Nutrition Archive

When you stop living on a diet plan, it doesn’t mean you want to give up all your results. You watched your scale give you smaller and smaller numbers, you gave up some habits, counted calories and days and you’ve finally reached your goal. ...Read More

When you’ve finished working out, your muscle fibers aren’t the same – they rip from all that lifting and their glycogen stores, which provide energy have been burned out, so the muscle tissue is breaking itself down to create protein. ...Read More

Insulin is an anabolic hormone produced by the beta cells in your pancreas. As most fitness trainees know, anabolic hormones are a good thing; they help build muscle tissue and as that’s the primary goal of weight training/bodybuilding, it’s worth getting insulin on your ...Read More

Taking a protein drink before exercising isn’t new advice and many people follow it, resulting in gains unimaginable by those who don’t take it. There is scientific research that shows that if you can increase your blood amino acid levels before exercising, your blood ...Read More

Contrary to popular belief, most of your improvement doesn’t happen in the gym. Instead, it happens overnight, while you sleep! When you work out, you create micro tears in your muscle tissue, but when you rest, those little tears heal and become stronger and ...Read More

When people want to build muscle, they know they should eat a lot of protein, so usually you’ll see gigantic piles of chicken in their freezers. While a serving of chicken breast has about 28 grams of protein, it isn’t your only option when ...Read More

Understanding the different kinds of carbohydrates and recognizing the benefits that come with each of them is crucial for bodybuilders. ...Read More