If you decide to go out to a social event remember that the word “social” implies an interaction with other people not with your food. While other people might be eating without concern for their body composition, you do not have to do the same. Although technically you can have as much of any food.. Read more →
The idea of maintaining a lean body isn’t to be perfect every single day of the year and have your ideal bodyfat % every single day. It’s really about having smaller swings in weight and bodyfat. Instead of going up and down 30-40lbs (or more) the idea is to pull that range down to maybe.. Read more →
Posted on a very popular fitness page: “Focus on lifting over cardio. Lifting at an intense high tempo burns way more calories than cardio. Adding lean muscle increases your BMR. Just adding 5 pounds of muscle will increase the amount of calories you burn each day by over 300!!” What’s wrong here? The author is.. Read more →
“If you know you need more lean mass to place better in the division you compete in, why are you competing again in a few months? ……There is nothing wrong with disappearing for one, two or more years from the stage. If you are female, natural and beyond the beginner stage, you will be lucky.. Read more →
If you end up in a situation where you can’t control WHAT you eat, your main focus should be HOW MUCH you eat. In the context of fat loss, the quantity you eat is of more importance that the quality of what you eat. In circumstances where you can’t necessarily control the type of food,.. Read more →
Calories in excess of those required to build muscle are ultimately just going to get stored as fat. If you’re in a building phase you do need to be in a surplus, but it isn’t a licence to eat as much as you want.