Number of wins Mr. Olympia

8 time Lee Haney 1984-1991
Ronnie Coleman 1998–2005

7 time Arnold Schwarzenegger 1970–1975, 1980

6 time Dorian Yates 1992–1997

4 time Jay Cutler 2006–2007, 2009-2010

3 time Sergio Oliva 1967–1969
Frank Zane 1977–1979

2 time Larry Scott 1965-1966
Franco Columbu 1976, 1981

1 time Samir Bannout 1983
Chris Dickerson 1982
Dexter Jackson 2008

Merry Christmas! Here's your free cookbook from your's truly!

Download or read online a FREE .PDF or text copy of my cookbook 'The Best of the Best of JB Ranch Recipe Sampler Cookbook' by Carol Bardelli.

Simply click here to go to Scribd and download or read it.

Recipes included are from A Cowboy Cookin’ Every Night Cookbook By Carol Bardelli, All American Meals Cookbook Compiled by the JB Ranch Staff, Authentic Cowboy Cookery Then & Now by Carol Bardelli and F.E. “Lizzie” Hill, Easy Gourmet For Diabetics Cookbook By Carol Bardelli, SN, The Hooked Cook – A Fisherman’s Cookbook
By Carol Bardelli and John Cuneo Sr., The Protein Edge Cookbook High Protein, Low Fat, Low Calorie Recipes by Carol Bardelli, SN and the Iron Mountain Gym Staff, Wild Man Gourmet Wild Game Cookbook By Carol Bardelli & The JB Ranch Staff, Use Your Noodle! Three Italians Cook By Carol Bardelli, Nikki Diavolo & Dante “Blue” Azzurro.

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Healthy men

Living in Nevada, choosing health in a land of temptation, part one

A lot of people who have never traveled to Reno or northern Nevada think it's just like Las Vegas, hot, crowded, all glitter, gambling, and glitz. It's true northern Nevada often has heat waves in July, but it also has snow storms in winter. Our view of the Sierra Nevada mountain range has snowy peaks from late September through early July. And northern Nevada sports some of the highest rated ski resorts in the world like Squaw Valley and Heavenly.

Our climate has distinct seasons while Las Vegas, 450 miles south of Reno, is much like Phoenix, Arizona – unbearably hot three seasons of the year and shirt sleeve warm in the winter. Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Carson City to a lesser degree, have their share of casinos, live shows and glittering neon. But northern Nevada offers a great deal more than Las Vegas in the way of outdoor sports and fitness activities all year round.

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Rest Is A Critical Requirement to Build Muscle

If you want to build muscle, going to the gym and getting in your workouts is crucial. Intensity during your workouts is important as well. If you don't stress your muscles sufficiently, you won't see any growth or results from your efforts. Doing the right exercises for maximum growth is also a key component of a well constructed muscle growth routine.

Weight lifters also appreciate the importance of proper nutrition. Without the right number of calories coming in (i.e. a surplus), a lifter will never gain muscle mass worth counting. In addition, the calories have to be the right composition - plenty of protein with a healthy portion of carbs and fats. They also need plenty of vitamins, minerals, and water to supplement their training.

All of these components are well appreciated and debated by exercisers and weight lifters everywhere. But one of the keys to any good program to build muscle is often ignored: rest. It is during rest that muscles repair the damage caused by the exercise, and it is during rest that the muscles grow bigger and stronger.

Too many lifters focus on working as hard as possible and then they enter a state of overtraining. Overtraining occurs when individuals don't give their muscles enough time to recuperate between workouts. Being in this state can cause a massive plateau to your results, and even worse, it can even lead to injuries which can set you back for months.

The proper way to continue to build muscle throughout your program is to make rest a priority. This may seem like you're going soft, but you're not. Rest is as crucial, and perhaps more important, than proper exercise and nutrition.

