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Vale Sonny Schmidt.
Sonny Schmidt, passed away on the 25th of January at home with his Family. Sonny was diagnosed with cancer just before Christmas and deteriorated rapidly. He was very ill and had been released from prison to be with his family.. His Mum, Son, Brothers and loved ones were by His side. It is a sad day for anyone who had met Sonny, He was much loved and will be sadly missed. He died a free man and had become a devout Christian. Many regarded Sonny as one of Australia's greatest bodybuilders with his win at the Masters Olympia in 1995 as a highlight.

Edmond Alten Schmidt 19/09/1953 - 25/01/2004
Contests include the 
1990 Night of Champion 6th; 
1991 San Jose Pro 2nd; 
1991 Night of Champions 2nd; 
1991 Niagara Falls Pro 2nd; 
1991 Mr. Olympia 6th; 
1992 Arnold Classic 3rd; 
1992 Olympia 7th; 
1993 Olympia 8th; 
1994 Arnold Classic 10th; 
1994 Mr. Olympia 10th; 
1995 Master's Olympia Winner; 
1995 Olympia 13th; 
1995 Grand Prix Germany 5th; 
1996 Master's Olympia 2nd; 
1997 Master's Olympia 40+ 2nd;
1998 Master's Arnold Classic 2nd; 
1999 Master's Olympia 3rd

Vale Derrick Whitsett
Derrick was mugged sometime in December, and was recovering. Unknown to anyone, he had developed a blood clot in the brain. Last week, he started to complain of major headaques, and when he went to the hospital, they scanned him, found the blood clot in the brain, and he went for an operation on Friday. Sometime late Friday Jan 23 / early Saturday Jan 24, he had a heart attack and they couldnt revive him. 
He was an IFBB pro from New Jersey. 

Here is a partial competitive bio from Getbig.com. Contests include the;
1994 NPC Nationals 1st light-HWs; 
1995 Houston Pro 9th; 
1995 Niagara Falls Pro 7th; 
1996 Night of Champions 6th; 
1996 Florida Cup Pro 5th; 
1997 Night of Champions 10th; 
My thoughts and prayers go to his family. He was 36 years old. 

Editors Note: I have a sad feeling that we are going to start seeing more of this. Many of the top guys from the eighties and early nineties are now approaching fifty years of age. Many of the side effects of the extreme lifestyle that pro bodybuilders indulge in only become evident later on in life. This lifestyle may not be the cause of Sonny's or Derreck's death, but I'm sure it did not help.

Water: Miraculous Fat Burning Agent?
According to a study presented in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, increased water consumption can help you lose fat, a least a little. 
German researchers found that water consumption increases the rate at which people burn calories. In the study, metabolic rates of both men and women increased by 30% after they consumed 400ml of water. The increases occurred within 10 minutes of consumption and reached a maximum after about 30 to 40 minutes. 
Interestingly enough, the increase in metabolic rate was different in the sexes. Men fueled the increase in metabolism by burning more fat. In women, the boost in metabolism was caused by an increased breakdown of carbs. Researchers note that up to 40% of the increase in calorie burning is caused by the body's attempt to heat the ingested water. 
While all this sounds exciting, don't permanently attach yourself to a bottle of Evian just yet. The study was small and the results are preliminary. Also, researchers estimate that if a person increased water intake by 1.5 litres a day, he or she would only lose about five pounds a year — assuming everything else was in place, like a healthy diet and exercise. 
Apparently, washing down a Big Mac and fries with water just won't do the trick. Bugga!

CREATINE - Power up your brain.
Australian researchers from the University of Sydney and Macquarie University have found that supplementing with additional creatine can significantly improve memory and general intelligence.
Creatine, produced naturally in the body and present in the diet from meat, is popular with many athletes to help reduce muscle fatigue and improve muscle performance. 
Researchers gave a group of 45 people a creatine supplement and a second group was given placebo for six weeks, followed by another six weeks with no supplementation. A final six week period was observed where the control and placebo group were swapped. 
The subjects' memory and intelligence was tested at 4 intervals: the beginning of the trial; the end of the first six week period; the start of the second period; the end of the final six week period. 
The study showed that increasing creatine intake resulted in brain function improvements. 
"We know that creatine plays a pivotal role in maintaining energy levels in the brain," says leading researcher Dr Caroline Rae. 
"The level of creatine supplementation chosen was 5g per day as this is a level that has previously been shown to increase brain creatine levels. This level is comparable to that taken to boost sports fitness," stated Dr Rae. 
The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B: Biological Sciences, reconfirms previous observations revealing that brain creatine levels correlated to improved recognition memory and a reduction in mental fatigue.

