<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Fit Jerk&#039;s Flawless Fitness Blog &#187; Stamina</title> <atom:link href="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/tag/stamina/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog</link> <description>&#34;Probably the most useful blog you had the intelligence to find&#34; - Fit Jerk</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:22:40 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Improving Your Sex Life Through Fitness &amp; Exercise – Collaboration Post</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/improving-your-sex-life-through-fitness-exercise-%e2%80%93-collaboration-post/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=improving-your-sex-life-through-fitness-exercise-%25e2%2580%2593-collaboration-post</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/improving-your-sex-life-through-fitness-exercise-%e2%80%93-collaboration-post/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:01:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Randomness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Improving Your Sex Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inclusions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Major Muscle Groups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maximum Enjoyment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Muscles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Partner Work]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pilates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quality Standards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Screw]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sole Purpose]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stamina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vengeance]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=979</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today we have an article on everyone’s favorite subject! And if this isn’t your favorite subject than screw you, because you ain’t human! It’s a dual effort between Mary Ward and myself. As most of you know, I tend to write my own shit because then I can keep the quality standards as insanely high [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Today we have an article on everyone’s favorite subject! And if this isn’t your favorite subject than screw you, because you ain’t human! It’s a dual effort between Mary Ward and myself. As most of you know, I tend to write my own shit because then I can keep the quality standards as insanely high as possible, but there are always exceptions. Because I’m big on preserving people’s original work, my inclusions to this article are in brackets. Enjoy&#8230;</em></p><p>A healthy sex life is important to everyone, but are you getting the most out of it that you can? If you aren’t practicing exercises that can boost your sex life, then you should be. Certain exercises can help to build up the muscles involved in the act, and can help you to achieve maximum enjoyment.</p><p>Being physically fit in general can help you to enjoy sex much more, and even build up stamina [<em>FJ: A few chumps out there definitely need to work on this as far as I’ve heard</em>]. There are some exercises that can help more than others as they work all the major muscle groups involved in sex, and can help to boost your confidence. All of this equals a much more enjoyable sex life for you and your partner!</p><p><strong>Work Those Abs with Pilates and Yoga</strong></p><p>Working out the abs is not only important to your core, but a huge benefit to your sex life [<em>FJ: Couldn't agree more]</em>. The more flexible and fit you are within your abs, the better your sex life is going to be. The best way to tone the abs is through exercise that focuses on the core, and yoga or Pilates are great ways to achieve this. Not only will you get some excellent ab work, but you will also learn some excellent breathing that can tie into your enjoyment of sex as well. After incorporating Pilates and yoga, you will feel the abs tighten and be able to take on your sex life with a vengeance.</p><p>[FJ: <em>For the guys who are reading this for the sole purpose of improving their sex life, go take a few classes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. When you’re wrestling another opponent, also called “rolling”, you get a feel for how the human body moves and this teaches you how to manipulate one's center of gravity which can result in smoother transitions from position to position.<br /> </em></p><p><em>This skill is fucking invaluable in bed. On top of this, a 5 minute rolling session is probably more exhausting than sex itself so that solves the stamina problems for some of you. Just don’t do any homosexual behavior in class please, I do not condone this and it will end up getting you knocked the f*** out. Had to be said.