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IS THE “IIFYM DIET” LEGIT? (IF IT FITS YOUR MACROS)

The concept of IIFYM or “if it fits your macros” has been spreading like wildfire through the online bodybuilding community over the past couple of years. This has led to huge debates on discussion forums, chatrooms and YouTube videos between...
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ONE ARM BIGGER THAN THE OTHER? HOW TO FIX AN ARM IMBALANCE

Got one arm bigger than the other? This is pretty common and anyone who trains with weights will tend to have one side of their body that is dominant over the other to some degree. But if one side of...
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DOES FASTED CARDIO BURN MORE FAT?

Performing cardio on an empty stomach (usually first thing in the morning after an overnight fast) has been a popular fat burning strategy among bodybuilders for many years. It seems to make sense… Since there is no food in the...
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WHY POST WORKOUT CARBS ARE NOT NECESSARY

Dextrose… waxy maize… maltodextrin… The practise of consuming huge doses of simple post workout carbs has pretty much become a religion in bodybuilding circles. You finish your workout, you mix up a post workout shake consisting of whey protein and...
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FISH OIL FOR BODYBUILDING: DOES FISH OIL BUILD MUSCLE?

I’ve said it for years… Anyone who wants to maximize their muscle gains, burn fat and improve their overall health should be supplementing with high quality fish oil every day. Fish oil contains the extremely valuable omega 3 fatty acids,...
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IS THERE A MAXIMUM PROTEIN INTAKE LIMIT PER MEAL?

The bodybuilding world is full of an endless number of well-accepted “truths” (or, as I like to call, common bodybuilding nutrition myths) that most lifters blindly incorporate into their programs without questioning them first. A common “truth” is the idea...
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DOES WHEY PROTEIN MAKE YOU FAT?

When it comes to high quality protein sources for your muscle building and fat burning program, whey protein really can’t be beaten. It’s packed with high amounts of branched-chain amino acids (these are the primary triggers for muscle protein synthesis)...
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