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It’s almost Christmas, which means you’re most likely trying to keep your healthy habits in check and hopefully reach your goal of keep it a fit holiday season. After all, you’ve worked hard in the gym (and probably harder in the kitchen) all year long and want nothing to do with totally falling...

Nutrition and Supplementation The importance of food and a solid eating plan or approach can’t be understated. Hard training much be backed by quality nutrition and proper intake. Without the proper nutrients or calories, you will limit your body’s ability to repair and strength muscle and...

15 Reasons Why You’re Not Building Muscle: 1. You’re not getting enough calories Calorie consumption is the solution to about 90% of the complaints lifters have about not being about to get bigger and/or stronger. Your body requires a certain number of calories to maintain your current weight...

Evan Centopani Getting started in any endeavor is often the hardest part. This certainly holds true for new bodybuilders taking their first stab at meal planning. When you first begin training, it becomes apparent almost immediately that you'll need to eat well to sustain your energy and reach...

We all have our reasons on why we want to lose that extra fat we are carrying around. It could be for a special event or vacation, that dream summer body you’ve always wanted, or just feel better about your own body. Here are some steps on how to reach that goal and how FlexPro Meals can help...

Have you been making progress with losing weight, and then all of a sudden, your body slammed on the brakes? You’re not alone, and it can be frustrating enough to pull your hair out. You’ve tried everything to get your body to drop stubborn body fat, but no matter what you try, the number on the...

Eating out is something many enjoy as it takes you away from the kitchen and into a different environment – and after all, everything tastes better when you don’t have to cook it yourself. The downside is that the reason it tastes so good isn’t always because you didn’t slave over it. The cause...

When you look down, can you see your toes? Are you looking at an excessive amount of abdominal fat plaguing your physique? You’re not alone. But that also doesn’t mean it’s ok, healthy, or should be considered a “norm” by today’s standards. Unfortunately, Americans across the nation are...

Athletes and fitness enthusiasts usually attempt to put on more mass for two fundamental reasons: to improve physical appearance or to enhance athletic performance. For weight gain in the form of muscle mass a combination of diet, progressive resistance training, and the right type of cardio is...

For many people, the thought of precisely dialing in their daily calories, carbs, protein, and fats can be so overwhelming, they want to run screaming into the nearest all-you-can-eat buffet and drown their sorrows in sweet-and-sour pork with white rice, with a final stop to the chocolate...

The keto diet has a wide range of associations these days—fat loss, mental clarity, health and biohacking—but building muscle isn't usually one of them. But there's merit—and research—to support the goal of building muscle on keto. Many bodybuilders have followed something close to a ketogenic...

After a summer spent in tank tops and shorts, there comes a day when you put on the sweat pants and start bulking up. It's grow-time! So, all you need to do is cram all the protein, carbs, and fats you can into your face, and work your ass off in the gym, right? If only that were the case! The...

The way many people do it, calorie counting can sometimes be laborious and discouraging. But note that I said "sometimes," not "always." Controlling calories doesn't have to be difficult, and it is perhaps the most powerful tool we have for troubleshooting nutrition. Remember, each of the...

Looking for low-calorie foods that are up to the challenge of fueling you through your workouts without weighing you down? Look no further! This comprehensive list of the top 40 low-calorie foods will keep you on track to shred. Consider this your meal-prep toolbox! These low-calorie foods...

Frustrated skinny guys looking to gain weight often feel like they are eating as much as they possibly can. When the scale doesn't go up, they throw up their hands in defeat. But the truth, more often than not, is that they simply need to embrace a new style of eating to grow: a meal plan...

Food fads: One moment kale nabs the spotlight, only to be supplanted by the next thing, whether it's mache ("mahsh") or almond butter. The new must-have food darling gets promoted on social media, recipes are written for it, and it is crowned as the latest secret to total health—until the next...

Americans are experts on gaining size. Sadly, with over a third of our population classified as obese, that's not the kind of "mass" you're after. Yet that's exactly what indiscriminate eating and a lack of exercise can do for you. If you're committed to a resistance-training program, you can...

If you want to transform, you can't rely on your workouts alone to get the job done. Losing fat or building muscle takes a lot of hard work in the kitchen, too! Without a solid grasp of nutrition, you won't get the results you're training so hard for. If you want to make 2015 your best year yet...

"What is that in your bottle and what does it do?" We get asked this everyday when drinking our Xtend (BCAA, L-Glutamine and Citrulline Malate) during our workout. But how many times have you sat down at a restaurant and had people ask how that meal was going to benefit your workout tomorrow...

If the thousands of fitness “influencer” accounts on social media are to be believed, the only way to shed those unwanted pounds is to ditch carbohydrates in favor of a heavy protein and plant-based diet. In recent years, the humble potato has been shunned, partly due to unsubstantiated fears...