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 […]
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Cardio exercises are often the first thing people do when trying to lose weight, along with other changes. Get off of the computer chair and go for a walk! It’ll do you some good. But while cardio is a good start, adding other changes will improve your results. Such as eating properly and lifting weights. […]
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There are a lot of aspects to learn when starting down the path of fitness. How do I exercise properly? What muscles should I workout together? Should I eat before a workout if I want to lose weight? One of the more confusing questions is whether or not you should work out every day. The […]
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Muscles aren’t made in the gym. They’re made when you’re resting. Some supplements, such as creatine, improve your gym performance and let you workout harder. Others help you recover, both more quickly and with greater efficiency. But what if there was a supplement that does both? Beyond Raw Precision BCAA claims to do so. […]
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There are many different workout routines out there. Too many, in fact. Starting Strength. Ice Cream Fitness. NerdFitness. And random routines on random workout forums. It seems as if every single gym-goer not only came up with their own routine but also loves to share it with the internet. But not all of those are […]
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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 […]
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Long ago, a fella named Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a novella called The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Jekyll guy was mild-mannered but, after drinking a potion, turned into Mr. Hyde, who was a monster of a man. Monsters tend to be strong. And what’s the goal of weightlifting? Strength! […]
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When you start looking at health supplements, you get bombarded with many funky words. Creatine! GABA! Nitric oxide! BCAAs! You almost need a chemistry degree to be a fitness enthusiast! Not quite, though. I’m here for you. A few of those I’ve talked about before. Today, let’s look at BCAAs. Should you take BCAAs? If […]
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There is a whole slew of diet programs out there which are better at lightening your wallet than trimming your waistline. The other day, my girlfriend found the Venus Factor diet. She was intrigued and started to try it out. Now, this is not her first foray into fitness. In fact, she is a […]
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Pre-workout supplements are a good way to step up your game and hit the weights so hard they’ll fly into space. However, they are not for everyone. Perhaps more importantly, they may not be good in every situation. An oft-asked question is whether or not pre-workouts are good for cardio, running, swimming, or other similar […]
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