Category Archive for "Nutrition"
IS COUNTING CALORIES NECESSARY TO LOSE FAT AND GAIN MUSCLE?
To count or not to count? The idea of “counting calories” seems like a tedious task. It tends to conjure up negative images of food obsessed individuals revolving their entire day around their diets and tossing individual blueberries onto a…
ARE CHEAT MEALS OKAY WHILE BULKING OR CUTTING?
So you’ve been “eating clean” for the majority of the week… you’ve taken in your fair share of chicken breast, fish, oatmeal, rice and veggies… and you’re wondering if it would be okay to sneak in that chocolate bar or…
THE BEST PROTEIN SOURCES FOR BUILDING MUSCLE AND LOSING FAT
Protein is without a doubt the most vital nutrient for those trying to build lean muscle and melt off body fat. Protein is a macronutrient that is made up of a chain of smaller building blocks called amino acids. After…
WHAT TO EAT BEFORE CARDIO? (BEST PRE CARDIO MEAL)
If your primary goal is to lose body fat, or you’re aiming to build muscle while minimizing fat gains, cardio is obviously a useful calorie-burning tool to include in your plan. Whether it’s a high intensity interval based workout or…
IS EATING CARBS BEFORE BED BAD FOR FAT LOSS?
Avoiding carbs late at night has been a standard fat loss dieting method for many years. The logic here is that since activity level and overall metabolic rate will be at their lowest, eating carbs before bed will increase the…
DELICIOUS HIGH PROTEIN PANCAKES RECIPE
If you’re looking for a tasty, easy-to-prepare breakfast meal for your muscle building or fat burning diet plan, give this high protein pancakes recipe a try. It provides a great source of high quality protein, nutritionally dense carbs and healthy…
WHAT IS THE BEST PRE WORKOUT MEAL?
What is the best pre workout meal to consume before your weight training workout? A proper pre workout meal should accomplish two basic things… 1) Maximize performance during the training session. This is the single most important factor. If your…
BROWN RICE VS. WHITE RICE: WHICH IS BETTER?
“Is it okay to eat white rice as part of my muscle building and fat burning diet? What’s the truth on the issue of brown rice vs. white rice?” If you talk to a “fitness expert”, nine times out of…
THE MYTH OF “FAST CARBS” VS. “SLOW CARBS”
What are the best carbohydrate sources to include in your bodybuilding nutrition plan? “Stick to slow absorbing carbohydrates”. This is the typical auto-pilot response that you’ll get from most “fitness nutrition experts”. On the surface, it seems to make sense….
WHAT IS THE BEST POST WORKOUT MEAL?
Post workout nutrition has become like a religion in bodybuilding circles. Known as the “window of opportunity”, the 3-4 hour period immediately following a workout session is considered a critical time to provide your body with high quality protein and…
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