CANCER TREATMENT – A novel approach with whey protein.
In a review article, Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) and Glutathione Modulation in Cancer Treatment, the author, Bounous, reporting in Anti-cancer Results (20 6C) 4785-92 (2000) reviews several case studies of non-toxic dietary intervention using Whey Protein Concentrate. Daily doses of 10 – 30 grams of Whey Protein appear to act on cancers of the prostate, uterus, kidney and bladder.
Whey Protein was administered because it has been found to be safe and an effective systeine donor for glutathione (GSH) replenishment in immune deficiency state. 
In animal studies, Whey Protein has also been shown to exhibit anti-carcinogenesis and anti-cancer activity. It is believed that the mechanism involved is the increase of GSH concentration in the relevant tissues, which stimulates immunity. 
The author comments that, although this cancer intervention is not based on the current principals of chemotherapy, it will "hopefully attract the attention of laboratory and clinical oncologists".

Think About It.
Sometimes you need to take a step back and clearly define what you really want before you can go any further. You must reevaluate your current way of thinking and create a specific game plan to reach your goals – instead of just trying harder to do the same things over and over again.
There is one valuable resource that you can never get back--and that's the time you've wasted! A wise person once said, "There are only two pains in life: the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. The discipline weighs ounces while the regret weighs tons."

McDonalds ruins man's health.
LAST February, Morgan Spurlock decided to become a gastronomical guinea pig. 
His mission: To eat three meals a day for 30 days at McDonald's and document the impact on his health. Scores of cheeseburgers, hundreds of fries and dozens of chocolate shakes later, the formerly strapping 6-foot-2 New Yorker - who started out at a healthy 185 pounds - had packed on 25 pounds. 
But his supersized shape was the least of his problems.
Within a few days of beginning his drive-through diet, Spurlock, 33, was vomiting out the window of his car, and doctors who examined him were shocked at how rapidly Spurlock's entire body deteriorated. 
"It was really crazy - my body basically fell apart over the course of 30 days," Spurlock told The Post. 
His liver became toxic, his cholesterol shot up from a low 165 to 230, his libido flagged and he suffered headaches and depression. 
Spurlock charted his journey from fit to flab in a tongue-in-cheek documentary, which he has taken to the Sundance Film Festival with the hopes of getting a distribution deal. 
"Super Size Me" explores the obesity epidemic that plagues America today - a sort of "Bowling for Columbine" for fast food. 
As well as documenting his own burger-fueled bulk-up, Spurlock travels to 20 cities across America, interviewing people on the street, health experts and a lobbyist for the fast-food industry. 
Despite making dozens of phone calls, Spurlock fails to get anyone from McDonald's to agree to an on-camera interview. 
A spokeswoman for McDonald's told The Post yesterday that no representatives from the corporation had seen "Super Size Me." 
"Consumers can achieve balance in their daily dining decisions by choosing from our array of quality offerings and range of portion sizes to meet their taste and nutrition goals," McDonald's said in a statement. 
Over the course of the film, Spurlock is regularly examined by a gastroenterologist, a cardiologist and SoHo-based general practitioner Dr. Daryl Isaacs. 
"He was an extremely healthy person who got very sick eating this McDonald's diet," Dr. Isaacs told The Post. 
"None of us imagined he could deteriorate this badly - he looked terrible. The liver test was the most shocking thing - it became very, very abnormal." 
Spurlock has since returned to normal health. "The treatment was to just stop doing what he was doing," Dr. Isaacs says. 
Spurlock, who says he ate at McDonald's only sporadically before his total immersion in the Mickey D's menu, says he even began craving fat and sugar fixes between meals. 
"I got desperately ill," he says. "My face was splotchy and I had this huge gut, which I've never had in my life. 
"My knees started to hurt from the extra weight coming on so quickly. It was amazing - and really frightening." 
Spurlock's girlfriend, Alex Jamieson, was horrified - she's a vegan chef. 
"She was completely disgusted by me, not happy at all," he says. "But she realized what my goals were in trying to educate people." 
Spurlock, a film producer who grew up in West Virginia and studied ballet for eight years, was spurred to make his first feature film while watching TV on Thanksgiving Day, 2002. 
"I was feeling like a typical American on Thanksgiving - very bloated and happy on the couch - and at some point on the news they were talking about two women who were suing McDonald's. 
"People from the food industry were saying, 'You can't link kids being fat to our food - our food is nutritious.' 
"I said, 'How nutritious is it really? Let's find out." 
Not surprisingly, Spurlock has steered clear of the Golden Arches since filming wrapped. 
"I have not had McDonald's for seven months, but yesterday, during an interview, I had a bite of a Big Mac," he says. 
"I chewed it up, swallowed it and I said, 'You know what, I'm pretty much done after that bite.' " 
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Musashi L-Glutamine
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Musashi Creatine
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WHAT'S NEW? 

