Think Muscle Newsletter #1

July 17, 2000

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Message from the Editor: Evolution in Bodybuilding by Bryan Haycock

Think Muscle is the culmination of years of evolution in bodybuilding. In the beginning, there was no science to pumping iron. You relied on tradition and sweat. You looked to those that came before you to learn the iron lifestyle. Even then, all they knew was that when they lifted a weight until their limbs gave out with fatigue and numbing pain, they would eventually grow stronger. Today, things have changed. Bodybuilding has truly entered the information age with Think Muscle leading the way.

Supplement Update: Coleus Forskohlii by Rehan Jalali

This "power" herb has an active ingredient in it called forskolin. It has been used in ayruvedic medicine for many years. Forskolin's basic mechanism of action is that it increases the amount of cyclic AMP (adenosine monophosphate) in cells by activating an enzyme called adenylate cyclase.

Do You Have an Eating Disorder? If You Are a Dedicated Bodybuilder, Some Shrinks Think You Do! by Bryan Haycock

When you think of eating disorders you may typically think of anorexia (Def: Refusal to eat anything until you are extremely thin and malnourished) or bulimia (Def: Eat all you want then go in the bathroom and make yourself throw up until you are thin and malnourished). Recently some Harvard docs have decided its time to define yet another eating disorder, a disorder specifically seen in one particular population, bodybuilders.