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...
The Power of Protein Powder
If you've spent any time at all looking into sports nutrition, you've no doubt seen ads and recommendations for getting the most protein you can, usually in the form of supplemental protein powder. For those on a budget, or for...
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...
Healthy Fat for a Healthy Life
The first instinct of just about anyone who wants to lose weight is to immediately start a low-fat diet. On the surface, that makes sense; fat is calorically dense, and it seems like common sense that dietary fat will be...
How to Reduce Muscle Soreness
Regardless of what time of workouts you do, whether weight training, CrossFit, trail running, or anything else, if you're putting in 100% effort, you're going to get sore. That can be true regardless of how much experience you have or...
The Benefits of Collagen Protein
Although often ignored from a nutritional standpoint, because it's the most abundant protein in the human body there are many benefits of collagen protein supplementation. Anyone in need of improved connective tissue health and joint strength can benefit from it,...
Eat to Lose Fat
If you've been trying to figure out how to eat to lose fat, then you already know it requires a caloric deficit to make any progress. Simply put, you need to burn more calories than you consume, and it's a...
Benefits of Nitric Oxide
"Sports nutrition is always evolving, but the basics will always hold true: You need adequate macronutrients to fuel your body. You can tailor your sources of those carbohydrates, fats, and protein based on your goal-muscle size, weight loss, athletic performance,...
Control Food Cravings
Keeping your appetite under control can be a challenge, especially when you're trying to lose weight or during the holidays. Even if you're just trying to maintain a healthy body and avoid excessive weight gain, hunger pangs or a sweet...
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 a Plan to Live Healthy
The toughest part of starting a fitness journey is… starting. We all want to live healthy, but when you're set in your ways that may not prioritize health, it can be a big leap to start something new. In fact,...
Why You Should Use Brown Rice Protein
The ever-growing reality of our need to find sustainable protein sources means there are probably existing whole-food proteins that you haven't even considered. Rice is one of those foods, or more specifically, brown rice protein isolate is. And it's exactly...
The Power of Pea Protein
If you're not vegetarian or vegan, you probably don't know much about pea protein, but even if you're not searching out plant-based protein, it's something worth considering. Sustainability, nutrition, and good flavor can all go hand in hand. As you'd...
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...
3 Fat-Burning Tips for Fall
As we roll into fall weather, most people tend to stop thinking about being fit and start thinking about holiday foods, but not you. You're already thinking ahead to next spring and summer. After all, there's nothing better than the...