Whether you feel angry, sad, bored—even excited—food can act as a buffer against these emotions, something 82 percent of youknow all too well. So where do you start if you want to stop eating emotionally? The first step is awareness, recognizing that you do eat emotionally—and WHY. Each time you[…]
After an intensive workout the body expends extra energy. Researchers suspect that because of this, strength training can help in maintaining a healthy weight, and they are studying ways of increasing the ‘after burn’. One such method is to consume caffeine before pumping iron, as sports scientists at California State[…]
1. Avoid Junk Food Forgo the chips, cookies, candy and soda. No more junk in your trunk (or belly). 2. No More Processed Food For the most part, if it comes in a box, don’t eat it. 3. Don’t Skip Meals You’ll keep your metabolism going, and avoid the tendency[…]
Athletes who want to build muscle mass can use not only proteins, creatine and amino acids, but also fish oils to achieve this. The anabolic effect of omega-3 fatty acids has been confirmed, so now molecular scientists at the University of Aberdeen have gone a step further. They are about[…]
Underlying all progression of natural muscle growth is the ability to continually put more stress on the muscles. This stress is a major component involved in the growth of a muscle and disrupts homeostasis within your body. The stress and subsequent disruption in homeostasis causes three main mechanisms that spur[…]
1. Training Age Your training age is how long you’ve been lifting weights. If you’re a newbie, you will be able to gain more muscle faster than if you’ve been lifting for many years. 2. Hormonal Profile The amount of testosterone and other muscle building hormones in your body can[…]
Start is always the most difficult stage of the way you are going to keep. You can have plans, ideas and goals in your head, but it’s still imagination if you didn’t start yet. It’s the same about dieting. You are wearing your favorite jacket, and you feel not comfortable,[…]
Testosterone boosters are often thought of in generic terms. While the broad goal of raising testosterone is common, various supplements raise low T in different ways. The unique qualities of separate supplements may be better suited for particular situations. Age, stress, disease and injuries to the testicles can each affect[…]
Make liberal use of vegetables throughout the day. Vegetables provide fiber, which not only helps with digestion, but also increases your metabolism and provides a feeling of fullness. I eat as much as 1 bag in some of the later meals of the day. Drink plenty of water throughout the[…]
Sleep dramatically impacts your entire body, and it’s during sleep that your body recovers from exercise, repairs itself and grows new muscle tissue. Your body maximizes its output of growth hormone during sleep, and it is for this reason that sleep is anabolic. At the same time, sleeping also replenishes[…]