For decades stretching has been promoted by team sport coaches, physical therapists and personal trainers as a way to prevent injury, decrease muscle soreness, increase performance, strength and muscle gains. It’s not. Table of Contents Stretching Myths Does stretching lengthen the muscles? Does stretching increase flexibility/joint range of motion (ROM)? Does stretching prevent injuries? Stretching…
Gut health is usually completely neglected and overlooked in the bodybuilding and athletic community. We’ve been literally brainwashed to think that we can eat copious amounts of food, from whatever sources we want, as long as our calories and macros are in-check, typically within the usual bodybuilding parameters, and that feeling bloated, constipated or having…
Cherry picked studies and a lack of biochemistry knowledge create myths. Similarly to other nutrition myths, alcohol has been labelled as one of the worst things you can ingest and that it should be avoided at all costs if you want to build muscle, lose fat and be healthy. In reality it’s not really that…
Malnutrition is the root cause of all disease. In today’s day and age people tend to care more about how they look and more often than not, disregarding their gut health. After all, eating refined foods on a daily basis is the norm and it doesn’t really matter since it’s all about calories in versus…
An often neglected yet extremely important hormone for successful dieting is leptin. Learning how it impacts the human metabolism is crucial in order to understand its importance and how to successfully manipulate it to your benefit. Table of Contents What Is Leptin The Discovery Of Leptin Leptin Levels In Humans What Does Leptin Do? Other…
While people tend to throw around the term dietary fat somewhat loosely, the fact is that not all of the dietary fat that we consume on a daily basis is the same. Table of Contents Fatty Acids Essential Fatty Acids Triacylglycerols (Triglycerides) Sterols & Steroids Phospholipids Glycolipids Fat Digestion Fat Absorption Fat Transport, Storage &…
The importance of protein in nutrition and health cannot be overemphasized. It is quite appropriate that the Greek word chosen as a name for this nutrient is πρώτειος (proteios), meaning “primary” or “in the lead”, or “standing in front”. Proteins are found throughout the body, with over 40% of body protein found in skeletal muscle, over…
This is going to be a pretty long article, but it’s worth reading if you want to learn everything you need to know about carbohydrates, how body biochemistry works in order to digest and absorb them, how they impact fat loss, their effect on fat gain, their impact on insulin and blood sugar levels, as…
The human body is an organic adaptation machine. It is built for survival and every trait we have today came from natural selection. Those that were strong and could survive, run, kill and go the longest on the hunt without food, supplied us the genetics that we have today. This is universal no matter what…
The knees are one of the most susceptible body parts in terms of injuries whether you’re an athlete or a weekend warrior, so it only made sense for me to post this as the first thread of the new year in order to help you bulletproof your lower body. Table of Contents Anatomy Research &…
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