You might have great guns, ripped abs and bulging pecs, but just how tough are you? Can you go up against a dirty street fighter and win? Or will you end up having sand kicked in your face?

It’s easy to pack on a lot of self-confidence along with the muscles. You know you can handle almost anything that comes down the pike because you’ve put in the time to become one the strongest, most fit bad a***s in the neighborhood. But is some of that self-confidence miss-placed?

Let’s face it. Having a body that the gals pant for and the guys envy also turns you into a target of certain type that has to prove they’re better. Sort of like the old west envy of a fast gun.

And when this type wants to take you on, they wont fight clean. They use every dirty trick the know – and often come out on top even if they seem like a puny push-over.

Stop and ask yourself, “Could I really take care of myself and my loved ones in a life or death dirty street fight?”.

If there is any doubt in your mind at all, you need to check out Jeff Anderson’s Street Fighting Self Defense eBook.

Jeff is a Master Close Quarters Combat instructor and really let loose with some “how-to” techniques for ensuring that…

…if you’re EVER confronted by a violent attacker

…with no way to escape

…in the company of a frightened loved one

…outsized, unarmed and outnumbered

…that YOU could QUICKLY and EASILY destroy your attacker in a matter of mere SECONDS!

His new program is called “Street Fighting Uncaged” and it’s at:

…but a word of WARNING here!

This is NOT “karate” or some fluffy “kid stuff”!

The techniques Jeff covers are even considered “illegal” in even the most brutal cage-fighting matches.

So if you have a weak stomach…do NOT click on the link I just gave you!

For example, here are some of the extreme self defense tactics Jeff covers:

========== What You’ll Discover ==========

*  How to “drill” into soft tissue spots like an oil rigger to cause instant and uncontrollable panic in your attacker and shut down his ability to fight! Page 27

*  A 3-inch “hidden-in-plain-sight” target that no one – not even elite spec ops soldiers – recognize as one of the most debilitating spots on the human body! (Yet the one simple move I’ll show you on pages 29-30 is so easy to pull off that even a 6-year old little girl could leave an attacker in a bloody mess, screaming in pain! No joke…no hype!)

*  A strange “split-second/instant pain” move that requires absolutely no skill or practice to master…and works even BETTER against bigger attackers with some meat on their bones! (You can even test it on YOURSELF!) Pages 42-43

*  The “ripping technique” that’s as easy as opening a bag of potato chips…but will make everyone watching turn their heads in shock (including your opponent’s friends who may be thinking of jumping in to join the fight)! Pages 46-47

*  How to deliver an “under the radar” crushing blow so quickly and efficiently that it will ruthlessly dislocate joints and tear ligaments so that you can tear into the next assailant or escape with your life. Page 33

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See what I mean?

These are NOT the types of moves you want to teach “little Johnny”.

But they’re EXACTLY the kinds of “no-nonsense” techniques you NEED if you’re ever suddenly and brutally attacked by a violent criminal (or just some drunken loser in a parking lot or bar!)

Don’t waste any time!

Go and check out the entire Street Fighting Uncaged program NOW.

You (and those that you protect) will be glad you did!

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Are you too muscular already? One of those big hairy guys with the bulging muscles that people laugh at and call muscle-bound?

If you are, then we have 10 easy ways for you to stop all of that excess testosterone production and return to your wimpy self. As a bonus you may experience increased body fat, reduced sex drive, an increase in bad cholesterol and a lousy, blue mood.

Ready to go? Here they are; 10 things to naturally lower your testosterone production.

1 - Never, ever train up to your potential. If you do, you will increase muscle development and testosterone production.

2 - Stop with the EFA supplements. Essential Fatty Acids have been accused of naturally increasing testosterone levels.

3 - Ignore your legs and concentrate only on your upper body. Muscle growth in arms, chest and back is stimulated by leg development and may lead to an increase in testosterone levels.

4 - Pull a lot of “all nighters” to become sleep deprived. This will tend to increase your cortisol production and help lower testosterone.

5 - Never use compound exercises in your workouts. They place a strain on your muscles which might increase your testosterone production.

6 - Pig out on soy. This may increase your level of estrogen rather than testosterone.

7 - Be a real man (or woman) and refuse to limit your alcohol consumption. Alcohol is known to have a real limiting effect on levels of testosterone.

8 - Stay away from the salad bars, especially those that might offer cruciferous vegetables. You know, like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and turnips, etc. You know veggies are for woman, but did you know they can actually reduce the level of estrogen and raise testosterone?

9 - Stay stressed out. This is sure to boost your cortisol levels and drop your testosterone like a rock.

