What Are Trans Fats?
In the past decade, trans fats have been painted as a food additive to be avoided – and for good reason. Study after study has found their adverse health effects to be so serious that they’ve prompted...
View ArticleHow Much Protein Do You Need Per Day?
When it comes to losing fat, building muscle, or manipulating your body composition in any way, there is no greater nutritional tool in your arsenal than protein. Dietary protein heavily influences...
View ArticleThe 6 Healthiest Beers of 2014 (that don’t suck)
It’s bbq season, and if you’re anything like me you like to enjoy a couple (or 3) cold beers while you’re out cooking in the warm summer sun. This can be somewhat problematic if you’re trying to...
View ArticleWhy Flexible Dieting (IIFYM) is the Only “Diet” You’ll Never Fail
I’m going to be honest with you. I really don’t like the word “diet”. By it’s very nature, it implies a temporary event. When people go on a diet, they don’t go into thinking they’ll diet forever. They...
View ArticleAmino Acid Spiking (Your Protein Powders Dirty Secret)
When it comes to muscle gain, retention and overall body composition (your muscle-to-fat ratio), there is no more crucial part of your diet than protein. A lack of protein will wreak havoc on your body...
View ArticleMeal Frequency: How Many Meals Should You Eat a Day?
The notion of frequent small meals throughout the day being beneficial for weight loss is perhaps even more pervasive of a dogma than spot reduction in the fitness world. To this very day, you’ll see...
View ArticleWhat is Clean Eating? (Evidence Debunks the Concept of Unhealthy Foods)
Clean Eating appears on the internet a whopping 9.6 million times. It's no wonder it's such a pervasive idea in gyms, online, on your televisions and even in the Doctor's office. You’ve heard it a...
View ArticleThe Best Protein Sources for Fat Loss and Lean Muscle Gain
Protein is critically important to building muscle, and this certainly isn't a secret. But did you know that it might be even more important when you're trying to shed those extra pounds? Indeed,...
View ArticleThe Broscience Survival Guide
Some of you will have heard of the term ‘broscience' before. Some of you won't have, but have likely come across it at some point without even realizing it. That's the most dangerous type of...
View ArticleThe 2 Most Important Principles in Fitness
For a beginner, embarking on a journey to lose fat, build muscle, or both, can be a confusing and daunting process. Often times, people start this journey by researching fitness information on the...
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