I use Emerald Balance it has 8-10 servings of fruits and veggie, enzymes, etc. but I mainly use it for the liver support formula. Great mint green tea taste and mixes up easily in my post workout shake.

go to your local chiropractor/pt and ask them for some biofreeze, and comes in a roll on if you ask for it so it is easy to apply and your hands get worked by multiple applications throughout the day. If you can't find that either use icy-hot or one of those patches.

FreeMotion Lat pulldown and Squat

suicide girls is great for the tat girls! Any one have a pass for  that site? or can blinky get into it and post us up his favs? Please!!!

Where do I find a bar like that. BTW the girl doin all the good work is the one of the whores from Cathouse on HBO

Dr. D is dead on with his post. Sounds like the Dr. fixed subluxations in both your thoracic and cervical spine, but without a program to fix your muscle imbalances these subluxations will reappear rather quickly. Without the rehab you are just throwing your quid away!

Sounds about right cost wise, although most chiropractors here in the states do the physical exam/"consultation" for a discount or free of charge. As for the treatments, that is the universal norm at least with the doctors that I have visited/consulted with. In fact the going rate in California is $85 and up depending on the doctor

They should get everything that they need to treat you via your history, physical exam, and ortho-testing. As long as you are forth coming regarding your injury and your concerns they should have no problem working there magic. Be aware that it is def going to take a few sessions to get you back to rights, but let me know how it works out.

I would go with either Lee or Anderson, but my lean is towards Dr. Anderson due to his mention of focus on sports injury although it states that he works in conjuction with Dr. Lee in developing exercise programs.

DR. D is very write about the correlation between UCS and Lower Cross Syndrome/Presentation. C.H.E.K. is not something that I have every heard of but after looking over the link it looks like Paul Chek has furthered the studies of the acclaimed neurologist Vladimir Janda who first introduced the concepts of UCS, LCS, and Layer Syndrome back in the 70's and worked on furthering the research behind them until his death in 2002.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3987/is_200304/ai_n9196292

Dr. D thanks for the link...It is definitely a creditial that I will add to my post-doctoral studies.

Dr. D are you a DC?

NOC, UCS is treated easily enough as Dr. D stated via strengthening the weakened muscles and releasing the trigger points in the hypertonic muscles via massage/soft tissue work, but I would not start diagnosis a rotator cuff problem without the proper Orthopedic tests. I would suggest you go see a chiropractor considering that we are trained ad naseum in the treatment of UCS. UCS very commonly occurs in bodybuilders, so it is very possible that this may be your problem.

As an aside, I would strongly suggest that you do not attempt to do the Rotator cuff exercises that you picked up off of ironman live if you are having any pain/weakness in your shoulder. Not to mention the rotator cuff is only a small component of UCS and is most definitely not the origin of your pain unless it is directly related to an trauma/tendonitis of the supraspinatus itself. As stated above only orthopedic tests would in determine the origin of your "shoulder/neck pain/ache"

sounds like a new mesotech product, maybe you can just sell them the idea 

IMHO you have classic symptoms that would be easily treated with chiropractic care. Just stay away from the Docs that try to make you sign up for X amount of visits/week with a lump sum payment. A good Dr. will fix your prob. and give you stretchs/exercises to address the muscle imbalances that are most likely at the root of your back problems.

being a student working toward my doctorate in chiropractic, I would have to say that it sounds like you definitely have a muscle imbalance and most likely a muscle firing pattern probem in the upper fibers of your left trap. As for a spinal in balance that would take a physical exam and maybe x-rays to determine. so...

a visit to the chiropractor is definitely waranted.

Can I ask what your "back problem" was previously?

here is a link to the specifics regarding opening a Gold's Franchise...
http://www.franchiseadvantage.com/handbook/golds_gym.ihtml

hopefully this helps a little

There is definitely the risk of TB from unpasteurized milk and milk products. It is why unpasteurized milks/cheeses are not imported into the US.

With that said, if you can find a reputable source it's benefits are excellent so drink away!

We have this same machine at my gym except it has a seat. I couldn't see doing dead's on that contraption, but it looks like it would be good for lunges

I'll have to try that next time, and DK you almost got me on the sweet brocolli. I will have to try it next time I steam up some brocolli

i wouldn't take it on my off days, seems like a waste if you ask me, but I don't believe in loading creatine either so... 

as for the dextrose I have always used either a creatine w/grape juice back in the day or a creatine transport. alot of the guys on here use dextrose powder (crystals), but your "juicy-juice" should be fine for the insulin spike needed for creatine transport.

as for creatine's effect on your metabolism, I don't know what you are asking actually. If you mean does not having your gallbladderr have aything to do with creatine metabolism, then no. creatine is metabolized in the liver. If you are just worried about when to take it. I would suggest 5g pre with a juice/dextrose/transport and 5g in your post workout shake.

PB and non-fat cottage cheese is a great mix, add some grapes (15-20) for a little sweetness. I used to eat this for breakfast or pw meal for a long time

may be a stupid question, but my gym has the hammer strength hack press is this the same as the hack squat machine? I would love to be able to do hacks on it, but I have been using it for calf raises.

I use almost the same snack but I use Wasa multigrain or okmak crackers instead for a little added crunch. i also leave out the splenda, bc that would be just too damnn sweet. every once in a while I will use half a banana and a dab of honey instead of the SF jelly

hopefully this will help a bit in answering a few of your questions. I found a couple of posts with the search engine...

dosage/use of creatine:
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=120280.msg1739290;topicseen#msg1739290
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=105646.0

glutamine & creatine:
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=50598.msg793025;topicseen#msg793025

Creatine and glutamine uptake do not compete/cancel each other, so that is not something that you have to worry about. IMHO get a good whey pro, which will have plenty of glutamine (BCAA). If you want to increase your glutamine intake, which some love and some think is a waste, then add a BCAA supplement or a glutamine powder. As for the questioin regarding dextrose, if you are taking a whey pro & creatine together than again IMHO you don't need the extra dextrose for transport because the pro do a good enough job at transport the creatine into your system. You could always buy a creatine with a "transport system" or you could rock it old school and mix it with some grape juice

I will have agree with you on this one. I def like most veggies more when they are fresh, but the convenience of frozen work better with my schedule most of the time.

I train like this every session. I do not rest between exercises, only the time it takes me to move to the next exercise, then I take 1-2 min rest between circuits. It is a fast and efficient way to tray. My whole workout takes about 45 min.