You’ve heard about meal prep to eat better, but never seem to get around to actually doing it. Here’s what happens instead: It’s 3 p.m. in the afternoon. You’re tired, you’re hungry, and a little stressed out. You don’t have anything on hand to eat, and you already know you don’t have anything in…
Have you been jumping from one diet and training plan to the next? It happens a lot. You ask Coach Google to serve you up a diet and workout plan. You sift through the results, and pick one with the most impressive before-and-after pictures of someone who when from fat to fit. That’s…
Ingredients 250g of diced Peaches (fresh, tinned in lite juice or frozen) 2x tablespoons of Stevia 1x tablespoon of Cornflour Sprinkle of Cinnamon Sprinkle of Nutmeg 1x packet of Breakfast Biscuits 2x teaspoons of Butter (or dairy free alternative) Optional Can top with Coconut flavored Greek Yogurt Method Add the Peaches, Stevia, Cornflour, Cinnamon and…
If you’ve been working out for any period of time, or even spent time as an armchair fan of fitness reading about training and nutrition, you’ve probably come across the term, “carb cycling.” But what exactly does carb cycling mean? And how does it work?[1] Carb confusion If you think carb cycling is…
If you want to train your back, you’ve got to be willing to put in some serious work. Think about it. Your back takes up a lot of real estate. And to engage all those muscles, you’ve got to be willing to do some heavy lifting to hit all the muscles back there. But…
Ever wonder what you should put on your shopping list for muscle gains? You decide you want to start a bulking phase, gain some weight, and build muscle strength and size. Your training program includes some high-volume work in the gym (3 to 5 sets, 6 to 12 reps per exercise) to promote muscle…
When I set a bench press PR during a workout with Muscle Nation co-founder Chris Anastasii, we cranked out a lot of warm-up sets first. Then the heavy lifting started. And I maxed out at 200 kg (440 pounds). And you know what I did after that? I booked massage therapy session. Massage therapy…
If you’ve been trying to figure out what the best ab exercises are to strengthen your core, you’re not alone. Building better abs and a stronger core might be one of the most popular fitness goals around. But not everyone agrees on how to do it. What should you be doing in the…
Eddie Hall is no stranger to compound lifts. But it wasn’t always that way. He used to be a competitive swimmer and logged a ton of training hours in the pool. When he gave up swimming, he headed to the gym and started lifting weights. Have you done any training using compound lifts? …
When California resident Raul Robles topped 344 pounds, taking time to find the best weight loss program around wasn’t really on his priority list.[1] He knew he was obese. But after years of packing on pounds he was used to it. Order fast food a couple times a day. Burgers, fries, a little extra…