It seems everyone is always looking for “weight-loss in a bottle” or super-pill that can deliver rapid fat loss with little to no side effects or repercussions. There are many such products on the market and it is a great concept these thermogenic fat burning pills. It is an idea so neat that I want … Continue reading Thermogenics for Fat Loss – Feel the Burn, It Works!
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One of the most frustrating parts of starting an exercise/work-out/diet program can be not seeing results fast – or at least not fast enough. The ironic part too is that the better shape you are in to begin with, the slower the results seem to come. Individuals who are very over-weight will typically respond very … Continue reading Body Transformations and Weight Loss – Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Feeling sluggish and sore at the gym? Have you hit a plateau in your weight loss/muscle gain program? Or even worse, have your gains dropped off or fallen? Do you spend more than 1 hour at the gym? Are you the one who is always at the gym yet your body isn’t changing? If you … Continue reading Exercise Overtraining – When More Means Less
Hardcore muscle heads and bodybuilders will tell you that you have to perform compound exercises in order to maximize your muscle stimulation. While this is true, isolation exercises are a must for anyone seeking optimal growth. First off, a quick explanation of what each type of exercise is. A compound exercise is a multi-joint exercise … Continue reading Compound & Isolation Exercises – Perform Both for Optimal Growth
The first phase of the Nutrient Timing System is the Energy Phase and it is the period of time right before and during exercise. Here you consume a carbohydrate-rich drink with some protein before and/orduring exercise as your muscles need glycogen to power you through the strenuous workout and carbohydrates are stored in the muscles … Continue reading Part II: Nutrient Timing – Manipulating Nutrients for More Efficient Muscle Growth
Lets try to give a little background as to what cortisol is, how it helps us, and then identify how it can sabotage your weight loss goals. In the most basic terms, cortisol is a hormone that is released in response to stress – whether that stress is typical day-to-day stuff, or that induced by … Continue reading Maximize Muscle Gain & Fat Loss by Controlling Cortisol
One of the most common questions I get regarding my standard of eating 30% calories from fat, 40% carbohydrates and 30% protein is: from which food sources do you get your fat from? Understand first that your body needs fat in order to function properly and often by eating “low-fat foods” it means that what … Continue reading Get Fit – Eat Fat
We often go on about diet and nutrition for muscle gain and fat loss because the subject is so deep and critical to your long term success it deserves all the attention it gets. While much has also been written covering what exercises to do, the importance of set and repetition volume, and have gone into … Continue reading Weight Training Basics – Each Repetition Counts, Perfect Your Form
Parallel Bar Dips are one of the best chest exercises around for building mass from all angles, and it is also one of the least used. Look around any gym on any given day and most guys are pounding away at variations of the bench press – whether it is a flat bench press, incline … Continue reading The Best Chest Exercise You Aren’t Doing