***REMINDER*** NASA Oklahoma Natural Nationals Coming Soon!!!!

The NASA Oklahoma City National Naturals will be held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, OKC Airport, 2101 S. Meridian, OKC, OK on February 15th and 16th. Early Weigh in Friday and Saturday Evening. Late Fees begin February 10th. This Meet includes Women's Unequipped PL, Equipped Push Pull, Unequipped Push Pull Combined, Power Sports, Equipped PL, Unequipped BP or Equipped BP. Trophies and Belts will be awarded.







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Leland Tien 700 Raw Pull

Leland is 4 weeks out of IPA pa states.



He sufferd a torn adductor this past summer.







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South jersey barbell

South Jersey Barbell competed at 2014 Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate North American

& New Jersey State Championships. Mike Crowley competed in the 220 multiply division totaling 1845 and his lifts were 590/630/670 bench 560/600/615 and deadlifted 560. Giavana Famiano lifted in the youth deadlift only division at age 7 weight 56lbs deadlifed 75/85/100. Matt Magnavita competed in the 16-17 shw division raw modern totaling 1305 his lifts were 450/500/520 bench 325 and deadlift 420/440/460. Dylan Hannum competed in the junior division multply 198 totaling 1475 his lifts were 450/500 bench 425 and deadlift 530/550. Fred Bland competed in the multiply 165 division totaling 1310 his lifts were 405/445 bench 320/345/365 and deadlift 450/500.







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Pipe Hitters Union

Lord, make me fast and accurate. Let my aim be true and my hand faster than those who would seek to destroy me. Grant me victory over my foes and those that wish to harm to me and mine. Let not my last thought be “If I only had my rifle”; and Lord if today is truly the day that You call me home, let me die in a pile of empty brass.





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Carroll: NFL should see if medicinal pot can help (Yahoo Sports)

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Pete Carroll is in support of the NFL looking further into whether medicinal marijuana could be beneficial for players.









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Steroid dealer dishes facts on industry

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A dealer in illegal anabolic steroids has revealed the ins and outs of the black market trade.



The dealer runs his business through a public Facebook account and has been supplying anabolic steroids to customers in New Zealand and Australia since October last year. He agreed to speak on the condition that he would not be identified.



"I am using a number of host masks that change every 30 seconds and over 100,000 IP addresses, but I am still wary of the risks involved," he says.



His operation is a well-oiled machine. His Facebook page is updated regularly with new products, advice and discount offers such as the 20 per cent off Christmas special.



Customers pay him via a secure Western Union transaction.



"I have people asking to meet up so they know I am legitimate. I say ‘take the risk, I am'."



He says he went from using gear (steroids) to dealing when black market prices proved too expensive.



"I researched for months on end, but the prices were ridiculous so I imported from overseas for less than a quarter of the price."



Steroids in pill, patch, cream and injectable forms are readily available in countries with poorly enforced drug policies.



Clandestine labs have also been uncovered by police both here and in Australia.



He says the most reputable manufacturers come from Thailand, Mexico and Britain.



"The stuff I get is genuine pharmaceutical product. I wouldn't trust any UGL (under ground lab) products. To me that's unsafe and you don't really know what they are putting into it. I have been overseas twice to visit my supplier and the pharmacy."



While the illegal trade is well established in most Western countries, he says dealers in New Zealand are still charging big dollars.



"I am talking 300 per cent mark up.



"Locals here are robbing people plainly as an earner."



A standard vial of Sustanon, an injectable form of testosterone, is being peddled for up to $300, but he says the cost to purchase direct from the supplier is just $25.



Judging by demand, he says steroid use is becoming more and more common.



"I am not into doing ridiculous orders, I'm only doing enough with a marginal profit so that I can cycle [use] myself for free."



Massey University exercise prescription lecturer Matthew Barnes believes the rise in steroid use here may be linked to the impact of social media.



"There is this whole aesthetics movement - similar to bodybuilding.



"Guys are posting photos and almost homoerotic videos of themselves and their friends working out on YouTube and Facebook."



Online depictions of muscular young men and women bragging about their gym routines are putting pressure on others to reach the same level, he says.



"They follow their role models on the internet, many of whom talk openly about their steroid use.



"If they want to look like them they too are going to take that risk."



Part of the appeal, Dr Barnes says, is that steroids seem like a quick fix.





Guys just need to do the work. It's common sense as with any drug. Like alcohol, it's great when you're using it, but it can have horrific long-term effects on your health."



Side effects and horror stories are not enough to put him or his customers off, the dealer says.



Unlike other recreational drug users, he says steroid users tend to be more health-conscious.



"I don't class it as I am being a druggie.



"I am healthy, I don't smoke, drink or take any other drugs. Getting big is a bug, once you get to the size you aimed for it's like ‘I want to get bigger'. I call it ‘not-big-enough-itis'."

8-Hour Arm Marathon with SUPERMUTANT Rich Piana

8-Hour Arm Marathon with SUPERMUTANT Rich Piana

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I bent my damn bar again

naaaaa. Just looking at this mono lift attachment.. really not sold on it either

A new type of bike

Nutrition - What are the health benefits of grapes?