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Potentin and Phosphitol work synergistically within Meta-CEL to enhance two different functions in the body: the highest achievable gut tolerance and increased myocellular (muscle cell) retention of creatine-formulated to promote complete absorption (thereby avoiding any possible intestinal distress) and to enhance whole body creatine retention... all without adding unnecessary sugars or producing insulin spikes, which makes it ideal for "carbo-phobics" or calorie cutters.
First, Phosphitol contains a vital "energy-producing" compound stored in muscle cells. "Supersaturating" the muscles with elements in this revolutionary complex may "open the door" to new muscle growth by activating the muscle cells to respond to increased hydration within cells, which may assist in muscle cell development and gains in lean or fat-free mass.
Next, Potentin contains critical "nutrient-driving" elements, which may increase the activity of existing creatine-specific proteins in muscle cells. Using this compound may help "revolve the door" by potentiating or boosting the effects of Phosphitol and transporting its primary components into the muscle cells, to store them there and promote muscle cell volume.

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The Flex Collection

Australian Muscle is proud to present "The Flex collection" . Specially manufactured for Australian Muscle by Gold Creations in Melbourne.
A unique range of superbly hand crafted jewelry pieces, designed for those with fitness at heart.
Our newly expanded range offers exciting new styles. Available in Yellow and White gold and a combination of both.
We offer a flexible approach to fulfill your individual requirements. Special requests outside our normal manufacturing specifications are welcome, if it's possible, we'll make it.
Australian Muscle now has the full Flex Collection range for your perusal. Each piece is hand crafted especially for you. Order can be fulfilled in only a matter of days.
The range includes necklaces, bracelets, ear rings and body jewelry for both men and women. If you are looking for the special gift for those with fitness at heart, then the Flex Collections is for you. While you're at it, why not treat yourself.......you'll be surprised at the prices.

There are 23 individual pieces in the Flex Collection.

WHAT'S THE GOSS?

Gossip is sourced from various sites such as muscletime.com, getbig.com, nuclearnutrition.com, ironmagazine.com 

Muscle Ute
Those of you who have been to the shop recently may have noticed the new Aussie Muscle Falcon Ute. Yes, I have lashed out and bought a 2001 model EA ute. Finished in a striking dark blue duco with green and gold sign writing depicting the flexing kangaroo, it's an eye catcher. I want to see just how eye catching this ute is. If you see the Aussie Muscle ute on the road, call me on 8373 0735, and tell me where you saw it, and you will win a prize. The first person to call me each month wins the prize. Seeing the ute in the shop carpark, in my driveway, or at Limbo Gym, does not count. In the past month the ute has been at Sellicks Beach, Adelaide International Raceway, and in the Adelaide hills, so I do get around.

Speaking of hot cars. If you think your beast deserves recognition, bring it in to Australian Muscle and I'll take a picture of you and your pride and joy and place it on the Aussie Muscle website.

Daniel Noone, Ford FPV 5.4litre, 290kw!

Nick Jones from Gen-Tec Nutrition is going around in a brand new RA SS commodore. Keep an eye out for the Gen-Tec plated black beast. Hey Nick, bring the car to the shop so that I can showcase it.

Victor Martinez is still incarcerated in a New York City jail house. Reliable sources have indicated his sentence was drastically reduced from 4-6 years to only 90 days incarceration and 5 years parole upon his release with extensive drug testing (no more competing). I've found out that charges were brought upon Mr. Martinez as a result of selling ecstasy to an undercover narcotics officer posing as a personal training client of Victor's for over 1 year. In other words; Martinez was un-knowingly personal training an undercover cop and selling him steroids for over a year. 

The IFBB Australian Pro Grand Prix will be held in Melbourne on the 20th of March. Some of the pros coming down under are Chris Cormier, Craig Titus, Kimg Kamali and more. I will be going over to have a look and will have a full report in the April Muscle News. For ticket and contest information, call 03 9388 0866

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