</em>]</p><p><strong>Dance It Out for Better Sex</strong></p><p>Any form of dance helps to work out the abs, the hips, the legs, and burn calories as you do it. Incorporating dance into your workout routine is an excellent way to tone up, gain some flexibility and stamina, and get yourself in tip top shape for the bedroom! [<em>FJ: Hip-Hop abs doesn’t count!</em>] Not only that, but ladies, if you focus on a more sexually charged type of dance class such as belly dancing, [<em>FJ: Hawt!</em>] you can release your inhibitions and become more confident in the bedroom.</p><p>Try out an Urban Striptease class that works in “stripper moves” into an excellent overall workout that even helps you work up some ideas for your more intimate moments. You can get fit and toned, and get more sexually charged with this kind of work out—and have a whole lot of fun in the process!</p><p>[<em>FJ: For the straight men who would rather watch belly dancing then attempt it, going to a Salsa dancing class where they partner you with some random cute girl can be quite the asset in your arsenal to attract. And you thought this was just a “sex” article.</em>]</p><p><strong>Strength Training Can Help Get You Ready for the Act</strong></p><p>The more fit you are, the better you feel, and the more enjoyable your sex life will be. You’ll gain stamina, be able to try out different positions, and gain the confidence to really enjoy your sex life. Strength training is an excellent way to get your hips, abs, buttocks, and legs looking good and feeling toned. Try different machines and exercises to build up the muscle and get you in better shape—all of which will benefit your sex life in the end!</p><p>[<em>FJ: There is an abdominal exercise that both men and women should incorporate into their regular ab routine. It’s called “heels to the heaven”. You lie down on your back, keeping your hands palm down. Do a normal leg raise, and once you toes are facing the ceiling, do a pelvic thrust upwards until your shoulders/neck and hands are the only thing touching the floor. Another way to explain this is to “hump the ceiling”. To make it a challenge, wear some ankle weights and you’ll be a pelvic thrusting machine.</em>]</p><p>Doing certain exercises such as squats can help to build up the muscles that are used in the act, so that’s an excellent avenue to try out. It’s important to remember that women should incorporate kegel exercises to tighten up the areas that can lose shape after having children. This type of exercise is easy to do and can make sex so much more enjoyable!</p><p>- FitJerk &amp; Mary Ward</p><p>P.S, check out Mary’s site, she blogs about various job issues in the health care field, including how to study to obtain a degree from online <a href="http://onlineultrasoundschool.com/">Ultrasound Tech schools</a>.</p><p>P.P.S &#8211; Do you have a hot sexual tip you want to tell the world? How about an exercise that improves enjoyment? Whatever naughty tips you have lingering around in that brain of yours, post it in the comments section below.</p><p><a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com" target="_blank">FlawlessFitnessBook</a></p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2012, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/improving-your-sex-life-through-fitness-exercise-%e2%80%93-collaboration-post/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Supplement Review: Black Powder From MRI</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/supplement-review-black-powder-from-mri/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=supplement-review-black-powder-from-mri</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/supplement-review-black-powder-from-mri/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:36:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Supplement Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gun Powder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heart Function]]></category> <category><![CDATA[L Arginine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lack Luster]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maximum Intensity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mental Images]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phosphate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pre Workout]]></category> <category><![CDATA[review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stamina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Water Molecule]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout Supplement]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=677</guid> <description><![CDATA[. Product Name: Black Powder Company: MRI MSRP: $33.99 [Click Here To Find Lower Prices For: MRI Black Powder, 20 Servings, Fruit Explosion] Availability: High (Online &#38; Stores) Servings: 20 Serving Sticks Today we&#8217;ll be trying out another pre-workout supplement that instantly makes you think about gun powder. It&#8217;s supposed to &#8220;increase pumps&#8221; and give [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=3.7" /></div><div>Rating: 3.7/<strong>5</strong> (15 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>.