Every natural body building afficianado and their mother takes creatine, whey protein, arginine, glutamin and branch chain amino acids.  Those  nutritional supplements, along with a strict diet, are the cornerstone to gaining more muscle mass.  However, there are some very simple nutritional supplements you should not exclude in your natural body building diet.

Vitamin D - Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble prohormones, the two major forms of which are vitamin D2 (or ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (or cholecalciferol). The term vitamin D also refers to metabolites and other analogues of these substances. Vitamin D3 is produced in skin exposed to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B radiation.

• Vitamin D regulates the calcium and phosphorus levels in the blood by promoting their absorption from food in the intestines, and by promoting re-absorption of calcium in the kidneys.
• It promotes bone formation and mineralization and is essential in the development of an intact and strong skeleton. Although, at very high levels it will promote the resorption of bone.
• It inhibits parathyroid hormone secretion from the parathyroid gland.
• Vitamin D affects the immune system by promoting immunosuppression, phagocytosis, and anti-tumor activity.

Folate - Folic acid and folate (the anion form) are forms of the water-soluble Vitamin B9. These occur naturally in food and can also be taken as supplements.  Folate is necessary for the production and maintenance of new cells.

Pycnogenol - Pycnogenol is a natural product made from the bark of the European coastal pine, Pinus maritima. Pycnogenol is rich in proanthocyanidins, a special class of water-soluble antioxidant flavonoids, which are excellent free radical scavengers.  Human research has shown pycnogenol can boost nitric oxide synthase.  In short it will boost your NO levels helping you get that pump.

Vitex Agnus Castus - If you’re a female this supplement has beneficial effects in the management of PMS.  For natural body building men this little supplement can be used as a secondary component because of its effects on testosterone levels

Melatonin - Yep, this nutritional supplement will make you verrrry sleepy if you take 50mg before bed.  With that much you’ll go into a deep REM and have wicked vivid dreams.  However, a recent study from Baylor University has shown that males taking a small dose of melatonin (5mg) before a workout increased their GH levels just before and after their workouts.  Pretty cool!

Safed Musli -  Safed Musli is an Ayurvedic herb used for centuries to improve physical strength and male fertility. We now know that this due to the high concentrations of spirosta-steroidal saponins found in this compound, which have been shown to significantly increase testosterone levels (1,2,3,6).  Safed musli naturally occurs in forests of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharastra States which are listed in the rare species of India.

Stininging Nettle Root - This natural herb will increase ‘free’ testosterone levels in human males.  It is the free testosterone that is responsible for muscle gains, fat loss, and libido.

Avena Sativa - Avena Sativa, better known as wild oat, is an annual grass, which is cultivated for its edible grain. It has the effect of increasing free testosterone levels (the testosterone that can be used by the body). While the mechanism under which it exerts this benefit is not clear, it is suspected that it occurs through an increase in LH levels, just like Tribulus.

Royal Jelly - Royal Jelly is the creamy milk produced in the hypopharyn-geal glands on nursing bees.  Sounds tasty right!  Besides a slew of other health benefits royal jelly is a rich source of essential and non-essential amino acids.  Studies have also show it to decrease lactic acid buildup, thereby increasing endurance.

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I’m trying to put on an additional 15-20 lbs. of lean muscle by the new year. It takes a lot of work and diet discipline…which I’m not too good at yet. Diet is probably about 80% of gaining lean muscle mass but my Gaspari Nutrition body building supplement stack has shortened the curve substantially.

I’ve tried just about every weight lifting supplement from MuscleTech to BSN but Gaspari Nutritions line of weight lifting supplements works the best for me. Here’s my body building supplement stack:

	Gaspari Nutrition SuperPump250, 800g
	Gaspari Nutrition SizeOn, 1290g
	Gaspari Nutrition Halodrol Liquigels, 60 Gels

This body building supplement stack is potent. You may also want to stack Gaspari Nutritions Novedex XT with the Halodrol Liquigels for an even more anabolic stack. Just be sure to pick up some milk thistle (for your liver) and take a 90 break between cycles to be safe.

Happy lifting!

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I was going to let this fade away but upon reflection I felt it was important to set things straight. Just for the record I do not judge for it is not my right but Gods alone. However…check out the first Google Adsense ad displayed below that found it’s way onto my blog:

Homosexuality forgiven, absolutely. Our God is a loving, compassionate and forgiving God.

God’s “New Bible” welcomes the gays? Hmm…that’s odd because 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 tells us:

9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Long story short this may be one of the most absurd things I’ve found on the NET concerning our Lord and savior. The endbible.com site is really just a marketing page to promote the hardcover version of the Holy Bible with God’s New Law listed on lulu.com. Navigate to LuLu and you’ll read:

Description:

In the year 2000, God’s New Law was declared. This Holy Bible is the New Testament along with a new book entitled God’s New Law, which bears testimony of prophecy fulfilled, prophecy to be, and the decommissioning of traditional religion so God may dwell with all those who believe. God’s New Law is the last book of the bible and heralds the birth of God’s religion without doctrine.
(New Testament & God’s New Law w/TOC)

New Additions: Homosexuality and fornication forgiven. Gay marriage in God’s Kingdom.

