Category Archive for "Nutrition"

CLEAN BULKING VS. DIRTY BULKING: WHICH IS BETTER?

What is the best approach to take when it comes to your mass gaining diet, a “clean bulk” or a “dirty bulk”? You’ll hear various definitions for these two terms depending on who you speak to, but for the sake…

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HUNGRY WHILE CUTTING? 12 WAYS TO REDUCE HUNGER ON A DIET

If you’re feeling hungry while cutting, trust me, you’re not alone. Regardless of what type of dieting method you employ or how your training plan is specifically structured, fat loss ultimately comes down to one central thing: maintaining a net…

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WHY YOU NEED A FOOD SCALE TO TRACK CALORIES & MACROS PROPERLY

If you’re truly serious about transforming your body in the fastest and most efficient way possible, proper dietary tracking is key. Unless you have incredibly good genetics or just happen to get lucky, trying to maximize your muscle building and…

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5 BODYBUILDING DIET TIPS TO HELP YOU STAY CONSISTENT

Everyone, from beginners to advanced lifter, could use some bodybuilding diet tips. When it comes to effectively gaining muscle and losing fat, both training and nutrition are equally important pieces of the overall puzzle. You can’t have one without the…

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THE BEST HOMEMADE PROTEIN BARS RECIPE

Protein bars are a great way to get in a quick snack of high quality protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats, especially if you’re busy and on the go. Unfortunately, most of the commercial protein bars you find at your local…

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WHAT IS THE BEST POST WORKOUT PROTEIN SOURCE?

“What is the best post workout protein source for supporting muscle recovery and growth in the most effective way?” Proper post workout nutrition is far from rocket-science. Most lifters completely over-analyze this area of their program and get totally lost…

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DO NUTS MAKE YOU FAT? (CALORIES IN NUTS AND PEANUT BUTTER)

Although it’s a fact that is often overlooked, there’s no question that one should be very careful in how they handle their nuts. Get too reckless, and it could very easily throw your entire muscle building or fat burning program…

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WHY POST WORKOUT SHAKES ARE NOT NECESSARY

It’s an all too familiar sight… Guys and girls walking around the gym with shaker cups full of powder, heading to the water fountain to consume that post workout concoction within minutes of completing the last rep of their session….

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6 BODYBUILDING NUTRITION MYTHS DEBUNKED!

Balancing your bodybuilding program with your career, friends, family and other hobbies/pursuits is hard work enough… the lastthing you need on top of this is to waste valuable energy on redundant, ineffective nutritional techniques that do nothing but make your…

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CAN’T EAT ENOUGH CALORIES TO BULK UP AND GAIN MUSCLE? (4 TIPS)

Do you consider yourself a “hardgainer” who can’t eat enough calories to bulk up? There are several smaller details that go into planning out a complete muscle building diet, but your total daily calorie intake is the ultimate bottom line….

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