</p><p><strong>Product Name: </strong>Black Powder<br /> <strong>Company:</strong> <a href="http://www.mri-performance.com/" target="_blank">MRI</a><br /> <strong>MSRP:</strong> $33.99 [<a onmouseover="window.status='http://bodybuilding.com/store/index.html';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-3475531-10409943?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bodybuilding.com%2Fstore%2Fno2%2Fblackpowder.html&amp;cjsku=MRI025" target="_blank">Click Here To Find Lower Prices For: MRI Black Powder, 20 Servings, Fruit Explosion</a>]<br /> <img src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-3475531-10409943" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br /> <strong>Availability:</strong> High (Online &amp; Stores)<br /> <strong>Servings:</strong> 20 Serving Sticks</p><p>Today we&#8217;ll be trying out another pre-workout supplement that instantly makes you think about gun powder. It&#8217;s supposed to &#8220;increase pumps&#8221; and give you energy, focus &amp; blah blah blah &#8211; Basically get you through your workout with maximum intensity. I think the IDEA of a pre-workout supplement is great, but the execution of such supplements have been lack-luster at BEST. Let&#8217;s see if this stuff can live up to the explosive mental images I have popping up in my head&#8230;</p><p><strong>&#8211;First Impressions&#8211;</strong></p><p>Let me just say that the idea of having these &#8220;serving sticks&#8221; is brilliant. Simple, but brilliant. This allows you to slip a few sticks into your gym bag and either mix it when you get to the gym or have a few piled up for times when you can&#8217;t go home and make your supplement. Convenience at it&#8217;s best.</p><p>Making my way over to the ingredient list, their first blend is &#8220;Blend for size &amp; recovery&#8221;. Basically 3g of L-Arginine&#8230; Which by now you should know (if you&#8217;re an avid reader here) is basically a BUST of a supplement. You need extremely high doses for L-arginine to do anything and at those doses your stomach will implode. Even more so, I think this is the first time I&#8217;ve seen L-arginine marketed as a supplement that promotes &#8220;size&#8221;. Hmm..</p><p>Next blend is their strength an power blend (2g total). This 2g is divided by 5 ingredients. Disodium Phosphate (basically salt), Potassium Aspartate (supports nerve &amp; heart function), Dicalcium Phosphate (basically calcium supplement as far as I know), Creatine Anhydrous (creatine without water molecule) &amp; Creatine Ethyl Ester (thumbs up for creatine but CEE is just stupid&#8230; Its more expensive and doesn&#8217;t even absorb as well as good ol&#8217; monohydrate! Bad decision here)</p><p>Then we have the Stamina &amp; Endurance Blend (1.1g). Includes Potassium Bicarbonate (regulates pH &amp; causes foaming in drinks), Sodium Bicarbonate (just baking soda. Meant to buffer the pH of blood during exercise&#8230; But it&#8217;s not THAT promising) &amp; Beta-Alanine (increases concentration of carnosine in the muscle tissue resulting in less fatigue and greater muscular work done. But I doubt there&#8217;s enough in this blend to make a huge difference. We&#8217;ll see)</p><p>The Muscle Energy Metabolism Blend (972mg) has: Magnesium Oxide (magnesium is good stuff, helps in the absorption of proteins), Potassium (ok), Vitamin B complex (vit B blends are awesome, too bad I don&#8217;t know exactly the amounts in this blend),</p><p>Their Neuro-Modulator and Focus Blend has: Caffeine (We all know it&#8217;s well good shit!), Green Tea Extract (Shown promise for fat loss) &amp; Betaine Anhydrous (not too familiar with this. Supposed to be lipotropic but I&#8217;ll need to do more research)</p><p>The Insulin Sensitizer Blend is basically 500mg of Taurine (supposed to give you energy, but it hasn&#8217;t been proven. You&#8217;ll find this stuff in energy drinks)</p><p>Ok, so the ingredient list is a mix of good, ok and down right useless. Before I ingest some of this, let&#8217;s see what MRI has to say about it&#8230;</p><p><strong>Product Claims:</strong></p><p>Black Powder<sup>TM</sup> is the first and only pre-training formula to employ the powerful Nos up-regulating whey &#8220;peptide fraction&#8221; Actinos2<sup>TM</sup>, delivered with MRI&#8217;s &#8220;Instant Release&#8221; (IR) technology. You get the over-whelming advantage of an instant surge of more nitric oxide (N.O.&#8217;s upper limit), combined with potent pre-workout compounds &#8211; delivered in ratios measured to precise gram-molecular specification.</p><ul type="disc"><li>Strength</li><li>Intensity</li><li>Stamina</li><li>Energy</li><li>Size</li><li>Recovery</li><li>Focus</li><li>Pumps</li><li>Power</li></ul><p>The Science: Driving Performance and Size to New Levels!