Low-carb, low-fat, ketogenic, DASH, Mediterranean, Atkins, carb-cycling, fasting, intermittent fasting, the Zone, vegetarian, vegan, Weight Watchers, South Beach, Paleo, high-protein, I could go on and on. All these diets tell you what to eat or when to eat it. But, what if I told you that diets aren’t necessarily about what food you eat?
Read MoreWith thousands of brands of protein powders all having a supposedly unique use, how is a person supposed to know what to use for their goals?
Read MoreArguably, the most well studied and effective sports supplement ever. What is it, exactly? How does it work? Should you be taking it?
Read MoreIs there such thing as fit but fat? Large but lively? Chunky but chipper? With almost 70% of the US adult population falling into the overweight or obese category, scale numbers are becoming a touchy subject.
Read MoreIt is quite unlike any other event that centers around strength. There is a blend of power, strength, conditioning, and just pure redlining involved that powerlifting, bodybuilding, Olympic weightlifting, etc. do not touch.
Read MorePoor sleep will not only prevent adequate recovery from the gym, it can wreak havoc on your health. Here is a list of six ways to take your sleep/recovery game to the next level.
Read MoreYou’ve never met em’ before, but you could slip easily into their shoes and walk a path so familiar you’re certain those old footprints were left by you.
Read MoreFor the majority of my life, I have been skinny. This was particularly disheartening for me because we all know chicks dig gains, and I was tired of people grabbing my arm and putting their hand around my wrist, touching their thumb and middle finger together to demonstrate how small my wrists were.
Read MoreTwas the night before the state powerlifting meet, and all through those parts
The only things stirring are protein shakes and protein farts
Tomorrow will be glorious! Is the theme in their head
“Consistency and duration.” I tell them those are the two most important factors in making the progress they wish to see. “You need to be consistent and it needs to be of realistic duration. The best program, the best diet and the best supplements are not going to do anything if you can’t be consistent for a long enough duration of time.”
Read MoreSlow and steady wins the race
Allow 45 minutes to 1 hour per drink, if possible, to give your body time to properly metabolize alcohol and all its metabolites. A backlog of alcohol metabolites (mainly acetaldehyde) caused by fast consumption of alcohol will have you feeling worse than a broke dick dog in a yard full of bitches.
I occasionally like to partake in the consumption of spirits. As it relates to all things gainz, I am inquiring as to whether it is prudent for me to consume my spirits spaced out over the course of a week, say two spirits per night, or consume 14 in one night?
Read MoreThis is the feeling I’ve somehow come to associate with getting work done in the gym. It’s the pain of progress, and it’s a feeling that most CrossFit athletes, both amateur and competitive, are addicted to. The constantly-varied, highly-intense nature of the CrossFit WODs means it can hurt a million different ways on a million different days, but the psychological response seems to be the same. I feel like I’ve been to the brink of death, and that must mean I accomplished something.
Read MoreOver 80% of the US adult population consumes the divine nectar of the gods known as coffee. With good reason too, as coffee is freaking awesome. In fact, if you don’t like coffee, you are probably a communist (citation needed). So, coffee is awesome and all these people drink it, but what if everyone is drinking it wrong?
Read MoreHow many of you reading this right now plan detraining periods in your training regimen? I would imagine there is a small, but probably not real high percentage. How many of you that do plan detraining periods, do for a ten day period or more? I know what you are thinking, ten days or more off from training? Why don’t I just shave my beard, stop peeing in the shower, and become a Birkenstock- wearing vegan?
Read MoreSo, here is the cold, hard, yeast filled truth about Subway: Its food is of no better quality than any other major fast food chain. Let’s take a look at a typical Subway order: first there is 12 inches of refined bread coming in at roughly a whopping 100g of carbohydrates (not including condiments, sauces, etc). Then on top of your GLUTEN GOBLIN ( OMG GLUTEN, RUUUUUUUUUUUUN!) you stack on some “high quality lunch meat”. You guys noticed the quotations again didn’t you?
Read MoreBeach season is several months away and you’re already having anxiety attacks about having to take your shirt off in public. Then that oh-so-familiar thought creeps back into your head “maybe I should start cutting”. So, you pace back over to that mirror, grab a suprailiac fold of fat and declare your diet starts tomorrow! Undoubtedly, while gorging yourself on a bucket of ice cream, topped with bacon and shredded cheese because apparently, pure-unabashed gluttony is a prerequisite before starting a new diet these days.
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"Is this some kind of sick joke? I can’t wear shorts because my legs look like upside down bowling pins. Even the color is the same."
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