We already talked about weight loss plateaus and unexpected weight changes. In this post, I want to go over another enemy of the average dieter which is the so-called “starvation mode” or “starvation metabolism”. Now, what...
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Similar to weight loss plateaus some people experience unexpected weight changes during their diets. Of course, this is not what you want. In a perfect world you follow a diet and your weight declines in a linear fashion until you have reached...
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If you have ever started a diet in your life chances are you also hit a fat loss plateau. During the first few weeks fat practically falls off your body but then all of the sudden the scale doesn’t move anymore and you’re wondering what...
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When it comes to losing weight, there are a lot of misconceptions and myths out there. Not only can believing them derail your weight loss efforts, it can also mess with your health. In my last post, I already talked about the most common...
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One of the most common questions asked by my students is: how can you increase testosterone levels without using steroids? This is a valid question because we all know that testosterone is the primary hormone responsible for muscle growth, sex...
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When it comes to proper dieting food labels are extremely important. The pretty much tell you everything you need to know and give you a perfect overview of the nutritional value of the food at hand. Unfortunately, many people don’t know how to...
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An optimal water intake extremely important for your overall health and athletic performance. Obviously, everyone that currently doesn’t drink enough water, will a series of benefits by increasing his or her intake to ideal levels. So In this...
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Many people believe that vegans cannot build muscle and will inevitably suffer from protein and vitamin deficiencies. Others think that veganism is the best thing since the invention of the internet and that they have to convert everyone they see...
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Fat burners are one of the most popular type of supplement on the market today, and just with preworkouts there is an almost endless supply of options. So how do you know which is good and which isn’t? And are they even worth taking in the first...
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Pre-workout supplements are a difficult subject because even though they work, most of them are extremely overpriced. Why exactly? Well, even though they often want to make you believe that their effects are due to the newest discoveries in...
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Food composition refers to the individual foods you eat and their given nutrition. Among the other aspects of your fitness diet, it ranks fourth in importance (after calorie balance, macronutrients and meal timing). You might ask yourself why...
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No matter what goal in life you want to accomplish you will have to come up with a strategy. Without the proper strategy and gameplan, a goal is nothing more than a dream. Nutrient timing is the concept of when you provide your body with...
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