So the new year is here and perhaps you’ve already been to the gym a few times. Maybe you made the mistake of relying on motivation instead of discipline. Maybe you’ve already missed a day or two because you didn’t go in with a plan. Well, here’s a complete plan for …
Here’s a quick and easy breakfast recipe for people looking to add calories. Obviously this is for lifters trying to gain, not cut. First mix: 1 Cup Quaker Instant Oats 1 Cup Whole Milk (whole milk is 3.25% fat) Microwave for 1 minute then mix in: 1 heaping Tablespoon Butter …
Paleo Diet Guide: Is This Fad Worth it? Due to the recent health revolution, many health fads and diets have been creeping up into the mainstream arena. You might be wondering what you should consider and what you should omit. One popular diet you might have heard about is the …
So how do they figure out all that information that goes on a nutrition label anyway? First, the lab logs a sample into the system. Nutrition Labs are certified by various bodies, and accurate records are a vital part of that. Then the sample will be homogenized, which is a fancy …
If you’ve ever considered changing your diet to lose (or gain) weight, you’ve probably heard of Flexible Dieting, also called Macro-Based dieting. It’s really not a “diet” in the traditional sense, but is instead a way of eating that focuses on calories and macro-nutrients to achieve your weight loss or …
This is a question I see fairly frequently on the fitness boards I visit. It’s definitely an integral part of the cut and bulk cycle, where lifters eat over their caloric requirements to gain muscle — which also results in fat gain — and then diet to lose the fat while …
I’m always interested when I hear about new supplements that might have beneficial effects, especially for weight training and muscle gain. When my doctor recommend lipitor because of high cholesterol, I used supplements to lower my cholesterol to the point where lipitor was no longer indicated. So when a buddy …
Coconut oil is an edible oil that is extracted from the core of mature coconuts that are harvested from coconut palm trees. The type of oil contains a wide variety of health benefits that can improve the conditioning of a person’s hair and skin as well as digestive and immune …
What is olive oil? Olive oil is a fat obtained from the olive (the fruit of (Olea europaea), family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The oil is produced by pressing whole olives and is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps, and as a fuel …
Ghrelin is a hormone mainly produced and released by the stomach, with smaller amounts released by the small intestine, pancreas and brain, cells known as as P/D1 cells and epsilon cells. Ghrelin is the main hormone responsible for stimulating hunger. Its levels increase and decrease before and after meals and …
