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In a fantasy world, we’d all have time to prepare and cook our meals from scratch, seven days a week, eating in pure bliss. But in reality, life is busy when you factor in work and training commitments, let alone hours of Insta scrolling, leaving you with little time—and absolutely no energy—to...

Here's a workout split most people have never tried. Too bad, because it makes a whole lotta sense. This is the training split I use the most with athletes and strength-focused clients. Think of it as a classic full-body split with the addition of a “bonus” workout. Whole-body training is the...

The Very Best Workout Split For YOUR Goals Build muscle faster and get stupid strong by choosing the right workout split for your personal goals and schedule. Pick one of these. How do you organize your training? Pick the wrong workout split and you won’t get optimal results, regardless of the...

Despite all the anti-carb rhetoric out there, most people still love their bread. So much so that consumption in the U.S. totals over 6 billion kilograms.. Man, that is a lot of bread being used for lunch sandwiches and breakfast toast. So, yes, this crusty, deliciously starchy food group is...

There is no denying the recurring enquiries Lipstick Lifters receives about fat loss. And while our primary objective has and always will be the weight on the bar; we simply cannot ignore this demand from our audience. So here we are, about to reveal the not so big secret that is low impact...

By Ryan Andrews, MS, MA, RD, RYT, CSCS SHARE Getting enough fiber by building your diet around vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds, is important for overall health and disease prevention. What is fiber? Dietary fiber is a non-digestible polysaccharide, which means it’s a...

Let's talk fiber. Do we really need as much as doctors claim? If so, how much? Can we get too much? Will it prevent cancer? Are grass-fed steak and whole eggs good sources of fiber? How the heck do I get rid of this constipation? This is just a sampling of the many questions I get regarding...

Ahh, the lean bulking diet; say what you want about the merits of trying to add pounds of muscle without adding a single ounce of extra bodyfat, but as a nutritional consultant I can tell you one thing: some of these lean bulking diets are the most meticulous and repetitive things the world has...

Every diet that's ever worked in the history of mankind simply put the dieter in a caloric deficit... even if he or she didn't know it. But instead of letting the diet dictate what people could eat, some savvy dieters realized they could still enjoy what they wanted and remain in a deficit...

NO YOLKS, NO HAM, SAM-I-AM Back in the 1990's, the sewers ran yellow with discarded egg yolks. The specter of high, artery-clogging cholesterol had risen above the land and health-conscious citizens everywhere began discarding their yolks. Restaurants quickly caught on and started featuring...

Ahh, the lean bulking diet; say what you want about the merits of trying to add pounds of muscle without adding a single ounce of extra bodyfat, but as a nutritional consultant I can tell you one thing: some of these lean bulking diets are the most meticulous and repetitive things the world has...

Eggs you eat at a time? I currently do about 4

by Bonnie Taub-Dix, R.D.N. When we’re I-could-eat-a-horse hungry, it’s pretty easy for healthy eating to go out the window. At this point, vending machine chocolate bars practically wink at you. To prevent these sorts of tempting moments from taking over, the smartest plan of action is to eat...

by Maggie Ethridge Most people won’t debate the importance of taking a daily multivitamin, but what you might not realize is that the type of multivitamin you take is also important. Plenty of adults simply aren’t getting enough vital nutrients. Even those of us committed to a healthy lifestyle...

by Emily Shiffer You’ve heard it before and we’ll say it again: Gut health is crucial for your overall well-being. “Gut health is important for so many reasons,” says Seattle-based dietitian Ginger Hultin, R.D.N., owner of ChampagneNutrition. “It helps with healthy elimination, which is part of...

If you can teach your mind and body that there is balance in all foods then you can hit your goals, and retain them, in an efficient, healthy, and sustainable way. And in the end, you will win the diet game! Look, we love to over-complicate things when it comes to nutrition. Between taking out...

This recipe is great for when allotted a cheat meal, but you do not want to go all out with fattening junk food. This pizza will taste great, and just supply you with mostly carbohydrates and protein. Whole Foods has a packaged pizza crust that is the lowest fat grams per serving of any...

You might be sabotaging your progress without even knowing it. Avoid these foods and stay on the right track to obtaining the ultimate beach body. Spring time is here and the summer is fast approaching. Soon it will be time for the masses to ditch their shirts and soak in the sun on the beach...

Choose the right sources and dairy is not only healthy, it's also a muscle-building powerhouse. Most of us aren't big fans of conventional dairy due to poor production, poor quality, loss of important fatty acids, and maybe even high estrogen content. But here's something you may not know...

The secret to getting shredded is to reduce total calories and cut added sugars while keeping the total volume of food that you consume relatively the same. You accomplish this by eating whole fruits and vegetables and lean, quality proteins. Aside from the obvious junk foods that sabotage your...