Gay marriage in Gods Kingdom? Wow, that’s 100% bologna! Hebrews 13:8-9 clearly tells us:

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

So over the last few thousands years God changed his mind? LOL, I don’t think so!

Remain rooted and knowledgeable in your faith by diligently reading the scriptures and strengthening your relationship with Jesus Christ. False teachings and false prophets will all fade away but the living Word of God lasts forever.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go add that site to Googles competitive ad filter so it doesn’t show up anymore on my site. Always take a look at some of the ads that may show up on your web site(s). Do you want to be associated with some of them?

God bless!

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Spending time in the word of God is an important aspect of my life. Each morning I try to read at least two chapters of the Bible before logging on and checking e-mails or my Adsense account. =)

It’s important. Starting my day in the word and prayer keeps me focused on whats really important. My relationship with Jesus Christ. When you start to develop a strong relationship with Jesus everything else in your life naturally starts to fall into place.

One of the most important things in strengthening my walk with Christ is wisdom. In 1 Kings 3-14 we read about King Solomon, son of King David, the wisest man who has ever lived:

4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”

6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.

7 “Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”

10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both riches and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. 14 And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”

Instead of asking for riches, more power, etc. King Solomon simply asked the Lord for wisdom. As God has stated, you will never be as wise as King Solomon, but if you ask for wisdom and discernment from God with a humble heart He will surely give it to you.

However, when God does grant you wisdom you must make the right decisions. Otherwise, you only squander the insight God has blessed you, which hinders your spiritual growth.

I’ve struggled with this many times. I know you’re all perfect but sometimes I slip. =)

One of my favorite books of the bible is Proverbs. A collection of wisdom filled verses written almost exclusively by King Solomon…go figure!

If you want more wisdom and understanding of Gods expectations of us read a chapter of Proverbs….every month. Proverbs is 31 chapters long so whatever the date is simply read that chapter for the day and so forth and so on. I learned that from one of my favorite ministers out here in Hawaii, Pastor Wayne Cordeiro of New Hope Christian Fellowship Oahu.

Spend time in the word. Keep God first and let His words of wisdom guide you in all that you do.

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Google Adsense has just rolled out their new advertising platform, Google Adsense Video Units, via the #1 video sharing site YouTube. After Googles $1.6 billion acquisition of YouTube back in October 2006 it is no surprise Google is looking to heavily profit from their purchase.

Below is an example of a 400X415 Google Adsense Video Unit. They can also be deployed in 500×510 and 780×560 dimensions.

As you’ll notice above companion and text overlay ads are relevant and flow seamlessly into the video content. You can also blend your Google Adsense Video Unit into your site with some pre-fabricated player skins. As with Adsense you can have relevant videos automatically targeted to your site content, choose specific ad categories to target your site or select content from individual YouTube partners.

I LIKE IT. I’ll be experimenting with Google Adsense Video on some of my future site deployments. Everybody loves videos. I think targeted Google Adsense Video Units, that match what your site visitors are searching for, should see a decent CTR but only time will tell. Go experiment!

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I have more domains hanging in limbo than I care to develop…for the moment. Sound familiar? With over 100 domain names in my portfolio it will easily take me the next year or so to actually develop them into fully functional web sites….But that’s OK.

It’s OK because I use a domain name web hosting service called WhyPark. WhyPark advertises themselves as a domain parking service but they’re really a domain name web hosting service.

WhyPark has enabled me to generate a consistent passive revenue stream with a minimal amount of time or effort. They basically do all the work for me beside web site promotion and they let me keep ALL of the revenue generate from parked domain names.

Here’s how it works:

1. You sign up with the WhyPark domain parking service for $99.95 which allows you to host up to 100 domains at WhyPark.com. This is a one-time payment. If you have an abundance of domains this is obviously a NO BRAINER.
2. Log into your domain name registrar and switch your primary and secondary name servers over to NS1.WHYPARK.COM and NS2.WHYPARK.COM. This simply points your domain over to WhyParks servers. *Note: I use GoDaddy.com as my preferred domain name registrar but there are many other reputable companies such as www.dotster.com and www.networksolutions.com to choose from.
3. Time to research some good long tail keywords for your domain name. Generally speaking try to use three word combinations or more for your WhyPark domains. An excellent free resource to use for keyword research is the Digital Point Keyword Selection Tool. Additional keyword research tools I recommend using are WordTracker.com and NicheBot.com
4. Paste your Adsense, Yahoo Publisher, Adbrite, affiliate offers, etc. into the pre-configured header, footer and sidebar portions of your site. No worries, WhyPark allows you to customize your themes via CSS or add your own custom theme so ad placement is really up to you. Here’s an example of one of my WhyPark domains:
   
5. Log into Google Webmaster Tools and add your WhyPark generated sitemap.

That’s really about all there is to it. I’ve tried many domain parking services such as SEDO and Afternic but none of them compare to the revenue and page rank I generate from using WhyPark.

