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About Karen Sullivan
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Karen can help with lifting technique, muscle recovery, weight loss, body building and powerlifting. She has been certified by AFPA for the last 10 years as a Personal Trainer and has recently acquired a certification from the same agency as a Post Rehabilitative Exercise Specialist. Any recommendations or advice rendered are based on fitness information as specified by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Fitness Professionals and Associates.

Experience

Past/Present clients
Clients include athletes training for marathons, mountain climbing and general weight loss. In addition I have clients troubled with COPD, Fibromyalgia, and Parkinsons as well as stroke rehab. She was the Strength and Conditioning coach for Williamsburg Aquatic Club, a USA Swim Team, in Williamsburg, Virginia for 3 years. Karen is presently working at Main Street Gym in Historic St. Charles, Missouri where she teaches Pilates and continues her work with clients. Her training reaches across the country with her long distance Body Restoration eTraining. Her dedication to fitness reaches into the nutritional supplementation with Shaklee products. She only works with clients who add nutritional supplementation to their training. Read more of her story on www.shaklee.net/BodyRestoration

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Expert: Karen Sullivan - 10/30/2009

Question
Based on your knowledge Mrs.Sullivan on body building.Which supplement would you say is better to grow and aide muscle recovery. With the contestants being Shaklees Physique vs Gaspari Nutrition's Myofusion

Answer
Mike,
I cannot speak to the product by Gaspari but let me tell you about my experiences with Physique. I have three clients who use it religiously for different things. One is a body builder. She got lean beautiful muscle and never had an experience with fat or water retention. Likewise with the other two people who used it because of muscle wasting. One was from Parkinson's and the other was from old age! Both actually filled out, got stronger and felt better.

Hands down!!! Shaklee Physique.

