energy

Have you ever gone on a long road trip and when you arrived your car's engine was hot? As it sits there, it starts to cool down to a resting temperature. That's not rocket science to understand that, but this is the same thing that happens in our bodies after exercise. Once your workout is...

The wall of efficiency hurts when you hit it. Many people complain about how suddenly they will stop losing weight once they reach the dreaded stage of physical fitness, we, in the industry, call “a plateau.” It is often a complete shock to the folks out there who had been benefitting from...

There's a terrible cost to the temporary buzz afforded by most sugary energy drinks. One of the worst things that could happen to a young boy in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries – at least from my perspective – was to be gifted with a beautiful, opera-worthy voice. That’s because back then...

N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine: Smart Energy You can feel jacked-up and frazzled or you can feel motivated and focused. Here's a top choice for feel-good energy. The word "energy" is used a lot in the stimulant world, but it means different things. In the category of pre-workouts, there's everything from...

The Betaine Boost This healthy, natural substance helps you power through extra reps and longer workouts without crapping out. John is a competitive CrossFitter. He loves it. As a big 225-pound guy, he excels in the heavy workouts. He smashes his opponents on the big lifts and the...

Magnificent Malic Acid This legal substance boosts workout endurance, decreases fatigue, and helps you recover faster. If we had to summarize what we want from a workout nutrition supplement, it would sound something like this: "Give us something that helps us train harder for longer, then...

Burn 220 Extra Calories a Day A small amount of this healthy supplement raises athletes' resting energy expenditure rates by a surprisingly large amount. Fish oil was found to increase the resting energy expenditure of athletes by more than 10 percent. Taking fish oil helps athletes burn...

A Fat-Burning Sugar? Can a natural form of sugar boost workout and sports performance while also helping you get lean? Yep. Here it is. From the 1950s to the 1970s, magazines were flooded with weight-loss ads. These ads promoted a product guaranteed to help you “reduce,” stay thin, and have...

New year, new detox, right? Whether it’s green juices, fasting protocols, or teas that claim to flush you clean, January is when we collectively try to undo the indulgences of the past year. It feels equal parts hopeful and desperate—and frankly, if we’re honest, doesn’t last long. We’ve heard...

Lose Fat Without Really Trying Burn extra calories and oxidize more fat all day and all night, even when eating at maintenance intake. Here's how. If I were given a million-dollar advance to write a diet book, I could sum it up in one sentence: Eat about a gram of protein per pound of body...

The Energy Disruptor This common vitamin deficiency makes you sad, anxious, weak, and insufferable. Let's fix that. When researchers studied over 160,000 vegans and vegetarians, they discovered an alarming trend: their mental health was not good. They were twice as likely to take medication for...

Eat More, Get Ripped Is calorie balance less important than calorie turnover? Here's what you need to know. You probably know someone who's lean and muscular and has maintained that impressive body for years. Hopefully, you are that person. But if not, what can you guess about this perpetually...

A tried-and-true eating plan for packing on muscle. Check it out. While conventional diets may be fine for the average person, they definitely don’t work for bodybuilders. It takes an extraordinary nutrition plan to build an extraordinary physique. After lots of reading, research, and...

N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine: Smart Energy You can feel jacked-up and frazzled or you can feel motivated and focused. Here's a top choice for feel-good energy. The word "energy" is used a lot in the stimulant world, but it means different things. In the category of pre-workouts, there's everything from...

The Betaine Boost This healthy, natural substance helps you power through extra reps and longer workouts without crapping out. John is a competitive CrossFitter. He loves it. As a big 225-pound guy, he excels in the heavy workouts. He smashes his opponents on the big lifts and the...

Burn 220 Extra Calories a Day A small amount of this healthy supplement raises athletes' resting energy expenditure rates by a surprisingly large amount. Fish oil was found to increase the resting energy expenditure of athletes by more than 10 percent. Taking fish oil helps athletes burn...

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness In this 3-part series, we have reviewed: Part 1: The Essentials of Good Conditioning Part 2: Getting Technical: Tying Fitness Goals to Conditioning Approaches & Metrics Here in Part 3, we discuss strategies for training using various energy...

Conditioning is the process of introducing, accustoming, training, and tolerating new physical characteristics or states; broadly speaking, conditioning is making those seeking to be more fit, BETTER! In this 3-part series, we review: Part 1: The Essentials of Good Conditioning Part 2...

N-Acetyl-L-tyrosine: Smart Energy You can feel jacked-up and frazzled or you can feel motivated and focused. Here's a top choice for feel-good energy. The word "energy" is used a lot in the stimulant world, but it means different things. In the category of pre-workouts, there's everything from...

Most fitness enthusiasts know that, broadly speaking, there are two different types of adipose tissue collections inside the body. One is white and the other is brown, but alongside those white cells sit beige deposits too, and that’s essential to know, because brown fat cells begin to disappear...