When designing your workout plan, make sure to add in enough bouts of rest between workouts. There are many ways to do this. One way is to do full body workouts through the week, leaving a day of rest in between, such as a Monday, Wednesday, Friday (or Saturday) workout. This will leave plenty of time in between for proper recuperation. Others like to work out everyday, so they separate out each day to focus on a particular muscle group. For example, Monday could be chest, Tuesday is biceps, and so on. This allows each muscle group to have periods of rest and periods of workouts. However, weight lifters following this schedule should be careful that the "off" days for the muscles truly are off days. For instance, certain chest exercises require working the biceps, and vice versa.



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Spiced Apples and Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are a holiday staple and new variations pop up every year. This recipe, on the other hand, goes back to grandma's day. Combines with crisp apples and crunchy pecans, sweet potatoes are a delicious treat. For a large crowd, simply double the recipe.

Chuck Wagon Spiced Apples and Sweet Potatoes

2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup apple, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/8 cup milk
1 cup whipped cream
1/3 cup pecans, chopped

Cook sweet potatoes at a simmer 20 minutes until tender. Drain. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Add apples, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, ginger and simmer 5 minutes until apples are tender. Combine apples, sweet potatoes and milk. Mash with a potato masher or fork. Serve topped with whipped cream and pecans. Serves 2 night herd riders or 4 school marms.

Recipe courtesy of 'Authentic Cowboy Cookery Then and Now' by Carol Bardelli.

Sunset Supper Poached Figs

Figs are a festive and fancy holiday food. Grocery stores sometimes carry fresh figs during the holiday season. If they're not available in your market, figs can be ordered online from fine food sellers like Amazon and iGourmet.

The fruit of the fig tree (botanical name Ficus carica,) is a staple food in its native home of southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region. Fig trees are also found in the warmer regions of the US including California. While dried figs have a distinctly different appearance from fresh figs, either can be used in this recipe.

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Holiday Cooking Tips, Alton Brown Turkey Tips Video

A delicious turkey dinner is a Christmas tradition for many families. If you've been cooking awhile, you probably have cooking that turkey down pat. But if you're a newlywed, just out of college, or simply on your own for the first time, you probably could use some help.

Who better to take instruction from than Food TV's Alton Brown. Star of 'Good Eats' and host of 'Iron Chef America' Alton Brown brings expert knowledge and wit to cooking how to demonstrations. In the videos below, Alton will walk you through the whole process and make you feel like an expert also.

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Rob Kreider

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin bars are a treat you can serve throughout the holiday season. From Halloween to the Super Bowl, these quick fix treats are always a delight. Adults love them, kids ask for them, and guests will want the recipe.

Originally from my own Grandmother's kitchen, this version is lightly spicy and has low carb options. Switch out Splenda for sugar, coconut or almond flour for white flour and you're good to go, low carb wise.

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Reno fitness getaways, Pyramid Lake is a hidden jewel in the desert

Jerry Bardelli beside Pyramid Lake pinnacles.

Reno's thunderstorms are predicted to let up over the weekend. Time to get outside and enjoy the moderate autumn weather. Why not take a short trip to nearby Pyramid lake for a hike. Outdoor fitness fun in the wilds of Nevada is just a few miles away from downtown Reno.

About 30 minutes from Reno, Pyramid Lake also offers outdoor activities like boating, fishing, and swimming in warmer months. While nearby Lake Tahoe is known for its famous sparkling blue waters, Pyramid Lake is also stunning, warmer and more suited to swim in.

