Health & Nutrition

PROTEIN 101: The Ultimate Guide to Protein. Commit the time to studying more about protein as you have training and you’ll be on your way to better athlete!

  Ketogenic Diet Can Benefit Strength Athletes Ketogenic diets have long been used in the strength training world. Bodybuilders, powerlifters, Olympic lifters, and wrestlers have all made use of ketogenic...

Low Carbs and Muscle Growth Bodybuilders have been using low carb diets for decades because most bodybuilders feels its an effective way for increasing fat loss. Most bodybuilders believe low...

Eating Less at Night Increases Next Day Alertness Source: Science Daily Eating less late at night may help curb the concentration and alertness deficits that accompany sleep deprivation, according to...

  Carbohydrates Good for Weight Loss? Yes! Caloric restriction (CR) of 30%–50% increases the health span, lowers cholesterol, improves insulin sensitivity, delays the onset of aging and age-associated diseases, and...

Coconut Oil Enhances Weight Loss and Lowers Blood Pressure Coconut oil is one of the few foods that can be classified as a “superfood.” Its unique combination of fatty acids...

  Paleo Diet Suppresses Appetite Better than Traditional Diet by: Robbie Durand Following a “Paleolithic-type” diet can reduce the risk of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, some cancers, diabetes, metabolic...

  Majority of Fats in Almonds Not Absorbed In the fitness world, almonds are praised for their presence of monounsaturated fatty acids, dietary fiber, antioxidants, vitamins like riboflavin, and trace...

Skipping Breakfast Reduces Performance Over the last few decades, obesity in America has skyrocketed and many health researchers have examined what can be done to slow down the obesity epidemic....

  6 Top Appetite Suppressing Foods Internationally-recognized nutritionist Dr. Lisa Young, who is also a international speaker, adjunct professor of nutrition at NYU, and author of ‘The Portion Teller Plan”...

  Meal Consistency Enhances Metabolism In last two decades, traditional low meal frequency patterns (2-3 times/day) got slowly replaced by higher meal frequencies (5-7 times/day). There are essentially four factors...

  Health benefits of Whey Protein by: Robbie Durand Previous studies have demonstrated the ability of whey protein to play a vital role in muscle growth and maintenance, increased satiety...

  Green Coffee Reduces Lipogenic Genes Researchers think the key components of green coffee beans chlorogenic acid helps regulate hunger and satiety, helping people lose weight. They also point that...

Tweaking the Right Protein and Carbs for Weight Loss While eating a moderate amount of calories is important to maintaining a healthy weight, diet shouldn’t only be about counting calories....

  The One Food “Superfood” Every Athlete Needs to Eat for Dinner – BROCCOLI by: Robbie Durand As a child, like many people, broccoli was not the vegetable you want...

“My favorite food is rice, rice, rice and rice. When I binge out it’s on even more rice . It’s better than pizza, better than ice cream.” -Victor Richards New...

  Best Fat Burning Pre-Workout Meal for Women Want to turn you body into a fat burning machine before you do your cardio ladies? Well, in order to do this,...

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Beats Olive Oil for Heart Health The Mediterranean Diet has recently been discussed as being one of the worlds healthiest diets to eat and one of...

Calcium Content Not Protein Suppresses Appetite Anyone that has ever been on a Atkins diet knows that high protein diets seems to kill the appetite. “People on the Atkins diet...

Mediterranean Diet Beats Exercise for Heart Disease Prevention Source: ScienceDaily Filling up on oily fish, nuts, whole grains and fruit and vegetables – and even the odd glass of red...

Fitness Tips for Women There is a plague across many gyms in America and its women being misinformed on fitness and weight loss. There are tons of misconceptions that you...

Raw Peanuts Result in Less Weight Gain than Roasted In a previous article, it was written about how almonds and walnuts had an amazing ability to prevent weight gain despite...

  Women who Incorporate Cheat Meals Lose More Weight The current prevalence of obesity is estimated in approximately 400 million people worldwide. The main issue with dieting is that its...

  Getting Shredded 101: Beginner’s Diet Plan If you’ve just decided to make the commitment to start working on improving your health, fitness, and body composition, it’s vital that you...

3 or 6 Meals a Day? Which is Better for Fat Loss by: Robbie Durand Meal frequency has been the big debate among prep coaches and all the diet gurus....

  Avocados are so much more than just the main ingredients in guacamole. Fresh Hass avocados have 3 grams of total carbohydrate, less than 1 gram of natural sugar per...

  Best Fats to Get Ripped Most people that I know when they are getting ready for a physique competition start incorporating more fish into their diet, as they get...

Carbohydrate’s Influence on Muscle Mass: Why You Need Carbs by: Robbie Durand Cutting back on carbs is the norm for most people to lose body fat, I am not opposed...

Final Cutz® has been designed to support the fat burning process while assisting with your focus, concentration and overall sense of clarity. The addition of Acetyl-L-Carnitine makes it possible for...

  LOSE FAT BY ADDING A LITTLE SPICE TO YOUR LIFE… With the New Year arrival so is the flood of e-mail’s asking for my “secret” for weight loss and...

Spread it Out: 25% Greater Increases in Protein Synthesis by: Robbie Durand Most athletes have been told to make dinner their highest-protein meal of the day. Researchers sought to examine...

  Carbohydrates at Night Better than during Day Every competitor knows that eaten carbs at night is just about the worse thing you can do for weight loss. right?? For...

Best Carb Pre Workout: Carbs Before High-Intensity Exercise Does Not Affect Fat Oxidation by: Robbie Durand For years, athletes have been told not to eat high glycemic foods before exercise...