Let me guess. You want to lose weight, right? Cool. And if you came here to learn about starvation mode, there’s another guess I feel pretty confident in making: you’re not actually losing weight. You want to. You’re trying to. You’re doing everything you can in terms of your diet and workout to make it…
Continue Reading: Starvation Mode: Is It A Myth? Is It Real? Is Your Body In It Right Now?
If you’re reading this, it’s pretty safe to assume that you want to build muscle. Awesome. When we’re trying to reach this goal, there are 2 very important areas we need to focus on and get right. One of them is our diet. The other is our workout routine. Now there are PLENTY of ways…
Continue Reading: Bodybuilding Workouts SUCK For Building Muscle!
Anyone trying to lose fat or build muscle always wants to do it as quickly as possible, and that probably explains why so many people seem to base the effectiveness of a workout on the instant feedback they get from it. Now I don’t just mean the geniuses who get on the scale, then jump…
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Hi. I have a confession to make. It’s sort of a controversial one. Many would even consider it highly embarrassing. I’m not really sure what the best way is to say it, so I guess I’ll just come right out with it… I do curls in the squat rack. And not just a few times, either….
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(Off-Topic Note: Wouldn’t this also make a great title for some really strange children’s book?) The concept of fasting has been around forever in various forms and for various reasons (weight loss, health, religion, etc.), and the concept of intermittent fasting (IF) for the purpose of improving body composition (more muscle, less fat) has also…
Continue Reading: Intermittent Fasting & The Fitness Guru Bandwagon
How many times have you read an article about weight loss that contained a list of “fat burning tips” or any kind of advice aimed at helping you lose fat better, faster or easier? And how many of those times did you come across the suggestion that weight training is super important, because it will…
Continue Reading: Does Building Muscle Burn Fat, Burn Calories & Increase Metabolism?
Let me preface this entire post by saying that I am definitely NOT an expert on steroid use. I’ve personally never used steroids or any related drugs for the purpose of building muscle, improving performance or getting any similar benefit. I’ve honestly never even considered doing so, nor would I ever consider doing so in…
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QUESTION: I’m trying to lose fat, but I seem to have reached a weight loss plateau. My weight has remained exactly the same for about 4 weeks straight even though I’m eating right and working out. Is it possible that I’m still losing fat but just gaining equal amounts of muscle? I’ve heard muscle weighs…
Continue Reading: Does Muscle Weigh More Than Fat? Myths vs Facts
There’s a million reasons why people fail to lose fat, but somewhere at the top of that list is just a fundamental lack of understanding of the scientifically proven principles of how to lose fat. To show you exactly what I mean, let’s start this off with a list of things that DON’T cause fat…
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If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably heard all about the scientifically proven* benefits of an advanced workout method known as muscle confusion. You’ve probably heard about how workouts built around this exercise concept are the newest and most effective way of losing fat, building muscle or doing both as fast as possible. And knowing…
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