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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...

Size and strength are not gained through lifting alone. Any true bodybuilder knows that their job is just as much about what they eat as it is about how they lift. Few people understand this concept as well as IFBB pro bodybuilder Evan Centopani, creator of the Iron Intelligence 12-week...

The keto diet is becoming the ultimate "love it or hate it" diet in fitness. Its advocates rave about fat melting away from their physiques, skyrocketing energy levels, increased mental clarity, and a wide range of health benefits that scientists are only now starting to investigate more deeply...

Is Eating Healthy Too Expensive? It’s evident that eating “healthy” is now more expensive than eating a diet ridden with junk and empty calorie foods. It’s unfortunate that foods that are low in micronutrients and loaded with added sugar, like most fast food options, are also the cheapest. This...

Why Diets Fail Bodybuilding has traditionally been a sport of extremes. While having a “hardcore” mentality may have merit in certain instances, it tends to backfire when it comes nutrition. Sadly, the majority of gym goers, especially beginners, presume ‘traditional’ bodybuilding diets that...

No matter what you’ve been told, you can totally throw down on Thanksgiving. Seriously, eat whatever you want (if you want, of course). You don’t even have to do a “Thanksgiving workout,” again, if you don’t want to. It’s one of those rare days in which you’re entitled to enjoy with your loved...

Meal Frequency: Is More Always Better? Something to keep in mind when it comes to many things in health and fitness is that more is not always better; better is better. Therefore, it seems most prudent to start off this guide to intermittent fasting with a quick re-visitation of the “meal...

In accordance with a previous post I wrote about how to Build Muscle and Lose Fat Without Tracking Calorie Intake, this guide will take it even a step further and show you how to lose weight without “dieting”. Dieting (for weight loss) is something most people dread; they'd rather mindlessly...

Have you been avoiding fruit or maybe even a couple scoops of ice cream late at night because you fear it will all be stored as fat when you go to sleep? Or perhaps you freak out when it’s been more than three hours since your last meal? (Oh my, you’re going “catabolic”!) For real, though...

As we continue to pack in food day in and day out, our brains quickly become “Ghrelin Resistant” as our brain-reward systems become desensitized from chronic food consumption. So the question is: How do we not become resistant to ghrelin production, and how do we keep leptin levels (hunger...

You shouldn’t have to drain your bank account to fill your fridge. Although you may be experiencing this now. According to recent research, in 2022, 83 percent of consumers have noticed an increase in food prices. Paying almost double for your regularly scheduled healthy groceries can put a...

By: Matt Weik Did you know that just because you decided to start eating healthy doesn’t mean you’ll magically lose weight? It’s somewhat of a hard pill to swallow as you’re making a huge lifestyle change by completely changing your nutrition to help you achieve your weight loss goal, yet for...

What's the keto diet? In a nutshell, it's a low-carb, high-fat way of eating that shares many similarities to the Atkins and other low carb diets. The ketogenic diet is meant to force your body into fat burning mode instead of glucose burning mode. This means you'll be eating foods with fewer...

As science continues to investigate the role that fasting plays on healing our bodies and balancing our bodyweight, it seems ever more likely that putting a timed restriction on our calorie intake has the potential to lower blood pressure and protect us against the aging process. But, with so...

Instead of simply trying to diet and lose fat, it's time to adopt some lifestyle changes. These tips will help you to stay lean and healthy year round. Hit a plateau with your fat loss? The following 10 tips may be just what you need. Let's face it: fat loss isn't easy. Some studies indicate...

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...

This article presents motivational tips to help you stay on track and reach your fat loss goals. Consider them a roadmap that leads you to the dream body you want. Brad Borland is a strength & conditioning specialist, cancer survivor and the founder of WorkoutLab. We all need a little (or a lot)...

Does eating at night make you fat? Do you need a cheat day? Is fruit bad? Do calories in fiber count? Find out the answers to 8 common diet and weight loss myths. In this article we take a look at some common nutritional myths that arise when individuals are looking to lose body-fat. The paradox...

Don't fear the catabolic state. Hunger is not the enemy. Fitness model Jeremy Scott provides you with three basic intermittent fasting mistakes often made by beginners. Since I've practiced intermittent fasting these past few years I no longer eat a traditional breakfast, or anything for the...

It's time to simplify your diet. This article contains 3 tips that can help you reduce the amount of calories you are eating, and make it easier to maintain weight or lose fat. Sometimes we make life far more difficult than it needs to be. This is especially true with nutrition and fat loss. We...