Meet Angie Dangler and Julie Gasca, the lucky moms chosen to participate in the, 9News Bikini Body After Baby series. They took their first class on Friday and look forward to working together to lose a combined weight of 110 pounds.  [..Read More..]

Are you eating enough protein? Did you know that protein is one of the primary building blocks in gaining muscle mass? Are you aware that building muscle burns fat?

I have noticed that many women I’ve trained over the years do not intake enough protein. If you want to develop sexy, lean muscle tone, you may need to increase the amount of protein in your diet. How do you know how much is enough? [..Read More..]

This past weekend, on November 12, The 2011 NPC Rocky Mountain Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure & the Max Muscle Bikini & Physique Championships were held at the EXDO Event Center in Denver. But, the road to “The Rocky,” as it’s commonly known, began for husband and wife Max Muscle storeowners Billy & Ali Van Heusen back in July. It was in their car, on the way home from the lake that Ali proposed the idea of competing in The Rocky to Billy. “We had spent the weekend in our bathing suits, playing in the water with our daughters (Mila 2yrs and Tess 1yr), and after two babies in twenty months plus a thyroid failure worth of weight, I was ready for my old body back.” Ali knew that she needed a goal, and as the 34 year old mother put it, “There is nothing like knowing you have to be on a stage in a small swimsuit next to twenty-something’s to get you going and keep you on track.” In an effort to support his wife, Billy agreed to compete in the brand new Men’s Physique division. [..Read More..]