diets

Many men get tripped up by copying the diet of their favorite bodybuilder or hypertrophied action movie star. The problem? Well, most men don't have the genetics of a pro, they don't do the marathon workouts of a pro, and they're not using the drugs the pros are using. Heck, even guys on...

Giving up carb heavy meals that are often associated with feeling warm and fuzzy, like freshly cooked bread or perfectly cooked potatoes doesn’t sound like a successful recipe for remedying our mental health, but recent research is showing that a ketogenic diet has a positive association with...

It’s a common observation that most diets fail, but the reason they fail isn’t about the weight loss. In fact, most diets are successful in that regard if the dieter has any degree of discipline and motivation. The reason most diets fail is that the dieter fails to keep the weight off. You can...

Ketogenic diets seem to be the new hot thing … again. A form of ultra low-carb dieting (usually fewer than 20 grams a day, or five percent of total calories), ketogenic diets are difficult to maintain, but one recent study shows when they might best be utilized. Information published in the...

Ask any bodybuilder, powerlifter, strongman, athlete, CrossFitter, or fitness fanatic in general! What the hardest part of getting in shape is and 99.99% of the time they’ll tell you that it’s the diet and nutritional side of the thing that sucks. Getting in shape is far from easy, but if you’re...

Can you build muscle on a ketogenic diet? Yes. Is it the fastest way? Not for most people. In fact, there’s no compelling evidence to show that keto offers any muscle-building benefits that you don’t get with a higher-carb diet providing adequate amounts of protein and fat. If you’ve got some...

Many people get into fitness because they love the possibility of seeing success, and in some cases, training is even enjoyable for them. However, the challenge for many is the nutrition component. Because of that challenge, fad diets have grown in popularity because of their marketing as “the”...

A group of researchers from Colorado must have gotten sick of going to family outings and having to listen to Cousin Dwayne drone on about the success of his intermittent fasting and/or time-restricted diet and how, in soft lighting, you could maybe, from a certain angle and if your eyes were a...

Every time you turn around, there seems to be another popular diet that claims to either help you build muscle or lose weight. Some actually have some nutritional merit, while many others are all but worthless and perhaps even dangerous. One such popular diet that has gained plenty of attention...

Are you looking to burn stubborn body fat and get ripped fast? I have the solution: Ketogenic Intermittent Fasting! ...Sarcasm aside, fad diets for weight loss are rife these days. It doesn’t take much scrolling through social media before you’re inundated by “influencers” and “health gurus”...

Are you looking to burn stubborn body fat and get ripped fast? I have the solution: Ketogenic Intermittent Fasting! ...Sarcasm aside, fad diets for weight loss are rife these days. It doesn’t take much scrolling through social media before you’re inundated by “influencers” and “health gurus”...

by Perri O. Blumberg The fall of carbs and rise of keto throughout the past few years has seemingly everyone opting for cauliflower pizza crust and swapping their usual Chipotle burrito for the new Keto Bowl. However, today’s popular low-carb and keto diet trends have many a health-conscious...

by Perri O. Blumberg Low-carb diets have gone mainstream (again), as you may have already noticed through social media algorithms and Amazon’s rankings of trending cookbooks. In fact, the fever is approaching an all-time high, with low-carb cereals, brownies, and even pastries becoming Instagram...

There’s a saying long before CrossFit was invented’ that fools and money are soon parted. This fact spans a wide array of life, particularly in the health and fitness industry. You don’t need to look further than this past. year’s Liver King fiasco for proof. Newbies and experienced lifters...

Fad diets have been around for as long as any of us can remember. A new one or a new spin on an old one are always popping up with all sorts of claims of not only weight loss, but health benefits. Some diets market themselves not as a traditional diet, but as a lifestyle or lifestyle change...

Fitness and bodybuilding subculture is rife with fad diets that claim to be a panacea for everybody’s fat loss and muscle building woes. The fact of the matter is that nutritional science doesn’t lend itself to sweeping proclamations like, “The Paleo diet is the best way to eat for losing fat...

Fad diets are all the rage right now. But, how do they work? Fad diets in theory can work however there are three main inhibitors: sustainability, genetic predisposition and nutrient deprivation. Fad dieting isn't sustainable because people don't want to eat the same thing every day for weeks on...

Your body is not an enemy that needs to be starved into submission to give up fat. A look at deprivation diets and explains how they are really bad for your health. Well the dieting season is upon us again. Now is the time that people who go onto diets automatically think; starvation, cut-down...

Should you eat a high carb diet or a low carb diet? Find out the role carbs play in reaching your goals & how to plan them into your diet accordingly. Billy Shakespeare is believed to have written the famous words, “To be, or not to be. That is the question”. What most people don’t know is that...

Your body is not an enemy that needs to be starved into submission to give up fat. A look at deprivation diets and explains how they are really bad for your health. Well the dieting season is upon us again. Now is the time that people who go onto diets automatically think; starvation, cut-down...