Congrats goes out to Fitness Model Nicole Costa who placed 2nd at BOTH the Bikini Universe and Model Universe in Miami. Nicole competed against 70 other girls in the model division and 42 in the bikini division.

Nicole will also be appearing on the cover of Natural Muscle Magazine!

If that wasn’t enough to be excited about Nicole is getting married in September. All the best Nicole!

Congratulations goes out to Team ALLMAX Athletes who competed at the CBBF Fitness and Figure Championships in British Columbia on August 9^th. Sylvia Tremblay looked absolutely incredible on stage and placed 2^nd in her division of Women’s Fitness Short  and Tami Beckers dialed it in placing an impressive 2^nd  in the Women’s Figure Medium-Tall division.

For full contest results, check out the CBBF website here:
http://www.cbbf.ca/results_full.asp

Every year the popular fitness and supplement website bodybuilding.com hosts the supplement awards which gives individuals a chance to vote on the best products in the industry. The Bodybuilding.com supplement awards are considered the industry standard for determining some of the best products on the market. These awards are chosen based on sales and votes from consumers.

Winners will be announced at the Olympia Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada which will be held this year on Saturday, September 27.

ALLMAX is honored to be nominated as having the best Glutamine of the year for 2008. Glutamine is a naturally occurring amino acid and one of the most abundant amino acids in the body. Glutamine helps to diminish catabolism caused by an increase in the stress hormone cortisol; which is elevated during exercise. It also provides recovery and enhances the immune system which can be compromised after intense exercise.

ALLMAX’s Glutamine is superior as it is a Japanese Micronized Glutamine.  ALLMAX uses the proprietary GLUTAMAX™ technology to minimize the particle size of the glutamine creating a clean, white and extremely fine powder.

Go here now to vote for ALLMAX’s Glutamine and get entered for your chance to win $500 worth of free supplements
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/supplementawardpage.htm

Thanks for voting for ALLMAX Glutamine!

Best of luck goes out to Team ALLMAX athlete figure competitors Tami Beckers and Francisca Dennis and Fitness competitor Sylvia Tremblay who will all be competeing at the CBBF Fitness and Figure Championships in Beautiful BC on August 9, 2008. All are competing for their Pro Cards.

Good luck ladies. ALLMAX is behind you every step of the way.

Find out more about the event here
http://www.cbbf.ca/events.asp

ALLMAX Nutrition CLA⁹⁵ contains the exact amount found by researchers to help you effectively manage your weight and reduce body fat. ALLMAX Nutrition CLA⁹⁵ is manufactured exclusively using Clarinol brand, ensuring only the highest quality ingredients are used providing pure safflower oil. ALLMAX Nutrition CLA⁹⁵ provides the highest concentration of the purest CLA isomers available to help you lose body fat.

Read more at www.allmaxcla95.com

Reference:

¹Efficacy of conjugated linoleic acid for reducing fat mass: a meta-analysis in humans^{1, 2}

Leah D Whigham, Abigail C Watras and Dale A Schoeller. (2007). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 85, No. 5, 1203-1211. 

CLA Once Again Shown Beneficial in Clinical Research

A recent study which was published in the July 2007 issue of International Journal of Obesity¹ set out to determine the effect CLA has on insulin resistance by using a gold standard measurement method. After six months the researchers found CLA did not affect glucose metabolism or insulin sensitivity.  This study shows that CLA is safe for those to use as a weight loss supplement.

Additionally, the March 2007 issue of British Journal of Nutrition² features a study conducted on CLA’s ability to reduce body fat in overweight and obese subjects specifically in the legs and abdominal region. Those who supplemented with CLA lost about 3.4% in body fat mass when compared to the placebo group. It’s also interesting to note the study group who experienced the greatest loss in body fat was mostly females.  This study presents promising evidence that CLA may have the ability to reduce problem areas specifically in women such as the hips and thighs.

Both these studies were based on Clarinol CLA; ALLMAX Nutrition CLA⁹⁵ contains 95% active CLA isomers which are derived from the safflower-derived Clarinol Brand of CLA exclusively. These studies further confirm that CLA is an effective weight loss product which can help increase lean muscle mass and reduce body fat without the harmful effect of stimulants.

¹The effect of 6 months supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid on insulin resistance in overweight and obese.

 Syvertsen C, et al. International Journal of Obesity 31, 1148 - 1154 (01 Jul 2007).

² Six months supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid induces regional-specific fat mass decreases in overweight and obese.

Gaullier, J, et al. British Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 97 (03) March 2007, pp 550-560.