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Widgets, widgets everywhere and not a one to keep. Seriously. How many sidebar widgets are you currently running on your blog? Too many probably.

As an online marketer I’m constantly scouring the NET looking for the latest and greatest technologies, widgets, etc. to optimize my websites and blogs with…but in the long run do widgets like MyBlogLog, BlogRush, etc. really offer any value to YOU and YOUR online marketing efforts?

With the whole “Web 2.0″ moniker still on everyone’s lips, it’s all too easy to get caught up mindlessly widgetizing ones blog. Unfortunately web aesthetics, accessibility and user friendliness seem to have fallen by the wayside.

Let’s be serious for a minute. At the end of the day, as online marketers, we blog to make money. Period. So why bother filling up your sidebar with worthless widgets that do not produce revenue, add to load times and all too often generate worthless page views with no user interactivity?

Sure, I do believe there are some good widgets out there that actually do enhance the usability and aesthetics of your blog. However, at least for me, widgetizing is just a waste of space.

I think maybe it’s time to start cleaning up some of my blogs and get back to the basics of online marketing: K.I.S.S.

What about you?

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The Pu’u Manamana trail, located within the Ahupua’a ‘O Kahana State Park, is undoubtedly the most beautiful and dangerous hike on Oahu.

With absolutely fantastic views of the Kahana Valley, Makai, Ka’a'awa Valley and Punalu’u Valley I highly recommend it to any experienced hiker…who doesn’t suffer from fits of vertigo. I don’t so here we go!

Allen and I got a late start on Pu’u Manamana and didn’t make it to the trail head until about 1215. He overslept….much like he does for work because he’s late all the time (obligatory dime drop).

Generally speaking you definitely want to start this trail in the morning. It’s only a 4-mile loop but I can guarantee you it will take you longer to traverse than you’d expect.

As soon as I stepped foot on the trail I tightened up my backpack straps and pulled my visor down a little bit….this one was gonna be rough. The trail starts steep and doesn’t let up until you hit the summit more than 2100 feet straight up.

This trail is NO JOKE TOUGH. Besides the incredibly narrow passage along this legendary ridge, with imminent death (or maiming) on either side of you; you also have to be wary of bare roots, loose rocks/dirt, wind gusts and frequent rain showers.

After about 1500 feet up we got dumped on by more than just a little rain and remained soaked for the rest of the hike. Climbing this fantastic ridge in the rain was not that difficult but going down the slippery 2000 ft drop for about a mile back to civilization proved to be incredibly exhausting and dangerous.

Despite the difficulty of this razor thin trail it is one of the best marked trails I’ve hiked around Oahu. With all the pink markers that adorn this trail getting lost is a non issue because I can guarantee you they’ll find you at the bottom of the mountain if you step off of the path =)

Best of luck to you if you decide to take up this challenging Oahu hike. Don’t do it alone, tread lightly, turn around if you don’t feel safe and above all God bless you.

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Well, Allen, Kaden and I decided to tackle the Hahaione Trail in Hawaii Kai today. Finding the trail head was a breeze but we lost the trail before we really even got started. Evidently, as we were later told, we were supposed to cross a dried out stream bed and then work our way up the switchbacks on the side of the mountain. Whoops missed that one!

However, being the trailblazers we are we decided to blaze our own path straight up to the summit. Yeah, that didn’t fly. At about 400 feet up, hanging from saplings and trying not to start a fatal rock slide we bowed out to the mountain. I know God has a sense of humor and he must have been rolling looking down on us.

Still looking to break a good sweat we headed out to the Mauumae Ridge (Lanipo) Trail. We made pretty good time by practically running the trail and hit the Lanipo summit (3.7 miles) in about 1.5 hours. Along the way we got caught in more than a few downpours which was a pleasant relief from the heat but made the trail just a little slick in spots. Leaving the top down on the JEEP (once again) made the ride home even more enjoyable.

Anyhow, if you’re looking for a great workout and wicked good views of the coast, Kaau Crater, Bellows AFB, Lanikai, and Kailua it’s for you. Check out the Mauumae Ridge (Lanipo) Trail yourself or hit me up on MySpace and we’ll roll out there en masse. =)

For directions to the trail head visit http://www.backyardoahu.com, it’s one of the better Oahu hiking sites you’ll come across.

God bless!

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