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Off-Season Grocery Shopping with 300lb Pro Bodybuilder Juan Morel
Ever wonder what a 300lb offseason pro bodybuilder's shopping cart looks like at the grocery store? We followed Beast Nutrition Athlete Juan Morel through a typical Thursday afternoon grocery store visit to see what exactly this monster eats. What we found out is it takes a lot to feed a beast. So m...
Grocery Shopping For Pre-Workout Meals With Brandon Beckrich
It’s not always easy to focus on proper nutrition while traveling. While you may be able to train anywhere (at least to some degree), it’s not always easy to eat on the go. Sacrificing good nutrition can and does take a toll on your training. The result, loss of gains hindering your lean muscle mass...
Going Green With Muscle Building
So you think you are eating healthy? But how healthy are you? No this article isn’t about recycling or saving the planet. It’s about saving yourself. This article will show you how to save yourself from the everyday and harmful mistakes we unknowingly make. And trust me, I thought I was doing things...
Gluten Intolerance: Do You Need A Gluten Free Diet?
It seems that everyone is going gluten free these days. It has become "the best thing ever." I have so much energy that I climbed Mt Everest in 20 minutes straight. It would be appropriate to take a very sober, clinical (German) look into the whole affair. A look at gluten inteolerance and celiac...
Getting Ripped Without Cardio By Eating Your Carbs At Night
Getting ripped without cardio is a great title for my article because that was my goal this summer. Actually it was more than just a goal, it was also my challenge. I am the Spike Diet guy. I have lost over 100lbs with a combination of low calorie days and one amazing “spike day” a week to indulge w...
Gaining Weight The Healthy Way!
There are many reasons why a person may require weight gain due to being underweight. Genetics may play a major part in keeping a person lean. Some medical conditions may alter the way food is digested or have an effect on a person’s food intake. So the first port of call for any underweight individ...
Get Big, Not Fat: A Better Approach To Bulk And Build Muscle
Every bodybuilder wants to get big. Unfortunately, in their zeal to get big many bodybuilders overeat and end up big alright, big and fat. Some bodybuilders seem to go from training for a bodybuilding contest to training for an eating contest once their season is over. Obviously, this is not a recip...
Gain More Muscle Mass by Eating Chocolate?
Let’s face it; there is so much awesome food in the world that it can be hard to maintain a healthy diet. For many people, good food is one of the best things about life – and chocolate is one such food. It’s understandable that many people find it difficult to stay fit. Some people resort to period...
Full Day of Eating With 300lb Beast Athlete Juan Morel
If you think all bodybuilders eat nothing but chicken and rice, think again. We recently spent the day with Beast athlete Juan Morel to see how the 300lb bodybuilder eats. Needless to say, the man known as Diesel eats a monstrous amount of food to fuel muscle growth on his already massive physique....
Why Am I Always Hungry? The Foods That Keep You Full Longer
I am sure you have heard of the satiety index by now. It's a list of the 38 most commonly eaten foods and their respective scores on satiety levels in the general population. Study participants were asked to eat certain foods and then rank their level of fullness 2 hours later. While I commend the r...
The Food Pyramid Making You Fat? Why It Doesn’t Work...
Man, I need to start off with a little disclaimer on this article. The subject at hand is one that truly gets my blood boiling and frustrates me that we have something like this out there which is a “guideline to good health”. I call it a bunch of crap. For those of you who read my articles, you...
5 Foods Swaps & 8 Eating Tips For The July 4th Weekend
This July 4th weekend will be filled with fireworks, family, and food. If you're like most of us, you will return to work on Monday feeling bloated and 5-10 pounds heavier. In this article, I am going to suggest some food swaps that will help you survive the festivities. Don't worry, I'm not going t...
Fluid And Electrolytes – The Forgotten Nutrients, Part 2
Editor's note: Fluids and Electrolytes - The Forgotten Nutrients, Part 1 is available here. Electrolytes and Nutrition You will notice earlier in this article a references to electrolytes. Athletes need to be concerned with electrolyte balances if their goal is to constantly perform at an optimum...
Fluid And Electrolytes – The Forgotten Nutrients, Part 1
Editor's note: Fluids and Electrolytes - The Forgotten Nutrients, Part 2 is available here. Most weight trainers and sports athletes know all the whys and wherefores of the necessity of essential nutrients like proteins, carbohydrates and fats, but sometimes forget that there are other nutrients tha...
Could Flexible Dieting Lead to Greater Fat Loss?
Simply eating healthy can often help you lose fat, build muscle, and get healthy. Making smarter food choices can lead to consuming less calories. But not always. You can, quite easily, still consume excess calories eating "clean" and "healthy" foods. This is especially true if you're following typi...
Fit for Fifty: Shopping on a Budget with Jamie Collins
For this series "Fit for Fifty,” I had $50 to buy enough food to last a week. Although I typically incorporate more food variety than what you see in this video, I had to work within a very strict budget. One tip that I’ve followed over the years is that you should shop the perimeter of the store if...
How To Build A Fat Loss Meal Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide
If you have recently made the decision to drop body fat, you have been thinking about this for a long time and want results ASAP. Now that you are mentally ready, you have an expectation of consistent calculated results that you can track on a weekly basis. The reality is that fat loss is not the sa...
Fat Loss Grocery Shopping on a Budget ($50, $75, and $100)
Diets rich in protein, fiber, and water are extremely effective for fat loss. Protein1, fiber, and water2 each help you feel full and prevent excessive snacking, and high-protein diets can also improve glucose homeostasis1. Despite these benefits, diets that combine protein, fiber, and water have a...
Fat Head Documentarian Tom Naughton Talks To Muscle & Strength
Fat Head is a controversial new film on diet and nutrition by comedian Tom Naughton. Not only does it dare to collide head on with Super Size Me, an anti-fast food documentary by Morgan Spurlock, but Fat Head also intelligently challenges us to rethink modern nutritional dogma and standards. Have yo...
Fast Food for Bodybuilders
On the go and need a quick, healthy meal? I’m sure as a natural bodybuilder, the last thing you want to do is eat at a fast food restaurant. But if you must, I’ve compiled a list of good and bad menu items by restaurant chain. Print this list out and take it on road trips. Or place it on your desk a...
Build Muscle Not Fat: 7 Tactics For Bulking Season
Building muscle requires three simple things: a positive energy balance, progressive overload in training, and sleep. So, despite their best efforts, how come so many lifters fail to build muscle? Once a scraggly, toothpick-armed, mouth-breather, I know the ups and downs of building muscle. Fast for...
Extreme Dieting: 6 Pack Abs At Any Cost
Lately, it seems there's a very unsettling trend within the fitness industry. Many folks are so concerned with the pursuit of a coveted 6 pack that they lose sight of every other aspect regarding their health and wellness. This subtle but controversial shift has individuals dieting on extremely rest...
Every Diet Plan Works - What You Need to Know about Fad Diets
Can you even count the number of fad diets anymore? I can’t, and I make my living talking about nutrition, sport-performance and strength training. Clearly, there’s something funky going on with the way that we deal with diet. I’m not even going to tell you about my favorite approach to dieting toda...
Elimination Diets: A Brief Overview on Their Purpose
What do keto, paleo, vegetarian, vegan, and Whole30 diets have in common? Each one of these diets is an elimination diet. An elimination diet is any diet that restricts you from eating certain foods or food groups. While elimination diets are traditionally used to diagnose and treat food intolerance...