Sports Nutrition Guide

Specific information on Captri, how it is used and how it impacts your fat loss and muscle gain will be found in this section:

Captri Nutrition Updates and Information (click this link to open as a pdf)

Update #1 – Gaining Muscle and Staying Lean: A Common Sense Approach
Update #2 – Diet to Lose Fat and Stay Lean
Update #3 – Ultra High Energy Diets For Athletes

John Parrillo answers numerous questions in this section ranging from fat loss to muscle gain and the use of supplements.

Questions and Answers with John Parrillo (click this link to open as a pdf)

The Benefits of Protein
Usage of Powdered Supplements as Meal Replacements
Weight Training to Lose Body Fat
How to Eat Five to Six Meals a Day
The Many Benefits of Aerobics
How to Avoid Losing Energy During Workouts
How to Keep Energy Levels High
Pushing Past Plateaus
Eating the Right Foods
About the Parrillo Nutrition and Training Program
Off-Season Nutrition
Losing Body Fat
The Trouble with Fruit and Fruit Juices
Finding the Perfect Supplement
Conventional Dietary Fats

Technical Supplement Bulletins include a range of information from details on MCFA’s (CapTri/MCT’s) to hormone responses and the effect of carbohydrates.

Section One (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #1 – MCFAs: A Fat That’s Not Stored as Body Fat
Bulletin #2 – MCFAs: An Amazing Energy Source
Bulletin #3 – Energy and MCFAs
Bulletin #4 – MCFAs: Metabolic Rate
Bulletin #5 – Energetics and Thermogenesis
Bulletin #6 – Liver: Natural Iron

Section Two (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #7 – Protein: Superfood for Bodybuilders Part I
Bulletin #8 – Protein: Superfood for Bodybuilders Part II
Bulletin #9 – Carbs: Ultimate Food Fuel Part I
Bulletin #10 – Carbs: Ultimate Food Fuel Part II
Bulletin #11 – Carbs: Ultimate Food Fuel Part III
Bulletin #12 – Carbs: Ultimate Food Fuel Part IV

Section Three (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #13 – Supplements for Ultimate Endurance Performance
Bulletin #14 – Supplements for Ultimate Endurance Performance Part II
Bulletin #15 – Muscularity and Mass: Optimize Your Hormonal Response
Bulletin #16 – The Insulin-Glucagon Axis and the Control of Nutrient Partitioning
Bulletin #17 – Maximizing Anabolic Drive
Bulletin #18 – Growth Hormone: The Ultimate Weapon

Section Four (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #19 – The Ultimate Formula For Losing Body Fat
Bulletin #20 – The Ultimate Formula For Losing Body Fat, Part 2
Bulletin #21 – The Ultimate Formula For Losing Body Fat, Part 3
Bulletin #22 – Fruit and Your Diet
Bulletin #23 – Fruitless Dieting: More On Why Fruit Turns To Body Fat
Bulletin #24 – Activating Muscular Growth
Bulletin #25 – Activating Muscular Growth: Part II
Bulletin #26 – Activating Muscular Growth: Part III
Bulletin #27 – Diet and Supplementation to Maximize Energy and Growth
Bulletin #28 – Parrillo Performance Guide to Muscle, Part 1
Bulletin #29 – Parrillo Performance Guide to Muscle, Part 2
Bulletin #30 – Parrillo Performance Guide to Muscle, Part 3

Section Five (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #31 – Parrillo Performance Guide to Muscle, Part 4
Bulletin #32 – Parrillo Performance Guide to Muscle, Part 5
Bulletin #33 – Parrillo Performance Guide to Muscle, Part 6
Bulletin #34 – Muscle Up – The Keys To Building Mass And Staying Lean
Bulletin #35 – Muscle Up – The Keys To Building Mass And Staying Lean, Part 2
Bulletin #36 – MCT’s – Setting The Record Straight
Bulletin #37 – Carbohydrates: Mega Fuel For Growth And Energy
Bulletin #38 – Carbohydrates: Mega Fuel For Growth And Energy
Bulletin #39 – Programmed For Success
Bulletin #40 – Programmed For Success: Supplementation For Optimal Results