Check out the information on it.
SHAKLEE PHYSIQUE
Muscle Strength and Recovery
One important ingredient necessary to aid in bodybuilding is a broad-spectrum
natural protein supplement that will provide the body with the needed building
blocks to increase strength and muscle size without risking an excessive amount
of any single amino acid. Nutritional experts prefer complete protein
supplements which supply all of the essential amino acids in concentrated form.
Shaklee’s Muscle “Strength and Recovery” drink was specifically designed as a
Sports Nutrition Product to maximize training efforts.
• It is a healthy, drug-free way to build lean muscle mass
• It helps you to recover more quickly from a workout
• It is designed to stimulate your own natural, anabolic body-building
process
• It gives a faster energy return, so you can maintain a more strenuous
workout
• If you are working hard for body building or strength, it creates OPTIMAL
conditions for maximum muscle mass and strength development.
Even though this phenomenal product was designed for athletes, it is useful to
anyone who has a desire to maintain excellent muscle strength, mass and tone
(see end notes on the benefits to senior citizens).
To better understand the product, let’s review how muscle strength and mass
are formed.
• When you work a muscle hard, you actually break down muscle tissue.
This is called a “catabolic state”.
• The muscle then rebuilds itself larger and stronger than it was before. This
building stage is called the “anabolic state”.
• After a workout your body needs to rebuild and restore energy to torndown,
exhausted muscles. With the right nutrition at the right time you
can help accelerate and maximize this process.
• Research shows that what an athlete consumes AFTER A WORKOUT may
be as important to muscle building as the workout itself.
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to move the anabolic, or building and recovering
stage of muscle into high gear without the use of steroids or other drugs (that
have unpleasant short-term and dangerous long-term effects). That is exactly
what Shaklee Physique does. Taking Physique immediately after a workout and
then 2 hours later helps athletes of all skill levels and anyone who requires muscle
repair to experience recovery, muscle gain, and restored muscle energy.
How to use Physique
• Finish each workout with a serving of Physique.
• Drink a second serving two hours later
• For really intense workouts or for weight gain, users should have a third
serving at bedtime.
Physique can be used in conjunction with any strenuous exercise, but it will help
to build muscles the best when used in a program of weight training combined
with aerobic exercise.
What does it contain?
Physique contains a unique protein and carbohydrate blend called Bio-Build.
This is a precise formulation specifically designed to increase the anabolic
hormone in your body for an enhanced body-building state. Once the anabolic
state has shifted into high gear, the Bio-Build of Physique is designed to feed your
muscles easily available glucose and amino acids needed for three things:
1. Rebuild muscle stronger
2. Increase muscle mass
3. Restore energy to fatigued muscles
Physique is a banana-flavoured powder that can be mixed with water, juice or
milk to form a DELICIOUS low-fat, nutritious drink to repair muscles after workout.
contains high-quality milk protein and whey protein isolates: it has a Protein
Efficiency Rating (PER) of 3.0, equivalent to casein or milk protein, making it
excellent for the repair or building of muscle tissue. These proteins are
particularly good sources of the branched-chain amino acids, valine, leucine,
and isoleucine, which are present in a relatively high percentage in muscle fibre
protein. Physique does not contain individual or “free-form” amino acids such as
L-tryptophan – it contains only whole proteins with their naturally-occurring amino
acids.
Although it is formulated with whey protein and milk protein isolates, Physique
contains no milk sugar. As a result, when mixed with water or juice, Physique is
lactose-free.
Physique is also low in fat – when made with water, juice or skim milk, it contains
less than 1 gram of fat per serving.
To ensure that it stays fresh, Physique contains the “ShakleeGuard” antioxidant
system … a blend of ascorbyl palmitate, mixed tocopherols and rosemary
extract that helps prevent the oxidation of sensitive ingredients. It contains no
artificial sweeteners or flavours, and most importantly, clinical testing has shown it
really works.
Clinical Test Results
In one of the clinical studies, nine elite cyclists rode to exhaustion with an
alternating workload that reflected race-like conditions. After the ride they were
given one of three drinks:
1. Physique
2. A carbohydrate-only drink
3. A protein-only drink
The results confirmed that the carbohydrate-protein combination of Physique
elicited a greater insulin response in the blood than the carbohydrate or protein
supplements alone.
The study also measured each athlete’s muscle glycogen level … the body’s
store of carbohydrate. The Physique drinkers clearly came out ahead of those
who had both other drinks. In fact, the carbohydrate-protein combination of
Physique proved to be so effective that it was patented by Shaklee under the
name Bio-Build. Its unique carbohydrate-to-protein ratio does two things:
1. It helps the pancreas to produce more insulin after exercise than either
protein or carbohydrate alone
2. It also helps to control blood glucose levels so there aren’t peaks and
valleys in energy level.
Increased insulin production puts the body into an anabolic, or tissue-growing
state. Insulin b\drives the branched-chain amino acids and glucose into the
cells to increase lean muscle building and restore strength.
Other Recommendations:
The proper absorption of protein is very complicated and can be influenced by
several factors. Enzymes are essential for protein absorption, so a diet including
enzyme-rich raw fruits and vegetables is important. It is also recommended that
the athlete provide a “guaranteed” source of all essential vitamins and minerals
by taking Shaklee’s Multiple Vitamin/Mineral Supplement – Vita-Lea.
Shaklee’s Glucose Regulation Complex is recommended along with Physique
immediately after a workout. The ingredients, especially chromium, spark the
anabolic state immediately after work.
Another substance which can assist in the proper absorption of protein is lecithin.
Physique ….. Highly Recommended for Seniors
The following report comes from Dr. Richard Brouse, Sunnyside Health Center
and Chiropractic Clinic in Clackamas, Oregon:
“As you know, the nutritional needs of mature individuals is unique.
• Digestion, muscle mass and hormonal regulation tend to decrease.
• Body fat and blood cholesterol levels tend to increase.
• Cardiovascular efficiency, blood sugar regulation and energy levels tend
to decrease.
These changes seem to be related to the aging process and made us ask the
question …. ‘What factor seems to have the greatest effect on aging?’
After two years of recommending Physique to 210 elderly patients (men and
women between 65 and 84) at this clinic, we noticed some amazing results that
we would like to share with you …..
1. 72% of people over 65 years of age who began using Physique daily had
an increase in energy and more muscle mass after six months
2. Sugar regulation I those who had been hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic
returned to normal in 56% of the cases within 3 months after starting daily
use of Physique
3. 60% of all elderly patients following our recommended exercises had less
muscle and joint symptoms within 3 months after daily use of Physique.
These findings can only suggest that Shaklee Physique is a very useful addition to
the nutritional program of the elderly population who are physically active and
taking positive steps to maintain their health. When maximizing the diet and
regularly supplementing, significant benefits can be gained by the elderly using
Physique.
We are very excited about these findings and hope that mature people and not
just yong people will take advantage of this outstanding product.”
Others who would Benefit for Physique:
ANYONE suffering from muscle fatigue would benefit immensely from the daily
use of Physique
• people who suffer with fibromyalgia,
• people who suffer with chronic fatigue syndrome
• builders
• anyone whose work makes heavy physical demands on the muscles
• etc.

Order it today http://www.shaklee.net/BodyRestoration/product/20306

Thanks, Karen

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