You might know that BCAAs play an important role in muscle growth and fat loss. What you don’t know? Most supplements might be completely unnecessary.
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Stop thinking about how many calories you’re burning each workout, and instead pay more attention to the signals your body is sending to make the most of your exercise plans and burn fat faster.
NutritionThe Body Cleanse: Does Juicing Really Work?
Before you begin your next detox, you’ll want to know how you’re really helping your body. (It’s not what you think.)
FitnessBetter Workouts: How to Master The Pullup
Pullups are the ultimate test of relative body strength. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, here’s how to do more and see progress. We’ve all heard the old adage “You’ve got to learn how to crawl before you can learn how to walk.” Nothing could be more accurate in the gym. Unfortunately, when it comes […]
NutritionDiet Plans: Considerations for Muscle Gain and Fat Loss
From cheat meals to extreme fat loss plans, here’s what you need to know about creating your own diet, and why focusing on food group diets can lead to failure.
FitnessDoes Fitness Make You Unhappy?
Let’s assume for one moment this isn’t a blog post. It’s a conversation that you’re watching. I’m not a writer. You’re not a reader. This is real life. And this is the conversation that hurts to the core maybe more than any other conversation I have in fitness. Why? Because it’s a reflection of what […]
FitnessWhy Running Does Not (Always) Burn Fat
What happens when weight loss stops? You do more cardio. Here are 5 reasons why that might not be your best approach.
Success StoriesThe Unstoppable Force of Change
You can make every excuse not to change. But what would you do if, tomorrow, you didn’t have a choice?
FitnessStrength Is Not Always the Answer
If I could go back in time to when I first started lifting weights, I’d do everything differently. Back then, I was so worried about finding the right plan for me that I missed out on the two most fundamental aspects of exercise: movement and strength. Movement is easy to figure out, and yet mostly misunderstand. […]
FitnessConfessions of a Trainer: Your Workout Is Not Your Problem
How many motivational clichés does it take to get in shape? Whatever it takes. This is the type of (sarcastic) feedback that makes exercise so frustrating. Lots of talk that sounds good, but nothing that definitively shows you how to get from where you are to where you want to be. Most fitness information is a […]