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What is a keto diet?

What is a keto diet?

16/11/22
 A ketogenic diet is a strict low carb diet where most of your calories come from fats.  The macronutrient distribution for this diet consists of 60 to 80% fats, 10 to 15% proteins and less than 10% carbohydrates.  When most of your calories come from carbohydrates, your body converts them into glucose to produce energy, […]
The Truth About Protein Supplements : Muscle Building Or Fat Gaining?

The Truth About Protein Supplements : Muscle Building Or Fat Gaining?

13/03/19
Protein shakes, and other protein supplements, are ubiquitous. They’re sold at fitness centers, nutrition stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and online. It’s common practice to down a protein shake at the gym, or at home following a workout. Protein supplements hold promise that they’ll optimize muscle-building, which ties in neatly with the premise that weight training […]
When You Should Eat After A Cardio Workout (And When You Shouldn’t)

When You Should Eat After A Cardio Workout (And When You Shouldn’t)

27/02/19
No two workouts are created equal. As different workouts can tax different areas of your body, it’s important to not only know which nutrients you should eat which will sufficiently refuel your body (depending on the type of workout completed) but also, when you should refuel post-workout. In today’s article, we’ll look at cardio-based workouts […]
Part 4-How Vegetarians Who Want To Build Muscle Can Reach Their Protein Intake Levels

Part 4-How Vegetarians Who Want To Build Muscle Can Reach Their Protein Intake Levels

21/12/18
In our comprehensive series of posts centered around building muscle, we’ve already covered how to calculate your ideal caloric intake, and its optimal breakdown into protein, fat, and carbohydrate intake levels. But what about vegetarians (and their many variations)? Where can they tap into sufficient protein sources? In this article, we’ll take a look at […]
Part 3-Building Muscle By Calculating Daily Carbohydrates Intake

Part 3-Building Muscle By Calculating Daily Carbohydrates Intake

17/12/18
In our previous posts, we looked at the surprisingly technical process of building muscle by first calculating optimal daily caloric intake levels, and determining the necessary daily amount of protein and fat necessary to reach your target goal. In this article, we’ll tell you how to meet your daily carbohydrate intake level. As a reminder, […]
Part 2-How To Build Muscle By Calculating Daily Protein and Fat Intakes

Part 2-How To Build Muscle By Calculating Daily Protein and Fat Intakes

14/12/18
In the first post in this series, we explain the first step in building muscle, which is calculating your caloric surplus – up and beyond your daily maintenance caloric intake level – that’s necessary for you to gain muscle at the rate that you want. In this article, we take things further, and break down […]
The Importance of Macronutrients in Weight Loss

The Importance of Macronutrients in Weight Loss

14/12/17
Counting calories is an important part of making smarter nutritional choices. Dieticians, nutritionists, and fitness experts alike now recommend looking beyond the quantity of calories, and measuring the macronutrients of the food you eat in order to achieve weight loss goals. This is now being called macro dieting. Macro dieting aims to feed the body […]
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