Section Six (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #41 – Programned For Success: Supplementation For Optimal Results
Bulletin #42 – Creatine: Why Has This Become A Must Supplement For Bodybuilers
Bulletin #43 – High Performance Essential Fatty Acids
Bulletin #44 – Gain Muscle & Lose Fat: Breakthrough News For CapTri® Users
Bulletin #45 – Fructose: The Ideal Carbohydrate Source For Gaining Fat
Bulletin #46 – Nutrition & Training 101
Bulletin #47 – Exploring The High Fat Diet
Bulletin #48 – Exploring The High Fat Diet, Part 2

Section Seven (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #49 – Energy Channeling For Ultimate Sports Performance
Bulletin #50 – Attention To Detail
Bulletin #51 – Endurance Performance
Bulletin #52 – Endurance Performance, Part 2
Bulletin #53 – The Parrillo Performance Programs
Bulletin #54 – No Limits: How To Break Through Plateaus
Bulletin #55 – No Limits: How To Break Through Plateaus—Part 2
Bulletin #56 – No Limits: How To Break Through Plateaus—Part 3
Bulletin #57 – Carbohydrates — The Optimal Fuel For Success
Bulletin #58 – Carbohydrates — The Optimal Fuel For Success, Part II
Bulletin #59 – The Ultimate Growth Combo
Bulletin #60 – The Energetics of Nutrient Metabolism

Section Eight (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #61 - The Energetics of Nutrient Metabolism, Part II
Bulletin #62 - Ultimate Endurance Performance
Bulletin #63 - Losing Body Fat With CapTri
Bulletin #64 - Unlocking the Mystery of Fat Loss and Muscle Gain, Part I
Bulletin #65 - Unlocking the Mystery of Fat Loss and Muscle Gain, Part II
Bulletin #66 - Optimizing Anabolic Drive
Bulletin #67 - Rock Solid Evidence Supports Taking Minerals
Bulletin #68 - Lose Twenty Pounds of Fat and Gain Five Pounds of Muscle in Ten Weeks
Bulletin #69 - The Impact of Dietary Energy of Body Composition, Part I
Bulletin #70 - The Impact of Dietary Energy of Body Composition, Part II

Section Nine (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #71- Growth Hormone Physiology
Bulletin #72 – Controlling Insulin for Optimal Results, Part I
Bulletin #73 – Controlling Insulin For Optimal Results, Part II
Bulletin #74 – Controlling Body Fat Metabolism, Part I
Bulletin #75 – Controlling Body Fat Metabolism, Part II
Bulletin #76 – Cortisol Suppression: Muscle Myth of Nutritional Reality
Bulletin #77 – Post Workout Nutrition, Part I
Bulletin #78 – Post Workout Nutrition, Part II
Bulletin #79 – Counting Calories
Bulletin #80 – Rut Blasters

Section Ten (click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #81 - Eating For Muscle
Bulletin #82 - Rest to Grow
Bulletin #83 - Vitamins and Minerals, Part I
Bulletin #84 - Vitamins and Minerals, Part II
Bulletin #85 - Vitamins and Minerals, Part III
Bulletin #86 - Carbohydrates: The Bodybuilders Best Friend or Worst Enemy?
Bulletin #87 - Build Muscle While Simultaneously Stripping Off Body Fat–Part 1
Bulletin #88 - Build Muscle While Simultaneously Stripping Off Body Fat–Part 2
Bulletin #89 - Creatine Update
Bulletin #90 - Doing Carbs Right: Controlling Insulin Release

Section Eleven (Click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #91 - Zap the Fat Permanently
Bulletin #92 - Boost Endurance Naturally–and Safely
Bulletin #93 - The Effect of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) on Cellular Energy
Bulletin #94 - Nutritional Supplementation: An Overview, Part 1
Bulletin #95 - Nutritional Supplementation: An Overview, Part 2
Bulletin #96 - The Protein Packed Diet
Bulletin #97 - Nutritional Supplementation: An Overview, Part 3
Bulletin #98 - Immuno-Nutrition
Bulletin #99 - A Pumped Up Supplement Strategy
Bulletin #100 - Jump-Start the Fat Burning Process

