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Proper sleep is absolutely vital – for numerous reasons. Along with the obvious lack of energy and decrease in mental focus that can come along with insufficient sleep, research has linked this all-too-common state with an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, depression, anxiety, cardiovascular disease and even some forms of cancer. While there are lots of different approaches you can take to improve the quality of your sleep, there is one that people often ignore: post workout nutrition. ...

The idea that you can skip meals and gain muscle mass probably seems a little strange. According to an ever-growing body of research, though, Intermittent Fasting – purposefully skipping meals – could actually do just that: help to encourage muscle growth But, how can this be true? After all, won't your body start to devour your muscle for fuel if you go without food for too long? Exercise, Fasting and Repairs To fully answer this question, it's important that we talk about the ho...

The idea that you can skip meals and gain muscle mass probably seems a little strange. According to an ever-growing body of research, though, Intermittent Fasting – purposefully skipping meals – could actually do just that: help to encourage muscle growth But, how can this be true? After all, won't your body start to devour your muscle for fuel if you go without food for too long? Exercise, Fasting and Repairs To fully answer this question, it's important that we talk about the ho...

When it comes to health, alcohol has had a pretty mixed reputation. Traditionally, many cultures have seen wine and other forms of alcohol as multi-purpose healing tonics. And then it was portrayed as a destructive, dietary villain. Even now, modern science is pretty divided on the effects of alcohol. In small doses, there do seem to be some minor benefits to the occasional drink. But then, of course, there are many dangerous associated with over-use. It's not really surprising, then, t...

When it comes to health, alcohol has had a pretty mixed reputation. Traditionally, many cultures have seen wine and other forms of alcohol as multi-purpose healing tonics. And then it was portrayed as a destructive, dietary villain. Even now, modern science is pretty divided on the effects of alcohol. In small doses, there do seem to be some minor benefits to the occasional drink. But then, of course, there are many dangerous associated with over-use. It's not really surprising, then, t...

For years, bodybuilders and athletes from all manner of sports have lived in fear of the mythic beast known as Starvation Mode. The only way to prevent this monstrosity from coming and stealing all of your gains and killing your metabolism, it was said, was to eat every three hours. By doing this, you could protect your hard-earned muscle and keep your metabolic fires stoked, burning lots of calories throughout the day. Recently, though, many people have started adopting a practice that ru...

For years, bodybuilders and athletes from all manner of sports have lived in fear of the mythic beast known as Starvation Mode. The only way to prevent this monstrosity from coming and stealing all of your gains and killing your metabolism, it was said, was to eat every three hours. By doing this, you could protect your hard-earned muscle and keep your metabolic fires stoked, burning lots of calories throughout the day. Recently, though, many people have started adopting a practice that ru...

You know, as an athlete and just general health-minded individual, that you need protein. That's pretty common knowledge. Often, though, people ration out their protein content throughout the day based on the idea that you can only absorb so much at once. Sometimes, people even assume that the enormous dosages found in protein powder is a complete waste. Is there any truth to this? How much protein can you actually consume and use in one sitting? The 30g Idea The number usually tosse...

You know, as an athlete and just general health-minded individual, that you need protein. That's pretty common knowledge. Often, though, people ration out their protein content throughout the day based on the idea that you can only absorb so much at once. Sometimes, people even assume that the enormous dosages found in protein powder is a complete waste. Is there any truth to this? How much protein can you actually consume and use in one sitting? The 30g Idea The number usually tosse...

  Although protein powder has lots of uses – many of which impact your overall health – people usually take it with one thing in mind: hypertrophy. Protein powder, most of the time is all about muscle growth. But how, exactly, does this process work? Hypertrophy: The Basics First, we have to start with what causes muscles to grow. How does hypertrophy work? When you exercise, your muscles are damaged – enduring tiny, microscopic tears in the fibers. As a result, your brain deci...