Have you noticed that a large number of fitness athletes and bodybuilders are out-of-shape most of the year? In an effort to build as much muscle as possible they follow a “bulking” and “cutting” approach to fitness. Eating copious amounts of food, while disregarding waist size and body-fat levels, only to diet back down when […]
How to Get Shredded Six-Pack Abs
We’ve talked about what and how to eat to get lean, we’ve crowned the king of cardio for weight-loss and we figured out how to make this as smooth a ride as possible. But we’re not just here for the cosmetic benefits, right? We don’t just want to look damn good, we’re also performance oriented. […]
Have Your Cake and Eat it
Not just that carefully cut silly excuse of a slice. The entire cake I mean… go on, enjoy it. Eat your heart out! In this article we will look at the concept of cheat meals/ cheat days and the art of regulating the human metabolism through strategic overfeeding. “Can I gorge on chocolate bars and […]
How Many Meals a Day Should You Eat?
“Eat small frequent meals to keep the metabolism firing.” When I first started training, I was lead to believe that eating 6-8 meals a day (the more the better) was the key to maximizing muscle growth and fat-loss. So I went out to buy my first tub of protein and some meal replacement bars for […]
Eat Bad, Look Good: Can You Lose Weight Eating Junk Food?
There’s always that one guy who eats junk food all day while staying lean year-round. You, on the other hand, eat “clean” but can’t seem to keep the weight off. Why is that? Meet Mark Haub, Professor of Human Nutrition at Kansas State University. In an effort to prove that energy balance is the determining […]