Post-Workout Meal Planning
Whether you've been working out for years or you've just started your personal fitness journey, there's no shortage of information about workout programs, diets, and pre-workout supplements. However, one crucial part of exercise nutrition that many people forget to think...
6 Tips to Get Big Quick
Walk into any gym and you'll see people doing things they weren't doing 20 years ago. From joint-destroying exercises to wild, multi-tasking balancing acts on yoga balls to just about anything you can imagine seeing on social media. To a...
Make the Most of Branched-Chain Amino Acids
Amino acid supplements have been at the top of sports nutrition must-haves for decades, and within that category of building blocks, branched-chain amino acids are considered the holy grail. But to really make the most of any amino acids, you...
8 Simple Tips for a Metabolic Boost
Gaining weight can be far too easy at times, and losing it... Well, that's not exactly easy. When weight loss inevitably slows down, it's probably because you need a metabolic boost to kick things back into high gear... A healthy...
Best Fat-Burning Exercises
You've probably heard that interval cardio is better than steady-state aerobic exercise for burning fat. You've also probably heard that doing 20-30 minutes of medium-intensity cardio after a weight workout is a great way for burning fat. So which is...
When to Do Cardio
The question of when to do cardio is an age-old debate among people working hard to burn the most fat possible. Some claim that doing cardio in the morning before breakfast is ideal while others say right after a weight-training...
Pre-workout and Post-workout Nutrition Made Simple
Making progress in the gym or with any major physical activity requires just a few important things: Dedication, determination, recuperation, and good nutrition. The first two depend completely on the amount of effort you're willing to put in, but with...
HIIT to Be Fit This Holiday Season
It's that time of year. No matter how dedicated you are to your health and fitness, the holiday season from October through early January can get the best of you—or the worst, depending on how you look at it. Either...
The Benefits of Amylopectin - Waxy Potato Starch
Amylopectin, or waxy potato starch, is a carbohydrate source that's ideal for athletes or anyone who exercises and wants to replenish muscle glycogen quickly after their workouts. Waxy potato starch has a high molecular weight and passes through the stomach...
Make Time to Exercise
"With how much you've got going on in your life and how many priorities are pulling on you from every direction, you probably feel like you just don't ever have any time to exercise. But here's a counterpoint: you're wrong! ...
Strive for Progress not Perfection
We all have something we envision as perfection in our minds. Whether that's the perfect body, perfect health, or a perfect significant other, it's natural to have something to fantasize about as being the absolute ultimate. But regardless of what...
Be a Performance Machine with Beta-Alanine
If you've looked into pre-workout formulas, you've likely seen beta-alanine (b-alanine) listed as an ingredient here and there, but you might have no idea why you'd want to use it. Beta-alanine is a non-essential amino acid and a potent antioxidant,...
3 Simple Ways to Boost Testosterone Production
Testosterone is a key anabolic hormone that most athletes strive to increase because of its positive effects on performance and recovery. Regardless of whether you're trying to build muscle, increase fat burning, or improve peak performance in any sport, testosterone...