By: John Berry

AST Challenge: John's Day Diary

Welcome to the second season of John & Baz's British Bodybuilding Show (formerly known as "The Brit Show").

This season, watch John Berry and Barry Snell (a.k.a. "Baz") take on a series of supplement challenges, starting off with the AST line of supplements.

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This week, watch John Berry's video day diary, as he talks in depth about the AST line of supplements. Well, what are you waiting for - click the play button now to watch, listen, and learn!

Note: If you missed two weeks ago's show (the season opener & introduction to the challenge), click here.

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John's Day Diary

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John's Day Diary

Hi guys! My name is John Berry, and welcome back to the British AST Challenge - week 3. This week we are going to look at the supplements that take part in the diet. Plus you will be graced with a full video diary! "You're so lucky," haha - so lets get to it!

The AST supplements that we use are spread across the day at key times, this helps to aid the body, giving it a 100% chance to stay anabolic 24-7, obviously with the aid of good wholesome food. Well lets not beat around the bush, first lets have a little look at what AST have to say about themselves and there products:

'AST Sports Science is committed to the continued advancement of scientifically based sports nutrition supplements. We are dedicated to scientifically and medically supported research as a backbone to supporting nutritional advancement designed to enhance athletic performance, metabolic function and promote optimum health and well being'.

'Through dedicated effort and peerless foresight, AST Sports Science is committed to introducing to the athletic community new, effective, and "state-of-the-art" performance enhancing products. Products that are backed by science and based on the concept of enhancing metabolic pathways to increase performance'.

'AST will continue to supply credible information on the proper use of nutrition and nutritional supplements as a way to intensify the performance level of every athlete. Void of non-supported hype and self serving propaganda, AST Sports Science is committed to the athlete and the endeavours they pursue'.

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The Supplements

This week we're going to look at the top 5 players. I will list the products, a little information about them plus how and when there are scheduled into the diet.

Creatine HSC

Creatine HSC is designed to create a more efficient and congruent atmosphere to increase creatine uptake and utilization within the muscle cell by effectively manipulating the intricate metabolic pathways of the phospho-creatine cycle.

What AST says: Creatine HSC's innovative "Hyper-Saturation Creatine Complex" incorporates pure HPLC creatine monohydrate with an integrated bio-energetic ATP support system, a dual-phosphate/taurine matrix, unique sodium/creatine mediators and DGC™ (high-glycemic-index dextrorotatory glucose crystals) to help facilitate a desired creatine "Hyper-Saturation" effect. Through this "Hyper-Saturation" effect, Creatine HSC delivers over 87% more creatine to your muscles than creatine monohydrate alone.

Dose - 5 day load before season 2 starts: 1 scoop before and immediately after training (combo product).

Ny-Tro PRO-40

Ny-Tro PRO-40 is not really a supplement at all. Ny-Tro PRO-40 is a perfect meal minus the empty calories, minus the fat, and minus the simple sugars. If your body doesn't need it, it's not in Ny-Tro PRO-40.

What AST says: 'When compared to other meal replacement supplements Ny-Tro PRO-40 really begins to shine. Ny-Tro PRO-40 contains a higher percentage of protein, lower fat, lower sugar, lower sodium, higher potassium, and an overall vitamin and mineral content that averages twice the potency.'

Dose - 2 times a day in-between whole food meals (can be used we whole food is missed but this is not recommended to skip meals and use a shake for convenience).

GL3 L-Glutamine

Glutamine is the most abundant single amino acid in the blood and in the intracellular free amino acid pool (most abundant amino acid in muscle tissue). It comprises 61% of the amino acid pool in skeletal muscle. Glutamine's unique structure, containing two nitrogen side chains, consists of 19% nitrogen - making it the primary transporter of nitrogen into the muscle cell.

What AST says: 'Glutamine is a key factor in muscle growth, and controlling the (skeletal muscle/whole body glutamine gradient) is critical in maintaining and building muscle tissue. The higher the muscle glutamine levels you can maintain, the less chance you have of falling into catabolism and the faster muscle will grow.'

Dose - 10 grams (one heaped teaspoon) before and immediately after training (combo product).

For more information check this direct link:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ast/gl3.html

VP2 Whey Protein Isolate

Building lean solid muscle requires a daily intake of protein. Muscle is protein. Without this essential nutrient all the training in the world won't help you. To build muscle your body requires extra protein for tissue repair and growth. But just eating extra protein to feed trained muscles hardly makes the grade when maximum growth is what you are looking for.

What AST says: 'Just because it says "Whey Protein" on the label does not mean you are getting the complete muscle-building benefits new science has to offer. In fact, if you are using another protein besides VP2 Whey Isolate then you are not putting the latest science to work for you. Science that could accelerate muscle growth!'

Dose - 4-6 a day depending on training and diet! Use one serving immediately before and after training (combo product).

For more information check this direct link:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ast/vp2wheyisolate.html

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MHC 750

MHC 750 is a truly unique supplement designed specifically to ignite your signal pathways that accelerate the synthesis of MHC and directly prevent breakdown of these proteins during intense training.

What AST says: 'MHC 750 helps you accelerate lean mass gains by directly stimulating a high level of muscle protein synthesis and preventing muscle breakdown during intense exercise. MHC 750 also provides a positive effect on whole body protein metabolism which is shown in research to have a dramatic impact on body composition.'

Dose - First 2 weeks of the challenge 1 before and 1 immediately after training. Up dose to 2 before and 2 after the for 2nd week and continue this does until the challenge has finished (combo product).

Ok guys, well - there you have it, a breakdown of 5 of the products that are being used in this challenge, we are using a total of 13 products all cycled in the diet at different times. Keep watching the show to learn about the next 5 super supplements in our challenge! Or go and check out the AST products on Bodybuilding.com yourself.

The Training

In week three, the training plan changes and slight additions are made to the diet. In next week's episode along side the new training video, you will have all the new additions to diet and the new training plan! I will outline why and how I make the changes to both nutrition and training.

I hope you enjoyed the daily video journal. Keep the questions coming in!

John Berry

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Next Week: Training Session #2

Next week, watch for AST training session #2 in the gym!

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