</p><p>Nitric oxide forms the basis for both performance and size. Nitric oxide dilates the blood channels that deliver vital training and recovery nutrients to your muscle cells. In addition, nitric oxide is the molecule that &#8220;signals&#8221; and regulates muscle growth, muscle contraction, and metabolic adaptation to training. Until now, nitric oxide had a &#8220;pre-set&#8221; limit. Not any longer. Thanks to MRI&#8217;s innovative Actinos2 IR<sup>TM</sup> (Instant Release) technology, Black Powder creates an immediate surge in nitric oxide levels. In an instant, Black Powder&#8217;s performance/size nutrient complex, measured with gram-molecular precision, floods your muscle cells in volumes never believed possible.</p><p>Your body&#8217;s performance and growth signals amplify in both frequency, and duration. Suddenly, size and training target sites light up! Your strength, intensity, and focus hit levels they&#8217;ve never known. Your recovery, now at an entirely new level, starts before you even leave the gym. Growth &#8220;signals&#8221; bombard your muscle cells with greater intensity, starting at your first set! That&#8217;s why with Black Powder, you&#8217;ll get the most outrageously intense workout, and you&#8217;ll have the super-dilated skin-ripping pumps to prove it!</p><p><strong>Real World Results:</strong></p><p>So, I grabbed my shaker, poured in the required amount of water along with Black Powder and gave it a good shake. Mixed really well, no clumps to report. The mixture had sort of a &#8220;fizzy&#8221; sound to it, almost as if you put your ear next to a glass of pop that&#8217;s been freshly poured.</p><p>The taste wasn&#8217;t out of this world, but it was GOOD. It was more than drinkable and I was quite surprised. I think it would be pretty ballin&#8217; if instead of having &#8220;flavours&#8221; they had this supplement in &#8220;grape&#8221; or &#8220;licorice&#8221; flavours so they could use some DARK purple colour. Now THAT would give &#8220;black powder&#8221; a whole new meaning.</p><p>So moving on, after drinking it&#8230; I set off to the gym. After 20 minutes it hit&#8230; And boy did it hit hard. Focus was good, intensity was good, I was ready to do it up&#8230; Until everything went SOUTH. The rush  you get from Black Powder isn&#8217;t the &#8220;alert&#8221; feeling that you&#8217;re looking for, its more of a &#8220;jittery&#8221; feeling and that is un-acceptable! Instead of trying to focus on one workout, my mind was racing at a million miles an hour.</p><p>Anyways, after barrelling through my first 3 sets, I decided to see if I had those &#8220;skin-ripping&#8221; pumps. Nope. I mean I had a very nice pump, but I know my body well enough to conclude that these pumps were the natural ones I usually get from a workout, NOT because of the supplement. If a supplement were to give me an &#8220;extra&#8221; pumps I&#8217;d be able to tell easily. At 6% body fat you can pick out even the tiniest details in vasodilatation.</p><p>After about 30 minutes it all went away. No jitters, no energy, no focus &amp; definitely no pumps. &#8220;Typical&#8221;&#8230; I grunted. &#8220;A quick 30min caffeine rush and then it pussies away like a little b*tch&#8221;. Little did I know that this was the &#8220;calm before the storm&#8221;.</p><p>After about 35 minutes, I experienced the WORST crash of my life. I mean, some energy drinks give you a crash where you&#8217;re like ahhh man, it ran out, I feel sleepy now. This thing though&#8230; I wanted to drop dead. BRUTAL. This blew serious projectile chunks! And you know when FJ can&#8217;t finish his workout, he gets PISSED. Nothing more to be said here&#8230; Thumbs down.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p><p>The convenience is good, the mixability is good, and even the taste is good! But, DO-NOT be fooled by the initial &#8220;rush&#8221; feeling that you get from Black-Powder. The first minute that it hits, it seems very promising, but then it just drops the 20lbs medicine ball on your foot. I&#8217;ve looked around the web, and for some f*cked up reason, Black-Powder has some pretty &#8220;good&#8221; ratings from sites that are all about user reviews. I can&#8217;t help but think that MRI paid off a lot of people to go and give it&#8217;s product a nice little bump. I even saw this video of some douchebag kid who&#8217;s supposedly &#8220;reviewing&#8221; the product.</p><p>Here was his conclusion: &#8220;&#8230;in my opinion the single greatest thing, pre-workout supplement&#8230; It&#8217;ll get you SO jacked! Uhm, uh&#8230; what it is, is, nitric oxide, mixed with creatine, mixed with uh buch of other amino acids&#8230;&#8221;</p><p>In my opinion he&#8217;s the single greatest MORON! Anyways, I&#8217;m not bitter, just grossly disappointed (surprise &#8211; surprise).</p><p>-FitJerk</p><p>Also, be sure to check out the brand new <a href="http://www.fitmarker.com" target="_blank">Social Fitness Site</a> called Fitmarker!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2010, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=3.7" /></div><div>Rating: 3.7/<strong>5</strong> (15 votes cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/supplement-review-black-powder-from-mri/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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