Nutrition

...and it's not good.I've been lucky most of my life.Lean, healthy, can take a beating. Strong, fast, and active. Smart, inquisitive, and kind.But too much stress, too little rest, and shortcuts have killed my metabolism, fucked up my heart, and cut my T in half.Shit!So it's time to get really fucking serious.I'm too young to feel this damned old. Plus, I hav [...]

When I first started weight training at 12, I was a fanatical football fan. I'd watch all day, gorge myself on protein shakes and snacks, and workout between games and during halftime breaks.Crazy.When I finally stopped training like a madman, I started making gains.Huge gains.The less I trained, the more strength and size I added.Life is a big conflicti [...]

Eggs are the perfect muscle-building food: They're protein-dense, promote fat loss, and the bad cholesterol image they've been saddled with was completely overblown!Eggs offer the most complete source of protein from food (as opposed to supplements); in fact, they're the yardstick that all other foods fail miserably at measuring up to. The "biological value" (BV) of the [...]

will k asked: I'm planning to start working out again at the gym. I'm 14, around 6 foot and I weigh about 145 lbs. I'm skinny, so I'm mostly muscle and no fat. I'm very athletic so I can't really gain weight. Before or after my workouts, what should I eat or drink? Should I buy muscle building supplements?My answer: You have to begin eating a lot. You have to create [...]

I subscribe to Precision Nutrition's newsletter and today, they sent me a whopper of an infographic.It gives 9 reasons why nutrition science is often confusing and misleading. I'd post the infographic here, but for some reason, it's not rendering correctly on the page.So here's a link.9 reasons:Nutrition research is still in its infancy - vitamins were dis [...]

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I mean, maybe you fell in an icehole and a polar bear is coming to eat you!Bottom line: If you like swimming, swim. It's great exercise. But watch what you eat afterwards. If you have a difficult time losing body fat and keeping your eating in check, swimming may not be the best exercise for you.Need help with your metabolism? You may want to give this a try.Image cre [...]

With all the recent talk here and everywhere else about The Holy Grail (building muscle and burning body fat simultaneously), you'd think that perhaps that was ideal, right?I mean, who doesn't want to build muscle and drop body fat at the same time?I know I do!However, it may be the slower route to go. Let me explain.There is a large body of evidence on buil [...]

There is one activity that you probably do on the weekends—or some nights during the week—that could be leading to extreme weight gain (depends on how much).It could also lead to your death—if you’re not careful.  What activity is it?Drinking.Now, I agree there are plenty of benefits to having a drink or two at night.It’s been shown to improve heart health, [...]

It is more common than not to see and hear guys lifting weights for over an hour a day 5 or more days a week.There is something I need to tell you - this is too much.If you are lifting weights for an hour or more per session then you are not working out hard enough.What do I mean by "not lifting hard enough?"It could be that you are using too many isolation [...]