10 – Stop all sexual activity. Sexual stimulation might result in an increased level of oxytocin which increases endorphins making you feel good while at the same time raising your testosterone level.

Of course you may not want to decrease your testosterone production but actually increase your natural testosterone production. In that case, ignore these 10 tips and click on Optimum Anabolics.

For other programs to help get in shape and stay that way with the lean, sculpted, muscular body that makes the opposite sex take a second look, click on No-Nonsense Muscle Building.

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Unless you’re one of those guys still trying to do it all with the chemical companies products, you know that NATURALLY increasing your body’s production of Testosterone and Growth Hormone (GH) is where it’s at!

But have you ever asked yourself, or been asked at the gym…

“Is your ability to build muscle and increase testosterone actually lowered by SEX?”

You know that raising your “T” levels can DRAMATICALLY increase your libido as well as pack on layers of thick new muscle, right?

So is your “love life” holding you back from some KILLER gains in the gym?

What about the “old school” BOXING rule of not having sex the night before your fight?

Was it because it took the “lion” out of the fighter? Made him WEAKER?

Actually, this is another question Jeff Anderson recently took head on. I love his research! Anyway, he says

“…it wasn’t EASY finding an answer!”

After tracking down several endocrinologists and urologists, all of them just shrugged their shoulders and told him they “didn’t know the answer”.

You’d think guys who are supposed to be experts in healing erectile dysfunction and low testosterone levels would have at least a CLUE about this, right?

So he dug deeper…

…and called up a friend of his who is a world-renowned researcher in hormone replacement therapy.

After a long discussion, here’s what they came up with…

YES! Sex CAN reduce your testosterone levels AND your muscle gains!

I’ll explain WHY in a second, but here’s what’s MOST important…

I’m ALSO going to give you the “secret” to not giving up your love life in order to have MORE MUSCLE!

Ok, follow along…

Testosterone is a VERY important hormone for gaining muscle.

We’ve established that.

Well in order for your body to optimize output, you MUST have enough of the mineral ZINC in your body.

Zinc is an essential nutrient for your internal “T-Factory” and your body uses it up very rapidly but doesn’t store very much in reserve.

Therefore, zinc must be replenished DAILY, but…

…our diets these days are naturally DEVOID of zinc due to our poor choices AND the degradation of our food supply from poor farming methods (don’t get me started!).

But here’s the kicker…

We men also lose zinc during SEX!

In fact, We lose up to 1mg of zinc for each “happy ending” we have…and even MORE while sweating (so sweaty sex is basically a “zinc SLAYER”!

Ok, so if you’ve been following along…

Sweaty Sex = Zinc Deficiency = Low Testosterone Levels = Less Muscle

Ok, now the solution (and NO…the answer is NOT to stop having sweaty sex!

First, testosterone is a “supply and demand” hormone so you’d better be using a program that triggers natural “T” release.

Actually, this is the entire basis of the “Optimum Anabolics” program where Jeff reveals a unique method for naturally increasing testosterone and growth hormone (as much as 1,000%) through “natural hormone triggering”.

But the bottom line, you MUST be providing your body with the “NEED” to produce more “T”.

Fortunately, having more sex ALSO creates a “need” for more “T” so it’s just a matter of SUPPORTING your own natural production which is covered in DETAIL in the book.

(BTW…feel free to use this excuse with your partner if things have been a bit “slow” lately – “Really honey! It’s for my health!)

Next, make sure you’re supplementing with about 15-25mg each day of zinc picolinate.

It’s best to take it at night on an empty stomach, right before you go to bed.

This will make sure you have adequate levels of the “raw nutrient” to optimize natural testosterone production…

…and of course, BUILD MORE MUSCLE!

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Is there such a thing as “too much protein”? Not if you subscribe to a few bodybuilding mags, stop by the shake bar at your gym or visit the health food store.

Protein bars, shakes and supplements are the grease that turns the axles on many muscle building machines – and muscle empires.

But I am sure you must have stopped and asked yourself at some time, “Is this really doing me any good? Am I taking in too little or maybe too much protein?”.

Well, I am happy to have found a pretty definitive article by the Muscle Nerd that sheds a little light on the subject. I know that Jeff Anderson always has something to sell but he really does back up everything he tells you with studies and science. That’s why he is referred to as the Muscle Nerd!

Following is his article intact, with no editing. Enjoy while chomping down that protein bar.

How Much Protein Is “Too Much” Protein For Bodybuilders?

Protein supplements are a staple in any bodybuilder’s supplement arsenal.

Depending upon who you listen to, you’ll get different answers for “how much protein” you should consume in order to build muscle.

Bodybuilding magazines and supplement manufacturers tell you you should consume at least “2 grams of protein per pound of body weight” because you need all that protein to recover from your workouts and increase muscle mass.

