A refeed is not the same thing as a free meal. A free meal is a moderately-sized off plan meal that could theoretically be taken at any point during a diet. These are generally not needed for any specific physiological reason. A refeed, however, is a designated period of high carbohydrate (and low fat) feeding.. Read more →
Let’s be honest, we can hardly remember the name of a person we were introduced to five seconds ago let alone trying to remember what we ate for breakfast three days ago. If you’re tracking/monitoring your food intake make sure you’re not leaving it several days before you attempt to record it in a food.. Read more →
Far too many times I’ve spoken to people who are making perfectly good progress on intelligently structured programs (or are even under the guidance of a good coach/trainer) and they’re asking me if I’ve heard of this diet or that one or if they should change this or that. So listen up because this is.. Read more →
When people plan to start a new fitness routine or diet they always seem to be planning to “start on Monday”. Well here’s a secret about that, if you’re not prepared when you go to bed on Sunday, you aren’t going to be prepared when you wake up on Monday either. If you’re starting tomorrow.. Read more →
There is nothing inherently magical about the impact of breakfast on your metabolism. If you’re going to train in the morning then we do believe that it is ideal to consume something before you train. But otherwise, if you don’t want to eat when you first wake up there is nothing wrong with that. Don’t.. Read more →
One of my clients mentioned that she has a difficult time getting all of her sweet potatoes down at one sitting (she is currently in a building phase and eating a large amount of carbs). To make them a little easier to get down, she cooks them and then blends them with a little water.. Read more →