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Power Muscle Burn Bulking Diet And Supplement Plan
To maximize your efforts in the gym you need to eat properly. Many trainees make the huge mistake of going gonzo with the weights, but eating like a ten year old girl. This won't cut it. To get big, you have to eat big, and eat smart. Another cornerstone of the muscle building puzzle is proper suppl...
Everything You Need to Know about Post-Workout Nutrition
The workout chalk has settled and another intense workout has been logged. It’s now time to go home and grow. But not so fast! One crucial job remains. Devoted lifters like yourself must realize that muscle gains are determined largely by what is done immediately post training. And of all the steps...
How To Choose The Right Supplements According To Science
People often forget that the supplement industry is just like any other, where product quality and consumer value can vary drastically from company to company. While some companies actively strive to create the best possible product for the consumer, there will always be some that try to make a quic...
Omega 3 Supplementation And High Intensity Exercise
For athletes to continue to push the limits in performance, they must first push the limits of their training. Maintaining peak physical condition is especially important in non-team sports. When it’s you versus the bar, the track, or the opponent across from you; the days you skipped training, the...
Nootropics: The Best Performance Boosting Supplements You've Never Heard Of
People are really jumping on the “brain enhancer” supplement band-wagon lately. These brain enhancers are known as nootropics, a word coined by a Romanian dude supposedly for their ability to bend the mind. Now to be completely honest I am incredibly intrigued by the possibility of improving my ment...
No Pump Chump: Tips For A Better Muscle Pump
We all go through periods when pumps elude us. Frankly, these periods really suck. And worse, they seem beyond explanation. It's a bloody shame, considering how motivating enlarged, vascular muscles can be. As Arnold once said, a huge pump in a body part is almost as good as having sex… and you know...
Niagen: An Anti-Aging & Fat Burning Super Supplement
Here is a bold statement that will get your attention... HPN N(r) is the single biggest supplement innovation in the past 5 years. If you have any interest in brain health, muscle endurance, metabolism or anti-aging, you will want to read the next few paragraphs. In an industry ripe with BS, N(r) fr...
Everything You Need to Know about Nitric Oxide Supplements
Until you have achieved “the pump” you haven’t fully lived. If you have never walked out of the gym with your biceps feeling like they are going to explode, your whole life has been a lie. I’m only half kidding here. Well, actually I am not kidding at all; the pump is the best. In fact, there is a w...
Naturally Boost Your Growth Hormone And Testosterone Levels
Growth hormone and testosterone are the two most important hormones in relation to muscle building. One of the most important distinguishing characters between the two is that growth hormone actually causes the body to build new muscle cells, while testosterone does not. There is no question that te...
Natty Lifter's Guide to Supplementation: Build Quality Gainz w/out Steroids
5:45am. The iPhone blinks awake as the alarm cranks to life and cuts through the stillness of night. John slowly rolls over and mashes the home button a few times. 5 new emails, 2 calendar reminders, and a host of mindless social media notifications greet him as the blue hue hits his retinas. His mi...
Muscle Building Supplements - Don't Forget The Basics
Whey protein. Creatine. Nitric Oxide. BCAAs. If you’re like me, and obsessed with building muscle, you’ve probably taken each of these supplements. They are cost effective, and help you to train stronger, longer and to look better. But I want to ask you a question: How often do you consider your ove...
Muscle Building Supplementation For Hardgainers
Being a hardgainer can be extremely frustrating. The hard work you put in at the gym and dinner table can at times seem to take forever to pay off. While there are many articles that talk about proper training and nutrition for hardgainers, the topic of supplementation is rarely addressed. This arti...
Micellar Whey: New Anabolic Sustained-Release Protein Powder
When it comes to protein and how to supplement with it for the best gains, life used to be simple. Casein used to be the obvious choice as a slow-digesting protein thanks to its unique ability to gel in the stomach and release its amino acids over hours. This made it a good choice for athletes looki...
Supplementing for Success: The Key Mineral You're Deficient In
While magnesium is best known as a relaxing ingredient in the popular nighttime supplement ZMA, the benefits of magnesium are extremely impressive and extend far beyond sleep alone. In this article you will learn everything about this key mineral and how regular supplementation can advance your heal...
Lions Mane: The Nootropic for Increased Workout Focus
One of the things I am most “known” for in this industry is my profound belief about just how vital a role the mind plays when it comes to altering one’s physique. In University I spent a lot of time studying the connection and synergy between the brain and body, eventually coming to the understandi...
Kelly Starrett: Changing The Way You Think About Water
Kelly Starrett may be the world’s most famous physical therapist, but these days, he’s spending most of his time thinking about hydration. And after nearly two decades treating clients in all walks of life, the Doctor of Physical Therapy has reason to be concerned: poor hydration contributes to prob...
Introducing Solar Synergy Post Workout Energy Drink
There occasionally comes a time in my hectic lifestyle of endurance sports coaching, training and racing where I stumble upon something that truly alters my performance and recovery in a significantly positive way. But for each of these instances, there are a thousand examples of products that just...
Intraworkout Nutrition: The Missing Link to Massive Gains
Building muscle is generally the main motivation for getting into the gym in the first place. Whether it’s to look better, develop more confidence, or to gain strength for preseason football training, the desired outcome is the same, more muscle and less fat. Train for long enough and it becomes app...
Priming the Machine: The Importance of Pre-workout Nutrition
Serious lifters need massive amounts of energy and focus to fuel their intensive workouts. Pre-workout nutrition and supplementation achieve these objectives in the most efficient manner possible. However, the pre-workout period is also a time to promote muscle growth. To experience the kind of musc...
An Idiot's Guide To Nootropics And Smart Drugs
Nootropics are a relatively new category of supplements that are starting to gain more popularity on the market as companies look for the “next big ingredient.” These “smart drugs” are reported to improve focus, mental clarity, cognition, and improve mood. This makes them a perfect candidate for pre...
How To Shop For Creatine Supplements
Creatine is one of the most popular supplements in the muscle building and fitness world. First identified as a component of skeletal muscle in 1832, creatine was embraced by the athletic community in the early 90’s. Creatine has been shown to improve strength, training endurance, energy and assist...
How to Build Your Optimal Intra-Workout Supplement
Your body works hard during training. An intra-workout supplement that contains a high concentration of amino acids maximizes those efforts and accelerates your progress. How? Intra-workout supplementation takes effect at the exact time your body needs it. During exercise, blood flow to your muscles...
How Much Protein Should I Ingest Post-Workout?
Of all the topics that spur epic online debates, post workout protein consumption might take the cake. Carbohydrates and ketogenic diets are a close second but nothing enrages people like the “one scoop versus two scoop" argument. Old School Belief For a long time there was this idea that 30 gram...
How Important Is Supplementation For Fitness?
For many who prefer to maintain their weight and their health without the use of supplements, they need to consider that the Industrial Revolution has resulted in a sedentary lifestyle (decreased physical labor requirement) and refined/processed foods which has resulted in a decline in weight manage...