A large percentage of the world population is overweight and (as a result) suffering from chronic health issues. What we’re doing right now is obviously not working for us. People are getting fatter and sicker despite paying more attention to their diets than ever before in human history. We spend astronomic amounts of money on […]
How to Destroy Plateaus and Reach Your Genetic Potential
I’ve experienced regular setbacks on my fitness journey. Strength progress would come to a halt in an almost interval like manner. Muscle gain stalled inexplicably despite maximum effort, a seemingly perfect diet, and boundless enthusiasm. I’ve learned to deal with these setbacks over the years (somewhat). But at the same time, I wanted to pin […]
Counting Calories: A Flawed Concept?
“Counting calories doesn’t work for me, Victor.” Really? For most people, undoubtedly, tracking calories is a surefire way to reach their weight-loss goals. It also clearly demonstrates that food selection is not as important as food quantity when weight-loss is the prime objective (read). Doesn’t matter if you base your diet on strictly “clean” or “healthy” […]
The Truth About Supplements and What I Use
Protein powders, multi-vitamins, fat-burners, creatine, nitric oxide boosters… the good, the bad and the ugly. If you’ve been in the fitness game for some time, chances are, you’ve tried products geared towards making you a better athlete. Walk into any gym and the first thing you’ll see (apart from out-of-shape receptionists) is a wide selection of […]
4 Strategies to Make Fat-Loss Effortless
Just recently I read an article in a popular magazine about healthy eating and weight-loss. It was the same unfounded and short-sighted garbage that got people looking for diets in the first place. “You must eat 3 meals a day with 2 additional snacks, to keep the metabolism firing.” “In order to lose weight you […]