Before I entered the fitness and nutrition world, I couldn’t work out why some of my friends never seemed to add an ounce of fat to their toned physique no matter what kind of junk they scoffed down their gob. Biscuits, chips, burgers, the lot; it never seemed to add an inch to their waist like it did to me. And it didn’t make any sense because I was doing everything I could to follow a … [Read more...]
6 Ways A No Sugar Diet Won’t Make You Healthier
Unless you’ve recently arrived from a distant planet in some parallel universe, chances are you’ve come across the No Sugar Diet. In fact, like me, you might have even given the whole sugar free trend a whirl yourself in an attempt to solve all your health related woes. I know that back when I attempted to kick my sweet, yet toxic “addiction” for sugar, I was dead set that the white stuff … [Read more...]
Have You Been Lied To About Calories?
I feel sorry for Calories. They get a lot of hate, they’re the bane of millions of dieters lives, and they live in a world where they’re completely misunderstood. Which brings me on to the point of today’s blog. You see, many nutrition fads, myths, and misconceptions get to the top of the dieting food chain for one simple reason: Lots of us don’t really understand what Calories are all … [Read more...]
5 Of The Worst Fat Loss Myths (I Used To Believe 4 & 5)
I sat there, head in hands. Some self-proclaimed fitness guru assured me I could drop 8 pounds of BODY FAT per week All with some nifty trick he had discovered. Yeah, I know right; you've heard it all before? In fact, a quick google search will uncover countless other tricks, shortcuts, and hacks on how to rid yourself of those love handles once and for all. Quite frankly though, … [Read more...]
Bulking Nutrition & The Reverse Dieting Myth : How To Get Jacked Part 3
If you’ve read much of my previous stuff, you’ll know that I spent a lot of my early lifting days spinning my wheels on the quest for gains. I thought I was doing everything right: I threw money at the latest muscle building supplements. Smashed down my post workout shake the second I finished my last set of curls. And ate my chicken, rice and broccoli out of Tupperware on the dot … [Read more...]