But are they blowing these dosages way out of proportion?

I mean, supplement companies who promote massive dosages (I’ve seen up to 5g/lb of body weight!) couldn’t POSSIBLY be trying to get you to consume more of their product so you’ll go and buy another tub, right?

Fact is, I’ve caught a LOT of hell over the years from so called “experts” for my statements in my Optimum Anabolics (www.OptimumAnabolics.com) program where I’ve said that the body CAN’T use more than 20-30g per meal.

Well a recent study looked at just how much protein is “enough” and how much is “too much”.

Protein Study: How Much Protein Should You Consume?

A group of highly trained athletes consumed one of five different doses following a bout of resistance exercise.

* Og: The “control” group
* 5g
* 10g
* 20g
* or 40g

Following exercise, ALL groups increased muscle-protein synthesis, but the 20g dose produced nearly DOUBLE the amount of muscle-protein synthesis than the control group!

The 40g dose was even higher, but not by all that much. Therefore, it appears that even after resistance training, your body can only USE so much protein (somewhere between 20g and 40g) and then the rest gets burned up as fuel.

Even in Optimum Anabolics, I recommend way less protein than most people take in (1.17g/lb of LEAN body weight) with about 25% of your daily protein requirement taken IMMEDIATELY after training.

By not consuming “too much” protein, your body can focus on burning FAT for fuel instead of the excess protein which is why OA is considered more of a “build and burn” bodybuilding program.

So stop overdosing on protein, will you?

Consume about 20g in 5 meals throughout the day and add a separate 30-40g serving immediately after your workouts to ensure full muscle-protein synthesis when you need it the most.

What’s your take? Are you goijng overboard or are you actually using all of your protein shake to build muscle mass?

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You’ve been there. No matter how hard you try you just can’t seem to squeeze out an extra pound on the bench press.  Sometimes we defeat ourselves by trying too hard.

Trying too hard? You probably thought in the mental game you weren’t trying hard enough. But it is not about “how hard”, but just “how”.

How we think about what we are trying to accomplish is equally as important, if not more so, than the effort we are putting into the routine.

Jeff Anderson, aka The MuscleNerd, has come up with 4 tips to help tip the scale in our favor. Understand, he makes no promises but says,

“these 4 powerful little mental “tricks” COULD help you add an IMMEDIATE 20% more to your bench press and break a new personal record!”

BENCH PRESS POWER TIP #1: Focus on your BODY…not the BAR!

When you’re benching, try to actually push your BODY away from the bar…NOT the bar away from your body.

This trick works for the same reason when doing pullups, you focus on pulling your elbows down.

Your brain sees the bar as an inanimate object OUTSIDE of your control and it understands that the bar may “win”.

But your brain sees your BODY as an “ally” and “WITHIN your control”…

…and is much more CONFIDENT in your strength when focusing on moving your BODY.

BENCH PRESS POWER TIP #2: “Pull” The Bar Apart!

As you’re lifting the bar, try “pulling” it apart as if your hands were moving away from each other.

Your hands don’t actually move…you just want to grip hard and imagine “stretching” the bar longer.

This calls into play more “stabilizer muscles” to give you extra power in your upward movement.

BENCH PRESS POWER TIP #3: Visualize The Bar Going UP!

Do you know this “spotter” trick?

Whenever you’re spotting someone on the bench press and they’ve hit a sticking point, most of the time all you have to do is place 2 FINGERS under the bar and it MAGICALLY seems to raise again.

No…you DON’T have the world’s strongest fingers!

It’s simply a total mental “mind f’er” where the lifter “thinks” he’s getting help with the rep…but is actually doing it all on his own.

You can do this by yourself (or with a partner) just by VISUALIZING the bar constantly moving upwards.

When you reach that sticking point, play a mental movie in your mind and vividly SEE the bar raising.

Your body will “believe” what you see and respond by making your “movie” a REALITY!

BENCH PRESS POWER TIP #4: Look To Your Dominant Hand!

Another “sticking point” destroyer…

Once you reach the point where the bar stops its ascent and you think you’ve been defeated, look (WITHOUT turning your head) toward your dominant hand (the one you write with).

This is yet another mental “trigger” for your brain to associate strength and power with what it perceives as your strongest assets in your “bench press battle”.

Well, there you go!

Bring your brain to your next chest workout and load up a few extra plates because you’re guaranteed t leave your wimpy old record in the dust once you try these easy tips!

If you just can’t wait to get to your gym to try, and keep trying out these tips, it may be time to invest in your own home gym equipment and save the gas and wasted time it takes to get there.

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