Meal Timing Debate

Eating Multiple Meals Daily

Meal timing is back in the spotlight lately. I discuss this topic in today’s video about nutrition. The discussion revolves around the claim in the bodybuilding world that it is better for fat burning and metabolism boosting to eat 5 or 6 small meals a day separated by 3 hours. The idea behind this approach [...]

Fitness Goals are Achieveable With the Right Strategy

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Have you ever wondered why people do not reach their fitness goals? If you’ve given this topic any thought at all there’s no doubt that you can come up with numerous reasons. I am going to assume that people are doing what they are supposed to–eating right, exercising hard and tracking their progress–and yet still [...]

Eating for Fat Loss and Muscle Gain

What role does food play in the fat loss and muscle gain area? I used to wonder about this a lot and now I have come to some serious conclusions about the topic. Eating for fat loss and muscle gain is a topic that most bodybuilders will tell you is extremely important. In the past [...]

Planning to Cheat

Reward Meal

Planning to cheat is something that everyone should do. I have been working very hard on maintaining strict nutrition so that I can burn off maximum fat. However, my adviser tells me that I need to have one planned reward meal every week. He has explained the numerous benefits that occur as a result. The [...]

Eat for Fuel

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Eating for fuel is not a concept most people relish. Most people eat for pleasure purposes. They eat certain meals because they taste good or make them feel good. While this is fine in and of itself, if a person looks at food in this manner they will have a harder time losing weight when [...]

Mission Accountability Update: Week 5

My Update

This was an amazing week. For the first time in about 5 years, I saw the numbers 229 on the scale. I know that scale weight isn’t everything, but when you’ve been stuck at the same weight for so long, it feels awesome to not only lose weight, but to break the 230 lb. barrier. [...]

Combat the Fat for Quick Fat Loss

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Combat the Fat is a workout aimed at burning fat while maintaining lean muscle mass. It approaches things in a different manner, through the use of various types of circuits. Its author, Jeff Anderson, has put out some very good programs in the past, so I expected nothing less from this program. Combat the Fat [...]

Keys to Consistent Results

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As I sat last night and thought about training and the progress others have made around me the past 5 years, one word kept coming to mind. I kept having one thought over and over again. It was as though I was being haunted by this one word. Can you think of the one word [...]

Kick Up Your Cardio to Burn Fat

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It took me some time to figure out, and I know this may seem stupid, but all 3 elements of fitness programs must align for there to be maximum success–weight training, nutrition and cardio training. I am now kicking up my cardio training to a new level to maximize fat loss. I have never been [...]

Book Review: Better Than Steroids

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Better Than Steroids by Dr. Warren Wiley was a very interesting read on many levels. The book is all about how to eat if you want a bodybuilder’s physique. That’s the meat of the book–how to use food in the way some people use steroids. Ketogenic Dieting Dr. Willey recommends a Ketogenic Diet for fat [...]

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