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For decades now, artificial sweeteners have been used in food products (particularly “lite” and “diet” foods) as a means of cutting sugar intake without losing the sweet taste it provides. For better or for worse, mainstream media and certain nutritional zealots have really given artificial...

The almighty didn’t etch these ten unofficial commandments in stone and send them down through the clouds to me. So, naturally, they’ll always be open for debate. But having been in gyms for over 30 years and coaching clients in the beauty of strength training for the past 13 years, I’ve picked...

By Adam Bisek The Assessment Phase: How to Adjust Assessing how you respond to the numbers we calculated is equally, if not more important. Remember, at this point, we have assessed the number of calories you need to consume to maintain your current weight, this is important to remember for...

By Adam Bisek Let’s Calculate your Metabolism! Well, actually what we are about to calculate is your “maintenance calories,” that is the number of calories you would need to consume to maintain weight. There will be 2 steps in this process: 1) calculating BMR, and 2) calculating activity...

By Adam Bisek With the holidays in full swing, many hopes of maintaining a semblance of diet and exercise rigidity have been differed to the “new year new me” category. And while I’m completely on board with some dietary laxity in this period I do think it’s worthwhile to proactively start...

By Matt Weik How many of you tried to diet only to fail? You grocery shopped for what you thought were healthy food items, you stopped eating out, you started exercising, and even checked to make sure the batteries in your scale were working properly. Yet, the numbers on the scale never...

By: Matt Weik When someone mentions that they are trying to lose weight and drop body fat, what do they generally tell you is their strategy? More than likely it’s that they’re watching what they eat and exercising. Both are vital pieces to accomplishing such a task but there are a few things...

By: Matt Weik Have you ever jumped on the scale and the number on the screen just about made your head explode? You look down and wonder how the heck you've gained weight after you've worked so hard all week to burn off stubborn body fat and lose weight. Weight fluctuations are enough to make...

By: Matt Weik Protein powder is one of the most consumed and purchased supplements on the market today. People are buying them as a 2lb tub all the way up to a 10lb bag and everything in between. The question becomes, “What protein powder is actually right for you?” In order to answer that...