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UPS
(Ultimate Performance Supplements) specialise in sports nutrition and dietary supplements.

UPS is fast becoming a leader in the supplement industry with its top end professional grade product range, without all the fillers, fancy binding agents, skim milk powders, anti foaming/anti caking agents and certainly no unproductive overmarketed useless ingredients.

We have a determined and passionate product development team.

The team consists of some of the top formulation engineers and flavourists in the country.

They have one objective in mind – "To make the best and purest products possible".

Combining all their skills, knowledge and contacts are able to negotiate direct with some of the worlds best raw material manufacturers and through persistence and relationships import ingredients of the highest grades and extracts to be used for the UPS product range.

In a short amount of time UPS has grown from just another of the many supplement companies on the market to a tried, tested and trusted business.

UPS products are available direct to public through our online sales webstore, delivered straight to your door!



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Friday, June 29, 2012

What is ROLFING® Structural Integration?



Rolfing® refers to a system of Structural Integration and manual themainrapy developed by Dr Ida Rolf over 50 years of study. It is an original and scientifically proven system of body restructuring and movement education, which releases the body from lifelong patterns of tension and bracing, and allows the force of gravity to realign the body's segments.

The Rolfing series is designed to uncover a structural ease and balance that is unique to each client. Rolfing cannot accurately be described as therapy or as a returning of the body to a "natural" state from which it has deteriorated. Rather, it is a process of education in which a Rolfer seeks to help a client discover the most efficient means of using his or her body, given the uniqueness of the individual.

What is the difference between Rolfing and Massage?

Rolfing Structural Integration is not a form of massage


One of the most common misconceptions about Rolfing SI is that it is a nothing more than a type of very deep massage. There are many varieties of massage, which are particularly effective for loosening tight tissue, reducing stress, detoxing the body and an increased feeling of relaxation and well-being. Since these benefits are also a byproduct of Rolfing SI, the general public experiences confusion as to the precise difference between our work and the proliferation of effective touch modalities currently available.

Rolfing SI balances the body in gravity


Ray McCall, a Certified Advanced Rolfer in Boulder and former student of Dr. Rolf, once said that what Rolfers™ do can be summed up in three words: palpation, discrimination and integration.
  • We palpate, or touch the tissue, feeling for imbalances in tissue texture, quality and temperature to determine where we need to work.
  • We discriminate, or separate fascial layers that adhere and muscles that have been pulled out of position by strain or injury.
  • Finally, we integrate the body, relating its segments in an improved relationship, bringing physical balance in the gravitational field.
Other soft-tissue manipulation methods, including massage, are quite good at the first two, but do not balance the body in gravity.

To schedule an appointment with Nicholas: 0400 001 477 or email: info@rolfingmelbourne.com.au

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Chocolate Ice-Cream with Double Chocolate 'Ice Magic'

Exclusive Recipe for UPS customers


Chocolate lovers rejoice, there's now a way to satisfy your cravings for ice cream without deviating from your diet! Anyone who's ever been a fan of the "Ice Magic" topping will absolutely love this recipe and it's a staple meal in my house that I will never tire of.


Made from cottage cheese, whey protein, nut butter and cocoa and nothing else, it's clean, lean and mean. There's also infinite numbers of variations and modifications you can make to keep you coming back for more. The cottage cheese is a source of casein and the butter of natural fats, which in tandem deliver a steady drip feed of amino acids to preserve your muscles overnight while you sleep. Whether bulking or 'shredding,' muscle retention and growth should be the aim of your diet and exercise plans as it retains your metabolic rate and makes fat burning easier to accomplish.

Not that you needed another reason to eat this, right?

Ingredients:

500g of low fat cottage cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut butter
1/4 cup of cocoa powder
2.5 servings of Ultimate Slim in Bavarian Chocolate

Method:

To make the ice cream, blend together the cottage cheese and 2 servings (4 scoops) of the protein powder.
Add 1 tablespoon of the cocoa powder to the mix and blend until smooth.

