The best thing one can do in fitness is to control the variables that are the most important: Nutrition, Training and Recovery. These three things control everything to do with achieving one's individual fitness goals. But in what form is the goal achieved? The one allowed by the genetics of the individual. As is common sense, all people are different and therefore will respond differently, look different and achieve different forms. No amount of control over Nutrition will c

For abs to show, you must be lean - fact. This means getting to a low body fat percentage, and more importantly staying there indefinitely. The best and easiest way to do this is through the manipulation of your diet, this is what gives truth to the phrase, 'Abs are made in the kitchen.' It is our second greatest tool when it comes to us achieving optimal body composition, the first of course being Training Approach. Burning fat is nothing to do with calories, but with optima

Optimal Nutrition will give you the best potential for gaining results from effective training. For the average lifter, either too much emphasis is placed on their own diet or not enough - and eliminating these common mistakes will make sure you stay away from either end of that spectrum: 1. More Is Better With phrases like 'bulk up', 'off season', 'winter bulking' and others like 'cutting', 'shredding' and 'leaning out', it's no wonder that people associate muscle building w

Like it or not, your body needs a lot of specific nutrients to grow, maintain and thrive. Not consuming relevant amounts of what the body needs leads to many problems; chronic fatigue, digestive issues, muscle loss, poor skin, reduced labido, headaches, joint pains, fat gain, poor sleep, increased stress, bad moods, poor brain function - and much, much more. If you want to function optimally, learn, move, run, lift, jump and have all the energy you could ever want then start

If it's food then it's nutritious right? Wrong. Put simply, The Human body can tolerate a lot of rubbish without too many uncomfortable side effects. We know that too much food causes us to gain fat, but which foods actually actively hinder our progress no matter what? The mistake made with these foods is that it's assumed that they are food in the first place... We are not cutting out entire food groups, but individual foods - here are the top 5 to avoid: 1. Dairy Products:

All the time we hear the same thing; saturated fat is bad for us and we should keep away from it, the worst of all is animal fat as it clogs arteries and raises cholesterol. If you want to live a long healthy life then eat vegetable oil instead... hmm As a result of this media explosion in health commandments, completely new foods have emerged like margerine - polysaturated fat that has been pumped through with hydrogen to make 'hydrogenated' fat. This process allows the fat

When we think of a supplement, we only think of one thing - will it help my progress? The answer relies on two elements; are you using it properly, and does it provide your body with a high level of nutrients essential to health? The first element is critical to getting the most out of your high quality supplements, and many people get this part wrong, and then sacrifice any potential aid the supplement can provide. This element mainly involves supplements like Protein powder

No calorie is created equal. The term 'Calorie' in a simple way just defines the amount of energy released by different foods through digestion, and it has absolutely nothing to do with 'Nutrition'. Just so you know, Protein holds 4kcals per gram, Carbs the same and Fat holds 9kcals per gram. It's the amount of energy that food releases if your body chooses to use or store it as 'energy'. However, the energy is used in very different ways depending on what food it comes from.