’s too low in carbs, can be both harmful and low in nutrients.
Some carbohydrates enhance your health while others drag it down. Too many of the bad carbohydrates raise your triglycerides and make your blood thicker, putting you at risk for heart disease. They also contribute to carbohydrate cravings and diabetes. The trick is to eat enough good carbs and very few bad ones. It’s a balancing act, but not too difficult once you understand how the Parrillo Nutrition Program works. So just which carbs are good and which are bad? And why? Let’s look at the whole picture here.
A Look at Powerlifting Duo Steve Bake and Katie Conley
November 10, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
If you’re a reader of the weekly Parrillo E-mail Newsletter, you’ll remember that powerlifting couple and Parrillo enthusiasts Steve Bake and Katie Conley both won state powerlifting records this past summer at the The Son Light Power Samson Gym Open Bench Press/Deadlift Championship held at Samson Gym in Hamilton, Ohio.
Steve received the Best Lifter award and an Ohio state record with a 750 pull in the open/275 pound class.
In the women’s deadlift event Katie broke the state record at junior/123 with her personal best 270.
Gail Auerbach and the Parrillo Extreme Training Camp
October 20, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Read about Gail Auerbach’s experience at her 1st Extreme Training Camp held at Parrillo Performance. She is editor-in chief of Rx Muscle Girls. (www.rxmuscle.com) Gail is a NPC National Level Bodybuilder. If you think YOU train hard, then read about her time spent at Parrillo Performance taking her training to the next level.
The Parrillo Pre-Diet
October 13, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
It’s around the corner: the holiday season. With high-fat, sugary foods in abundance during the holidays, it’s easy to overindulge here and there. But the price you pay could be an extra five to seven pounds of the wrong kind of mass. This is the amount of weight that the average person gains between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.