Red grapes, green grapes, purple grapes, seedless grapes, grape jelly, grape jam, grape juice... the ways to consume grapes are endless! And don't forget wine and raisins! This popular fruit's history goes back as far as 8,000 years, when grape vines were first cultivated in what is now the Middle East.It may surprise you to hear that the humble grape is actually considered to be a berry.



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Nutrition - Study seeks to explain what drives our appetites

Understanding how early life experiences may affect food choices in adulthood will be investigated as part of a major new research initiative.The £7.4 million programme, funded by the European Commission, aims to find out what drives decisions of when we eat and the types of food we choose.



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Nutrition - Looking inside food microstructures

Food's microstructure can explain many of its characteristics - be it cake's sponginess, bread's crispness, cracker's crunchiness or fruits' inner gas and water transport system and even colour. Understanding such microstructure and how it changes during food processing is essential to produce high-quality food.



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Nutrition - Dietary treatment shows potential in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

New research findings indicate that an early onset of dietary treatment may slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The study was conducted on mice, and the results will be published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.



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bodybuilding contests - BodySpace Member Of The Month: Allison Moyer

Allison takes an open-minded approach to fitness and nutrition in order achieve a figure that can thrive in any athletic setting.



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Goodell: Pro Bowl improved from previous years (Yahoo Sports)

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is showing the Pro Bowl more love after previously threatening to cancel it if play didn't improve. ''It was real football,'' Goodell said. ''It was something that I give a lot of credit to the players.'' Goodell said Domonique Foxworth, president of the player's union, worked with players to come up with the idea of changing the game from its usual AFC versus NFC format. ''And I think fans had a fun time watching - I know I did.'' NFL greats Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders picked teams during a two-day draft.









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AP source: Ravens hire Kubiak to run offense (Yahoo Sports)

Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak has been hired to be the Baltimore Ravens' new offensive coordinator, said a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the Ravens had not announced the hiring. The 52-year-old Kubiak replaces Jim Caldwell, who left to become coach of the Detroit Lions. Kubiak was offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos for three years before being named Houston's head coach in 2006.









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Brandon Lilly 750 lbs squat failed attempt

Brandon Lilly 750 lbs squat failed attempt



at the very end, his knee blows out

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Weight lifting can harm heart

High-intensity strength training may lead to a potentially deadly condition called aortic dissection, in which the heart's major artery tears, research shows.



The ugly side of 'Fitspiration'

High-intensity strength training may lead to a potentially deadly condition called aortic dissection, in which the heart's major artery tears.

That's the conclusion of new research by a team of Yale University experts that appears in the Dec. 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.



Dissection in the blink of an eye

Dissection happens in a split second, says Dr John Elefteriades, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital and the lead author of the report, which is contained in a letter to the journal.



In those who lift weights and already have an enlarged aorta, the elevated blood pressure that occurs during weight training may lead to the dissection, Elefteriades says.



How the study was conducted

Using a Yale database, Elefteriades and his colleagues identified five people who suffered acute dissection of the aorta during high-intensity weight training or other strenuous exercise. At the moment the dissection occurred, two of the people were weight training, one was trying to move a heavy granite structure, and two were doing pushups, the researchers say.



All were found to have an enlarged aorta, but not at a level expected to present a high risk of dissection, Elefteriades says.



Three patients who had surgical repair survived; the other two died before surgery could be attempted.



Prevalence of aortic dissection

The condition of aortic dissection is uncommon but not rare, says Elefteriades, adding that it is what killed actor John Ritter earlier this year and has been declared the cause of death of many athletes who died suddenly.



Aortic dissection strikes about two of every 10 000 people, according to the American National Institutes of Health. While it can affect anyone, it's most often seen in men ages 40 to 70, the NIH says.



We're not saying stop weight training, says Elefteriades, a long-time weight trainer himself. It's a wonderful activity and a very important activity. It can help maintain muscle mass as you age, for instance, and help maintain strength for everyday chores such as carrying groceries.



Who should be cautious?

But Elefteriades does recommend caution in certain people, including those with known aortic aneurysms - a widening or ballooning of the vessel caused by disease or a weakening of the vessel wall. Also, those with a family history of aneurysm or dissection, underlying high blood pressure, and those at or beyond middle age should be cautious, he says, because the aorta stiffens with age. Those with connective tissue disease - such as rheumatoid arthritis - are also at higher risk, he says.



I think there has to be this underlying enlargement [of the aorta] before the dissection happens, Elefteriades says.



But we wanted to sound this warning bell that strength training and weight lifting can cause these dissections in people who already have a mild enlargement of the aorta, he adds.



The problem, Elefteriades says, is that many people with an enlargement don't know they have it. An echocardiogram - an ultrasound evaluation of the heart - can determine whether the aorta is enlarged, he says.



When dissection of the aorta occurs, the aorta splits into two layers, Elefteriades says. It splits in such a way that it becomes a double-barreled tube instead of a single-barreled one. You can quickly lose blood internally and die.