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The Secrets Of Bodybuilding Training For Young Athletes

For many years, high school and college athletic coaches frowned upon their athletes doing any sort of weight training. However, as television brought more money to professional sports, college and even high school athletic programs worked to increase the performance of their athletes in order to keep up. As a result, kids became stronger and faster in order to advance. Weight training, sports supplementation, and other bodybuilding fundamentals quickly became part of every sports program in the nation.
A stigma still exists, for many, about bodybuilding. Many athletic programs employ a core weight-training program - squats, presses, dead lifts, and bench press - but they neglect full body development. Some consider this practice dangerous, as core training leaves many stabilizer body part groups ignored, even endangered, as muscle imbalances lead to new strains as some parts grow. Let's count the ways that bodybuilding training gives you an edge in sports.
Mental edge In any competition, the stronger man will always possess more confidence than his adversary. You can call it animal instinct, the alpha male complex, or anything else. But when two men face one another, the stronger of the two possesses a carnal advantage in every situation. It might not always result in a win, but it does provide a mental edge.

Core strengths
Using compound exercise movements like bench press, presses, squats, and dead lifts are a great way to make the entire body grow. They also create added strength in those actions most used in sports - jumping, running and stopping, moving opponents, and maintaining position. They build the core, which is your base for all performance.
Isolating weaknesses
The core strength training mentioned above is great for growing overall body mass, and targeting the large muscle groups. However, as these body parts grow, the strain, which exists on the smaller groups to support them, grows as well. You are MORE likely to sustain an injury if your back, chest and shoulders grow, yet your lower back, neck, traps, and arms are neglected. Bodybuilding training programs focus on every muscle in the body to ensure none go untrained and become problem areas.
Balance
A well-balanced bodybuilding-training program results in a well-balanced physique. Bodybuilders are able to eliminate the awkwardness of many common functions by adding additional strength (through training) to areas, which may lack functional strength.


Endurance
All sports involve repetition of strenuous tasks, whether it is running, jumping, throwing, or catching. As muscles repeat the same actions dozens or hundreds or even thousands of time, fatigue begins to se in. The muscle groups are flooded with blood for hours at a time, and lactic acid begins to build up in these areas.
If you're an athlete, do a little bit of reading on standard bodybuilding routines. Even if you cannot add a full bodybuilding routine to your sports training protocol, see what areas of your physique you've been neglecting. You might just find that a few movements each week will go a long way in increasing your sports ability and avoiding injury.

Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/bodybuilding-articles/the-secrets-of-bodybuilding-training-for-young-athletes-3353877.html

Bardelli YouTube Videos

This is a repost of several of our YouTube videos. I think they're a great way to get to know the Bardelli trio a little better. Assuming you're curious. You are here, after all.

Kudos For Low Carb Intro On Cerebral Palsy



2009 Science Project Movie



The Joker (Portrayal by Bruno Bardelli) - Gotham City's Worst Nightmare



Up The Wall, Down The Water Slide Short Version



Backyard Climbing Wall

Got original recipes? Enter the second annual ‘Tuscany to You’ recipe contest (sample recipes)

Are you a home cook who loves to experiment? Maybe you can’t resist trying a new spice or two in an old favorite to see what the results will be. Or you just straight out create new recipes from scratch as often as possible. Check out the authentic Itallian recipe for Grandpapa’s Spinach Lasagna below.

Proscuitto and Stilton Shrimp recipe.

If everyone asks for your lasagna recipe or third helpings of your homemade eggplant Parmesan, then the second annual recipe contest ‘Tuscany to You’ is for you. Sponsored by Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi, one of Italy’s most prestigious wine producers, ‘Tuscany to You’ is a nationwide consumer recipe contest for everyday cooks who create new and exciting dishes. View a video demonstration below.

Hearty Artichoke and Mushroom Lasagna recipe.

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Football Party Grilled Sausages Feast

Autumn is a week away and football season is in full swing. It's time for tailgating and those last few barbecues before the winter weather arrives. Sausages and franks are always a hit with sports fans. Here's a recipe for serving a wide variety of sausages to please any crowd, football widows and widowers included. Also check out the video demonstration below for BBQ Pit Boys Old-Time Bacon Cheese Hotdogs & Stuffed Sausages Recipe.

