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themusclephd Many people think you can’t gain muscle eating plant base sources of protein and I use to be one of those until we did a study showing that you can. However, there is ONE BIG CATCH. Because plant protein is lower in essential amino acids, you have to eat more of it per serving - at...

Being 58, I'm having one helluva time retaining body weight, just 8 yrs ago I was 245 now I'm arounnd 205 give or take. I use almost same dose of gear, same anabolics and eat 5-6 times a day. Not shocking my strength has dropped considerably from then which seems to be about the age when older...

Some bodybuilders never use protein supplements, preferring instead to get all their protein from food sources, such as meat, fish and eggs. Their view is backed by most mainstream dietitians, who note that it’s not difficult to get all the protein you need to build muscle just from eating...

Most men like to eat, and eat a lot. So it's easy to go too far with a calorie surplus when the focus is on muscle gains. But there's a difference between eating enough to fuel workouts, recovery, and hypertrophy, and eating so much that you just look like a fat guy with decent traps. Big arms...

Women and Steroids - How to Eat For Muscle. Since every body type is different, it is difficult to generalize how one should eat for various goals (e.g. muscle gain, weight loss, competition, etc.). The following is an amalgam of information mostly generated from the personal webpages of...

7 Signs of Good Digestion I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “you are what you eat,” but I’d like to take the sentiment one step further to claim you are what you absorb. Digestion is the complex process by which your body reduces the food you eat into individual nutrients in order to build...

<header class="entry-header">Disliking Your Body a Little Less<time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2018-07-09T12:48:40+00:00">July 9, 2018</time> by Nia Shanks </header> "Ugh, I hate my thighs.” “I hate seeing this flab on my stomach.” “I need to work out more because...

If you fill your hunger with protein first what are you most likely not going to eat a huge amount of? It takes roughly 24.6-26 calories burned to digest every 100 calories of protein yet it only takes roughly 3.8 to 4.2 calories burned to digest every 100 calories of fats/carbs so are you...

Wednesday I had my second round of back in injections done around L4 L5 and S1 I have a herniated disc, degenerated disc disease and arthritis around the facet joints I had the nerves burnt about 2 years ago but they are back. Something was weird about this time the doc started with the right...

for fat loss; what’s best for improving overall health; is there such a thing as an all-you-can-eat peanut butter diet; are total calories or food quality more important. Eating healthy is complicated. Not really. Eating healthy seems complicated because of the abundance of information on...

When it comes to weight loss, meal prepping is a great way to ensure you stay on track with your macros and hit your calories for the day. However, many people are making the same mistakes when going through this process that is causing them to fall off the wagon and never hop back on. Below...

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Week 5 of sust 500mg and deca 300mg week. Holding steady at 215 up 13lbs. Actually am loosing fat from the love handles and stomach. Trying to eat as clean as posable. Definitely have put on some size with 11 weeks to go!

by Tom MacCormick - Ever inhaled your lunch while checking email, Facebook, or working on a report? This distracted eating is a physique-ruining habit you need to break. How? "Hara hachi bu.” It's a Japanese phrase which means "eat until 80% full." So when helping someone get lean I ask them to...

by Matt Weik If you do any reading in the industry, you’ll see the back and forth from people who side with vitamins and those who say you don’t need them—that you can eat all the micronutrients you need through the foods you eat daily. Well, while both may be true, supplementing with a...

The barrier to fat loss for most has little to do with education. It's almost always about being an absurd asshole who doesn't like taking accountability for his or her actions. People know what NOT to do. There's something emotional that prevents them from doing it. • It reminds me of...

by Matt Weik We’ve all been there—that time you ate way too much food and you feel disgusting. It could be due to heading out to your favorite restaurant or just a great homecooked meal. You overate. Now what? Head to the gym? Go for a walk? Lay on the couch and take a nap? Normally the...

by Matt Weik I’m sure a good majority of the people reading this article work at a company that requires them to be at a desk to complete their job. What happens when a meeting goes way longer than you expected or you’re under a lot of pressure to finish a project and you don’t have time to...

If It Fits Your Macros, or IIFYM, has been a hot topic over the last several years in the bodybuilding industry. For those of you who are not familiar with this diet, here is a simple explanation. IIFYM is a diet strategy in which the dieter sets certain macro-nutrient goals for him or herself...

Similar to “cutting up”, bulking requires a specialized diet, which takes much discipline to follow through. Bulking is defined as the process of trying to build as much muscle as possible of a period of time. Bulking diet requires a simple equation - eat more calories than you expend. Muscle...