What are trainers to do?

Until more research is done, what should weight lifters who may be at risk do? Avoid weight training so strenuous that your blood pressure rises excessively, Elefteriades says.



We do know that levels of blood pressure that are high are dangerous, he says. Serious weight trainers, who often bench press 300 or 400 pounds (136 or 181 kg), may get blood pressures that are dangerously elevated, even up to 370 millimeters of mercury systolic, he says. Normal systolic pressure, measured as the heart beats, is below 120; normal diastolic pressure, measured as the heart rests between beats, is below 80, Elefteriades says.



While it's difficult to pinpoint how much weight is too much, Elefteriades suggests that for upper body weight training, above half your body weight you are starting to get into the high pressure zone. For the lower body, the legs are stronger, so you could probably lift more than half your body weight [safely].



Serious weight trainers should consider having an echocardiogram, he says.



Another important message

The other take-home advice from the report is very obvious for weight lifters or would-be weight lifters, says Dr Craig Miller, the Doelger Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at Stanford University Medical School.



If they have dilation or aneurysm of the thoracic aorta or a connective tissue disorder or a family history of premature aortic catastroiphic complications, do not weight lift, Miller says. - (HealthDayNews)

Brandon Lilly Injured at the LA Fit Expo

Brandon Lilly was injured in his third squat attempt at the LA Fit Expo on Sunday January 26th. According to Chad Wesley Smith, Brandon has broken his left knee cap in half, and there is likely ligament damage in both knees. Brandon Lilly will undergo surgery this morning to repair meniscus, patella tendon and quad tendon tears in both legs, as well as an ACL tear and totally fractured (like in 2 very distinct pieces) patella in the left leg. We will give you more updates as information becomes available.







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The NFL Pulls in $10 BILLION Each Year. Guess How Much it Pays in Taxes.

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POLITICS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT IDENTITIES LIVE NEWS LOGIN SIGN UP Live News SHARE TWEET The NFL Pulls in $10 BILLION Each Year. Guess How Much it Pays in Taxes. By Nina Ippolito January 24, 2014 33 COMMENTS | 5196 VIEWS | 262 SHARES 6 The NFL Pulls in $10 BILLION Each Year. Guess How Much it Pays in Taxes. Image Credit: AP On Sunday, February 2, over 80,000 people will gather in the $1.6 billion MetLife Stadium and over 100 million people will gather around their televisions at home in order to watch the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos face off in Super Bowl XLVIII, the biggest annual charity event in the United States. How, you might ask, can a $70 million event — one that entices advertisers to drop $4 million for a 30 second spot — be a charity event? Why, because the National Football League, an organization that pulls in almost $10 billion in annual revenue, is a tax-exempt nonprofit. That’s right: tax-exempt. That halftime show featuring Bruno Mars? That Times Square toboggan, and the swooping skycams, and the emergency snow clearing? Your billions of lost tax dollars at work. The NFL wasn’t always a nonprofit; that didn’t happen until 1966, a full 46 years after the organization was founded. That’s when, after some clever lobbying, language specifically designating professional football organizations — not sports leagues in general, just professional football organizations — as nonprofits was slipped into a wholly unrelated bill and passed through both houses of Congress. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) is currently attempting to revoke the NFL’s status, but is also slated to retire, leaving NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who takes home about $30 million a year, to laugh, laugh, laugh all the way to the bank. You would be right to see a difference between the NFL and, say, the American Red Cross, or the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, or your local colleges, museums, and hospitals. For one thing, despite recent scandals about nonprofit executive compensation, the median salary for executive directors at charitable organizations was a mere $126,000 in 2011. The vast majority of nonprofits, like the ones listed above, are 501(c)3 charitable organizations. However, the NFL, a multi-billion-dollar professional sports league, has a separate and less restrictive designation. It’s a 501(c)6, a status ordinarily reserved for business leagues and chambers of commerce. (It would be fair to ask why the designation exists at all, NFL or not.) As a 501(c)6, the NFL is able to participate in a wider range of political speech than a traditional charity, even if it sometimes demurs from doing so. That’s not to say that the tax status doesn’t come with any restrictions. As a 501(c)6, the NFL isn’t supposed to engage in business “ordinarily carried on for profit.” Apparently, licensing exorbitantly priced apparel, granting broadcast rights, and running an entire television network don’t count as profitable endeavors. Mind you, the NFL isn’t alone. While professional football has been granted a unique status in the tax code, the National Hockey League and Professional Golfers’ Association enjoy a similar status, as did Major League Baseball before it decided that it would rather keep its salaries private. And so, in addition to subsidizing stadiums, we’re stuck funding entire sports leagues. Hopefully, Coburn will make some headway toward ending NFL welfare before the end of the year, when he’s set to step down. Until then, we’ll all be drinking beer and eating chips and yelling at the television, and paying dearly for the privilege. Go Seahawks, I guess.

The NFL Pulls in $10 BILLION Each Year. Guess How Much it Pays in Taxes. - PolicyMic