calories

4 Ways to Burn More Calories & Why Cardio Sucks!Choosing the correct type of exercise is critical for losing weight and keeping it off. By the end of this, you’ll realize cardio alone sucks for weight loss, but to explain this, first let’s recap how our body expends calories to put things in...

The body uses two main fuels: carbohydrates and fats. However, carbohydrates can deliver energy much faster to the muscles than fats as it is necessary for higher intensity exercise. . 😩Unfortunately, carbohydrate stores are relatively small: the body stores carbohydrates as glycogen in the...

High-intensity interval resistance training (HIRT) consists of performing exercise with weight that constitutes your 6 rep maximum (6RM). . Very short wait times are implemented between sets (20 seconds), and additional sets ensue with the same weight to failure (usually 2-3 reps). . Two and a...

Protein synthesis rate appears to drop about 3-hours after a meal, even though there’s still plenty of amino acids available for growth. This is probably due to the lower energy status of the muscle cell during this period. When a muscle cell is running low on energy, it will reduce protein...

I have been training with a PT. We do warm ups first then go into exercises. We train 3x a week, just under 1.5 hours. I have noticed that I am stronger overall as he seems to focus on compound exercises more with me and literally 0 machine exercises. I had a blood test and my test is under...

This study compared a high fat (45% of calories) breakfast to a high carbohydrate (60% of calories) breakfast. Both groups underwent the same activity and diet throughout the rest of the day. It was found that the high fat breakfast led to significantly more fat burning throughout the day than...

Which do you prefer? . CAVEAT: Biking speed is generally much higher while running speed is lower in real life. So you can expect to burn substantially more calories biking, especially if you have strong legs 💪 . 👇CALORIE BURN COMPARISON👇 - I always discuss how cardio should never be your main...

What To Do When Cutting Calories Becomes Too Hard We all get to that point in our diet when cutting calories more becomes too much of a burden. THAT’S when we like to add in some cardio. Here’s why we suggest HIIT Cardio to be a great option. High-Intensity Interval training...

Every other day intermittent fasting is an extreme calorie cycling strategy where you lower calories every other day. It can help you lose a lot of fat, however can also cause muscle loss if you aren’t careful. - ⛏Dieting is less likely to cause muscle loss if you have extra fat to lose as...

Emotion (noun) means: “instinctive or intuitive feeling as distinguished from reasoning or knowledge.” - Science (noun): “the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and...

theguerillachemist I made a post awhile ago about how whey protein(or proteins with high leucine levels) can spike insulin levels higher than white bread. This study shows similar conclusions when eating high protein meals with either high fat or high carbs, and how it affects body fat...

Waddduhp again, MC. This time i have everything planned and purchased... just waiting for the Arimidex and HCG to arrive before i start... On hand i have TEST E (Pharma grade BAYER), LGD (MC), OSTARINE (MC), CARDARINE (MC), MK 677 (HGH was to expensive..).. currently taking MK677 the past month...

Overweight adults were randomly assigned to eat ultra-processed or unprocessed meals (defined according to the so-called NOVA classification) for two weeks. Meals had the same calories, macros, sugar, salt, and fiber and energy density, but everyone was allowed to eat as much as they wanted. The...

Why is it that cardio is always the hot topic of fitness discussion and seems to be the fix all solution to burning fat? As we have all learned and I have written about in the past that cardio is not the fix all solution when it comes to body compositional changes anymore. New times have...

Here are the determining factors when trying to look fabulous:1. Calories in vs. calories out: 40% 2. Macronutrient breakdown a.k.a. how many grams of protein, carbs, and fat do I need : 40% 3. Nutrient timing or when do I eat what?: 10% 4. Food quality which would be organic vs. conventionally...

"There ARE situations where people eat 1200 calories without losing weight, but this is almost never in overweight individuals. Usually, normal-to-underweight people looking to lose those last percent of body-fat can reach this state, common among female athletes who have chronically dieted for...

We have all used protein powder – right? And more than likely, it’s been in the form of a protein shake. Unfortunately, protein shakes can be extremely boring if used all the time. Sure, you could purchase a new brand or a different flavor, but sometimes we are just in the mood to actually chew...

Going extra hard in the gym and just eating "whatever" isn't really a great idea if you want to make tangible progress in improving body composition. 😬 -- While exercise is an important part of the energy balance equation, remember that it’s only a tool. Although it may add several hundred...

🔹In our entire body we have only have about 2,000 calories worth of carbs stored. About 400 calories or 100 grams of that is in our liver as glycogen. The other 1600 are spread across all the muscles in our body (400 grams). - ⬇️It’s important to know that only the muscles being trained will...

Over time, we learn to tie rewards to certain “triggers”, i.e. things in our environment which create an itch in our brain for a certain behavior. . A classic example of a trigger is when you walk past a burger joint, smell the fresh sensation of burgers and fries, and end up feeling the urge to...