Archive for Nutrition
4 Supplements *Actually* Worth Buying
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There is a magic secret to building lean muscle and strength faster than you ever imagined. This secret has been obscured from public view, but now, with the help of modern science and yours truly, the golden bullet will be revealed . . .
OK, I lied. There’s no magical secret to getting bigger, stronger and faster. Because our culture is geared towards immediate results, and because steroids are illegal, potentially dangerous and morally questionable, literally thousands of companies have popped up, purporting to offer the next big thing in muscular science. Not surprisingly, most of them have fallen by the wayside, leaving a few reputable juggernauts to duke it out for market share. Read More→
Shake it Up: Post-Workout Nutrition
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Training. Nutrition. Rest. These are the three pillars that make up the foundation of your training career. You can lift all you want, but if you don’t eat enough, you aren’t going to get bigger, stronger or faster. The same is true if you don’t sleep enough. Then again, if you eat well and get enough rest, but don’t train, you’re also going nowhere. Having read our articles on exercise form and programming, you already know how to lift correctly, so let’s discuss performance nutrition.
Specifically, let’s look at the post-workout meal. After training, there’s a 30-45 minute window where the body needs nutrients. You need to replenish what was burned during training and provide the blocks for building new muscle. Read More→
11 Eating Commandments – Gain Muscle and Lose Fat
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Organic food spending has grown by at least 20% each year for the last two decades. That kind of exponential growth shows that we humans care about eating healthy food. After all, people vote with their money more than anything else. However, when you get started, the ‘challenge’ of healthy eating can seem overwhelming. It turns out that eating to stay healthy, lean and strong is a lot easier than most people think. We’ve boiled healthy eating down into a sweet reduction of eleven easy to follow steps: Read More→
