Muscle Gain Guide: Build Lean Mass and Get Ripped Fast

Building lean muscle mass effectively involves a combination of high-density training and strategic supplementation like whey protein or creatine. Discover why women should lift weights for fat loss and how to maintain muscle while getting lean.

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HCG Side Effects & Bodybuilding

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Karen Hellesvig-Gaskell

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone that is naturally produced during pregnancy. Some people use HCG for its touted body-building effects.

Karen Hellesvig-Gaskell is a broadcast journalist who began writing professionally in 1980. Her writing focuses on parenting and health, and has appeared in “Spirituality & Health Magazine" and “Essential Wellness.” Hellesvig-Gaskell has worked with autistic children at the Fraser School in Minneapolis and as a child care assistant for toddlers and preschoolers at the International School of Minnesota, Eden Prairie.