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New England Barbecue Chicken with Low Carb BBQ Sauce

Barbecue chicken is popular in the summer. This version can be served year round if you have a portable indoor grill or use your broiler in a pinch. Most barbecue sauces are high in carbohydrates due to their sugar content. This is partly because most commercial ketchups are high in sugar. Switching to Walden FFarms ketchup or another low carb ketchup allows for a delicious low carb barbecue sauce. Don't tell anyone, they'll never know the difference.

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Kathy Smith Total Body Lift Review

When you say the name Kathy Smith, anyone who’s into exercise and fitness, knows who you’re talking about. Kathy is one of the most recognizable fitness trainers in America, with her blonde locks and killer good looks. She’s a trusted professional you just know will give it to you straight and provide you with an awesome workout.
See video demo below.

Kathy’s 2008 release of Kathy Smith Total Body Lift is a dance inspired creation designed to give you a leaner, younger look. Yes, it is possible to improve your looks by working out with specific moves that tone, tighten, and lift. You can defy gravity and the effects of aging by following Kathy’s Kathy Smith Total Body Lift DVD. And weight loss is one of the side effects you will be rewarded with as well.

While Kathy’s precise moves tone and tighten, they also aid you in gaining strength and energy. Youthfulness isn’t just for the young anymore. Scientific studies have long proven the many benefits of exercise. Now, you have that science at your fingertips in this 69 minute DVD. Kathy walks you through a warm up, upper body lift exercises, a leg lift routine, a butt lift session, a tummy lift, and a cool down.

It really is easy to tone your muscles and trim off inches with Kathy’s precise, concentrated movements anyone can do. You will create the long, beautiful line everyone wants and envies. This workout DVD is a winner that garnishes results.

25 Reasons The 2010 Dietary Guidelines Are Wrong About Cholesterol, Saturated Fat, And Carbohydrates

This is a must read for anyone interested in diet and nutrition. The low fat / low cholesterol myth must die!

Read 25 Reasons The 2010 Dietary Guidelines Are Wrong About Cholesterol, Saturated Fat, And Carbohydrates by Cereal Killer.

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/162/582/25_Reasons_the_2010_Dietary_Guidelines_are_wrong_about_cholesterol,_saturated_fat,_and_carbohydrates.html

Diabetic and low carbohydrate friendly Broccoli Cheese Soup and Broccoli Cheese Cornbread

Soon the weather will turn chilly and sumptious hot foods will be on the menu. These two easy and delicious recipes please the palate while warming body and soul. Also, be sure to check out the demonstration video below for a Vegan Chickpea Broccoli Casserole recipe.

A study by a Penn State researcher and two colleagues found that eating habits are as important as medication in controlling Type 2 diabetes, one of the fastest growing diseases in adults, and now children.

Avoiding sugary foods, limiting portion sizes, eating fewer and smaller desserts, planning meals, eating a lot of vegetables and limiting simple carbohydrates like bread, pasta and potatoes were key habits in test subjects ability to improve control over blood sugar levels and limiting the need for drug treatment.

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Easy and healthy soup recipes, part two

Hot and savory soup on a cool night can make any meal a hit. Soups are enjoyed universally and internationally. Almost every culture and country has their soup specialties or signature soups. The Japanese are famous for Ramen, Italians have their Minestrone, the Greeks are known for their Kakavia or fish soup. Of course, Amera has it's own regional favorites like New England Clam Chowder and New Orleans gumbo. Check out them demonstration video below for Healthy Recipes - Homemade Chicken Soup.

Soups come in two main varieties, clear soups and thick soups. Many of the bases for soups are credited to the French. But soup is as old as humankind and the French merely refined and perfected soup. The French names for clear soups are bouillon and consommé. Although the simplest form of soup, these two basics can be used to create spectacular culinary delights.