To make the "ice magic" fudge, melt the coconut butter and leave to cool for 1 minute. Mix through the remaining cocoa and protein powder to make a thick fudge. Portion the ice cream into five separate servings before drizzling equal portions of the fudge on each. Leave in the freezer to set for about 30 minutes before eating.

This recipe lasts days/weeks in the freezer so you can make as much as you want in bulk. Before eating, microwave for about 10 seconds or leave to defrost on the bench for 20. 
Serves 5
Nutritional info:

Calories: 234
Protein: 31.3g
Fat: 9.0g
Carbs: 6.1g (Sugars: 0.4g)

Variations:


For muscle growth, use Ultimate Sustain in place of Ultimate Slim and increase the portion size according to your macronutrient needs for that meal.
  • Have a chocolate topping with a different flavoured ice cream - choc berry, choc banana, choc mint, mocha with double chocolate topping etc
  • Have a different flavoured topping with chocolate ice cream, berry works beautifully for this one!
  • Try playing around with essences - rum or brandy works very well, as does a tablespoon of orange rind to the ice cream to make jaffa

See 'NoCheating! Clean but induldgent recipes for fitness buffs' for more tips and recipes




Friday, June 1, 2012

I want to gain weight and build quality muscle!

While some people are trying desperate to ‘lose weight’, others find it difficult to ‘gain weight’. We are often asked what types of foods one should be eating and how often. The answer to each individual is unique. It all depends on what you weigh in the first place and how much of that is fat, how much you want to ‘stack on’, what you do for work, your sleeping patterns and so on.
But one thing we do pay attention to and find is common among all that want to gain weight….. Is that not enough calories are consumed and generally the calories consumed are not from nutritious sources. Our tips and suggestions:
·         Focus on healthy foods to gain weight, because even though you have more leeway with calories, good nutrition still rules. 
·         Weight gain requires eating calorie-rich but also nutrient-rich foods -- not just high-calorie foods with lots of fat, sugar, or empty calories

Eat Often to Gain Weight
Regardless of why you want to gain weight, eating meals or substantial snacks (think mini-meals) more often is the way to pack more calories into the day. 
Try to eat six - eight times a day, with each meal (or at least 5 of them) containing protein, carbohydrate, vegetables, and fats. A typical meal for example would be, a chicken breast with avocado, rice and veggies .

·         Eat every 2-3 hours, ensuring you have a slow digesting meal one hour before bed time
·         If you find it difficult to consume more meals, introduce a quality supplement for calories
·         Note: You will struggle to begin with, but consistency is the key

I struggle with 5 meals, isn’t there another way?

UPS has formulated a product specific to the needs of those wanting to increase, maintain and build muscle tissue, packed with important nutrients. Ultimate Pro-Form (Pr= Protein, O= Oats, Form = Formula) is especially for those  who understand nutrition can be used as a PERFORMANCE PRODUCT supplying much need nutrients especially for endurance type activity.
Ultimate Pro-Form comprises of our unique blend of three differing digestion rate proteins for a "Sustained" release of muscle building amino acids to help your body repair/regenerate damaged muscle fibers, plus a steady supply of carbohydrates from milled oats.

Additional Performance nutrients are added:


- waxy maize starch and Alpha Lapoic acid to spike insulin to help uptake nutrients
- Creatine for cell volumisation, explosive power and endurance
- peptide bonded Glutamine and ZMA(zinc, magnessium, vit b6) for hormone repair and immune system enhancement.
- LSA(linseed, sunflower, almonds) omega 3 & 6 essential fats for optimal health, repair/recovery
- Legal "Natural" Testosterone enhancers Tongkat Ali, Tribulus and DAA to optimise muscular growth

***Ultimate Pro-Form can be used in between of main meals as meal substitute, on top of regular meals to increase protein/carbohydrate content, used immediately before or immediately after intense physical exertion, or before bed/rest***

For general advice forward your questions to info@ultimateperformance.net.au OR to order Ultimate Pro-Form go to www.ultimateperformance.net.au

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