Section Twelve (Click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #101 - Pumping Dietary Iron
Bulletin #102 - Recharge With Glutamine
Bulletin #103 - Supplementation Timing
Bulletin #104 - Nutrition for Older Athletes
Bulletin #105 - The Latest Word on Amino Acid Supplements
Bulletin #106 - The Case Against Fruit
Bulletin #107 - Make the B-Grade for Ultimate Performance
Bulletin #108 - Evening Primrose Oil - When Fat is Your Best Friend
Bulletin #109 - Four Powerful Secrets to Physique Perfection
Bulletin #110 - Pre-Exercise Supplementation
Bulletin #111 - MEP’s or MRP’s
Bulletin #112 - Mighty Minerals
Bulletin #113 - Food over Genetics
Bulletin #114 - The Parrillo Guide to Amino Acid Supplementation (part 1)
Bulletin #115 - The Parrillo Guide to Amino Acid Supplementation (part 2 )
Bulletin #116 - Mold More Muscularity
Bulletin #117 - The Parrillo 4-Step Prescription for Plateaus
Bulletin #118 - Your Guide to Supplement Bars
Bulletin #119 - The Latest Word on Fructose
Bulletin #120 - Boosting GH Naturally With Nutrition
Bulletin #121 - Body Type Dieting
Bulletin #122 - High Fat Dieting Taken to the Next Level
Bulletin #123 - Calories: Why I Insist You Need Lots of Them
Bulletin #124 - Supplement Secrets You Won’t Find in a Health Food Store
Bulletin #125 - The Whey and Creatine Blast!
Bulletin #126 - Parrillo Bars: Catabolism’s Worst Enemy!
Bulletin #127 - Nutrient Partitioning: How To Control the Insulin/Glucagon Axis!
Bulletin #128 - Clearing Up the Confusion Over Carbs
Bulletin #129 - Hormone Help
Bulletin #130 – Creatine
Bulletin #131 - BCAA’s: Activating Muscular Growth
Bulletin #132 - Erythritol: Top Next Generation Sweetener
Bulletin #133 - Captri®: Exploring The High Fat Diet
Bulletin #134 - The Winning Fat Loss Formula
Bulletin #135 - The Anabolic Effect Of Food
Bulletin #136 - Natural Regulation Of Cortisol To Maximize Lean Mass
Bulletin #137 - Herbs, Food, and Performance
Bulletin #138 - Creatine for Maximum Results
Bulletin #139 - Recovery Nutrition
Bulletin #140 - The Scoop on How to Recupe

Section Thirteen (Click this link to open as pdf)

Bulletin #141 - Stay Fit & Lean This Holiday Season
Bulletin #142 –  Ultimate Endurance Performance
Bulletin #143 –  Supplementation & RestGo Together
Bulletin #144 –  Fat Loss Accelerators
Bulletin #145 –  Vitamin C’s Performance Punch
Bulletin #146 –  Joint Health
Bulletin #147 –  Vitamin E for Health & Exercise
Bulletin #148 –  From Here to Serenity: How to Nutritionally Tame the Tension in Your Life
Bulletin #149 –  Nutrition 101: Get Lean By Getting Back to Basics
Bulletin #150 –  10 Reasons to Love Fats
Bulletin #151 –  Prediabetes and Your Diet
Bulletin #152 –  Inflammation and Your Diet
Bulletin #153 –  Supplement Sense
Bulletin #154 –  Parrillo Nutrition Supplies What Your Body Demands
Bulletin #155 –  Carotenoids Count!
Bulletin #156 –  The Many Wonders of Minerals
Bulletin #157 –  Dessicated Liver: A NutrientTreasure Trove for Exercisers
Bulletin #158 –  Eating Out on the Parrillo Nutrition Program
Bulletin #159 - Fat-Burning Food Chemistry
Bulletin #160 - Parrillo Nutrition Program Boosters
Bulletin #161 - Using Creatine As a Weight-Loss Tool
Bulletin #162 - The Alternating Diet
Bulletin #163 - Protein Power - More Proof
Bulletin #164 - Supplementing For The Endurance Edge
Bulletin #165 - 8 Secrets to Keep Your Six-Pack Ripped
Bulletin #166 - Rest, Recuperation & GH
Bulletin #167 - Older Means Better
Bulletin #168 - MCT Oil Really Is A Fat-Burning Fat!
Bulletin #169 - Amino Power
Bulletin #170 - Back on the Wagon: My 2-Day Undo Diet
Bulletin #171 - The Real Superfoods

Technical Reports ( Click this link to open as pdf)

Report #1 - Metabolism of Medium Chain Triglycerides: Introduction
Report #2 - Metabolism of Fatty Acids
Report #3 - Cellular Energy Production
Report #4 - Cellular Energy Production: Thermogenesis and Metabolic Rate