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Scivation, The New Name Of Bodybuilding

Are you ready to meet all of your dietary and fitness goals? When bodybuilding, of course it's important to maintain a well-balanced diet. Basically, you should maintain the food pyramid that you learned in elementary school, with a few variations. However, it's also highly beneficial for bodybuilders to take dietary supplements, to enhance their diet.Enter Scivation. The company not only provides an array of quality dietary supplements for bodybuilders, but it also publishes various books about how to improve their diet. Their publications include "Game Over Cut Diet," "The Lean Mass Diet" "The CHA Diet" and "The Diet Solution."Books aren't the only quality products available from Scivation. You can already enjoy Scivation whey supplements, which contain whey protein of the highest quality. Studies show that whey protein is the best type when you need to provide your body with fast-acting protein. The protein quickly absorbs into your body, allowing your muscles to use it quickly. Using Scivation whey protein, you can make a tasty drink by simply adding water or milk. Other possibilities include delicious shakes and omelets. However you use the whey protein supplement from Scivation, you'll be able to savor this tasty product.While many whey products taste good, they don't product the outstanding results of whey supplements from Scivation. Besides being tasty, Scivation's whey supplement can provide you with several other benefits. The Glutamine and BCAA it contains can help you to build lean muscle mass. It's also aspartame-free, so you won't have to worry about the long-term effects of such artificial sweeteners. Since the whey protein supplement from Scivation is fast acting, you can use it before and after your workout. Of course, if you're consuming a high-protein diet, then the whey protein that Scivation provides will complement your diet perfectly.When used along with the Scivation dietary supplements, the information contained in the books can maximize the amount of lean muscle mass that you can add to your body. The goal of Scivation is to help bodybuilders and other fitness enthusiasts reach their goals. This is through the combination of proper training, a balanced diet, and effective supplements.Some companies produce dietary supplements, while others publish books about diet and nutrition. Scivation is different, in that it provides complete nutritional programs. These programs are effective in helping people to reach their dietary and fitness goals.What exactly is the Team Scivation program? The goal of Scivation is to combine the newest scientific research, with groundbreaking products. Another aspect that makes Scivation different from other diet and fitness companies is that the company is owned by athletes who use the products themselves.Team Scivation includes 15,000 members throughout the world, while its diet and fitness program is absolutely free. Regardless of your current fitness, the Team Scivation program can help you to reach your goals. In fact, in 2009 more than 300 members of Team Scivation participated in some type of fitness, swimsuit, bodybuilding, MMA, strongman, or figure event.Joining Team Scivation is simple and risk-free. After joining, Scivation will create a customized dietary, training, and supplementation program for you. Doing deinstallation



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Easy and healthy soup recipes, part one

Soups are a classic comfort food. Warming to body and soul, most are also low in calories. While many cream based soups are high in fat and calories, they are appropriate for most low carbohydrate diets. On the other hand, many low fat and low calorie commercially prepared soups are very high in carbohydrates. An example is any soup containing pasta, potatoes or rice. See video demonstration below for an easy tomato soup recipe.

Pennsylvania researchers say the pounds melt off quickly on low-carbohydrate diets because overeating is fueled by simple carbohydrates like white bread, white rice and potatoes, white pasta, processed foods, sugary foods and desserts. It follows that you'll want to avoid these foods when they're present in soups. Soups containing beans are also high in carbohydrates.

While vegetables and fruits are carbohydrates, they are complex carbohydrates and digest more slowly than simple carbohydrates. Eating adequate amounts of vegetables and fruits is directly connected to improved health, weight loss, weight maintenance and balanced blood sugar levels. Limit fruits high in sugar to avoid blood sugar spikes.

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Skillet Tex Mex Corn and Bean Salsa

Fresh and spicy Tex Mex can be diet friendly and you don't have to settle for Taco Bell's version of healthy south of the border. Try this fast and easy recipe in your own kitchen for fabulous fast food that won't break your budget or expand your waist line.

