“When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs Ev’ry morning to help me get large And now that I’m grown I eat five dozen eggs So I’m roughly the size of a barge!” What a guy, that Gaston! That song may be a bit silly, but it has the egg part right. If […]
When some people think of eggs and fitness, they think of fitness advice from the ’70s which led to people drinking raw eggs. Well, that’s not good advice, for a couple of reasons. That doesn’t mean eggs are bad for fitness, though! In fact, eggs are some of my favorite fitness-related foods. They’re nutritious and […]
Mass gainers are a class of supplement similar to yet distinct from protein powders. That, or you can consider them protein powders all juiced up. They can be scary to many people because of how calorie conscious our society is. But, some people need extra calories! Interested in boosting your diet and putting on lots […]
If you want to gain muscle, you need to eat protein. There’s no way around it. But, it can be difficult to figure out what type of protein to eat, and how much. Protein powder is a good way to supplement your diet in a way that maximizes muscle gain. But not all protein powders […]
When last I searched for “protein powder” on Amazon, there were over 9,000 results. What, nine thousand?! That’s a lot of protein powders to choose from! How can you ever settle on one? Thankfully, there are a lot of people in the world who have gone before you and taste tested many of those powders. […]
If your goal is to burn calories and lose weight, it doesn’t matter whether you eat before or after a workout. However, if your goal is to have the best workout possible, it’s recommended that you fuel yourself up so you can hit the weights hard and not end the workout early from fatigue. While […]
If you eat too much, you gain weight. Most people know this. Naturally, if you eat less, you’ll lose that weight. That’s good and all, but when taken to the extreme, some people think that a good way to lose weight is to cease eating altogether. So, here’s the question: Can you lose weight by […]
Gaining muscle is a good thing. You’ll be stronger, feel better, and have a higher BMR. However, it’s extremely difficult to bulk up muscle without gaining fat as well. So, what do you do? You go on a cut! A cut is when you focus on losing weight by burning fat but not muscle. Protein […]
One of the most advertised, and most feared, supplements is creatine. People like to joke about how it will turn you into a weightlifting monster. Will a few grams of creatine do that to you? Nope! It’s a naturally occurring peptide your body uses to recycle ADP into ATP. Your body makes it already! All […]
If you want to get fit, chances are that you want to build more muscles. That’s true even if you want to burn fat. Muscles require calories, even while resting! But, many people think that you need to go to the gym to get strong quickly. Or that you can work out at home, but […]