To go low carb, replace corn and black beans with cooked ground beef and chorizo. Other delicious options are as simple as substituting sharp cheddar cheese for Pepper Jack cheese. Or substitute your favorite fresh salsa for the picante sauce. If you like it spicy, add a half teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper or ground chilpolte pepper.

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I love my job! But we're having a dysfunctional relationship at the moment

Okay, I'm a patient person. NOT. I love my job at a major online website and I would never leave willingly. The writing and publishing opportunity they offer me is worth any aggravation.

My impatience stems from this email statement: "we’ve made several observations about the migration of content..." Yeah, like in stuff has disappeared into thin air. Stuff I didn't always back up or lost to a willfully suicidal hard drive.

I hope I've learned my lesson. ALWAYS back up everything! Then back up the back ups. And never rely on a laptop.

Decadent quiche recipes everyone loves

Even the occasional liberated man has claimed not to be into quiche, but a luscious and meaty version is irrisistable. Quiche is a French dish, but Americans have made it their own since the 1950s. Variations abound, but Quiche is most popular in times of economic hardship due to the fact eggs are almost always inexpensive and a great source of protein.

Fitness models and bodybuiders look to eggs as an inexpensive source of protein. Low carbohydrate dieters also relish delicious, money saving egg dishes. If you can't afford the meat at the moment, or you want to go lacto-ovo vegetarian, check out the second recipe below .Also check out the fun video demo below on how to make mini quiches by Howdini.

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Trio of easy and delicious hummus recipes

Hummus is a savory Mediterrean dish that goes with many foods. Whether you use it as a dip, slather it on toast, or top your favorite lamb dish with it, hummus is versatile. Hummus has been referred to as one of the oldest known prepared foods. Eaten in the Middle East since ancient times, hummus is still a staple of the region.

Hummus has gained popularity in Europe and the US, partly due to immigrants introducing it to American cities. The vegetarian movement also helped to boost the dish's consumption. Relatively low in carbohydrates at 3 grams per one tablespoon, it also only has 27 calories, 1 gram of fat and 1 gram of protein. A serving size is usually two tablespoons as hummus is often treated as a condiment. But this dish is healthy enough to be consumed in larger amounts within reason. Also check out the cooking demonstration video below for another hummus recipe.

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Dances of India Bollywood to Bollydance review

Variety is the spice of life. It’s a well used cliché and it also applies to exercise. With variety in your workouts, you risk boredom and quitting all together. No exercise equals slowed weight loss. Another important reason to switch up your fitness routine is the fact the human body adapts to exercise. Trying new exercise videos is a fun way to incorporate new moves into your fitness routine.

Best fitness and workout videos for beginners.

Dances of India Bollywood to Bollydance by Meera Varma bring India’s exotic Bollywood dance moves to the American weight loss products market. Dance is a universal language and a superior way to work out. Dancers have bodies to die for and you can achieve your best body with Meera’s expert guidance through classic Indian and folk dancing. See demo video below.

This energetic and sultry workout is not just a fat loss tool. This exercise video is an adventure to an exotic getaway. This one of a kind workout video includes a warm up, complete dance instruction, and a cool down. Now, fat burning and muscle toning can be an experience you won’t soon forget. This one will bring you back for more.

Meera Varma is an internationally acclaimed choreographer and dancer. As a world class dancer, she travels extensively as a teacher of native Indian dancing. She is also an accomplished and well known belly dancer who's won awards in competition.

Easy and elegant Brussels sprouts recipes

Brussels sprouts are not known as everyone’s favorite vegetable. This is because most people do not prepare Brussels sprouts properly, often under seasoning and over cooking them. The recipes below can start you down the road to being a Brussels sprouts lover.

First grown in 16th century Belgium, Brussels sprouts are cousins of the cabbage, another misunderstood vegetable. Both blend well with stronger ingredients like, garlic, onions, cheeses and spices. When choosing Brussels sprouts look for small bright green spouts with compact leaves.

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