image provided by mhaller1979 I have a problem when people tell me that they are going to reach their fitness/physique goals by “eating clean”. It’s not a problem because clean eating is inherently bad or wrong; in fact, I’m all for it. The problem arises when clean eating becomes an end in and of itself, [...]
Image by AndYaDontStop There is a kind of well known principle called the Pareto principle that puts forward that in many cases, roughly 80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. This was first hypothesized when an Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who observed in 1906 that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of [...]
This is the second part of a two-part series comparing creatine monohydrate and creatine kre-alkalyn. If you missed the first part, please read it first by clicking here. In part 1 of Creatine Monohydrate vs. Creatine Kre-Alkalyn, we discovered the two important things: Creatine monohydrate does not produce much waste product (creatinine). Since stomach acid [...]
Last post I compared creatine monohydrate to creatine ethyl ester, and concluded that monohydrate definitely has the upper hand for multiple reasons. Just because something is new, doesn’t make it better (and much of the time “new” supplements don’t have the kind of research backing it up that “old” supplements do). Fortunately, though, the amount [...]
Ever since creatine came out, it has been pushed as the next best thing after steroids, and for good reason: It is one of the only supplements that has a substantial amount of research behind it backing it up. Now, of course creatine will in no way, shape, or form, be comparable to anabolic steroids, [...]
Image provided by juanstermonster What are protein shakes? There seems to be a lot of confusion among people on what exactly protein shakes are and what they do. Some people think that if you touch the stuff your muscles will grow twice their size, while others think that they are a complete waste of money. What’s [...]
Image by R’eyes Are there some days that you step into the gym, look at yourself in the mirror, and just don’t feel like working out? Do you sometimes feel that it’s useless, you doubt that you will ever get the body that you want, or that you are just wasting your time? There are a [...]
Image provided by greg westfall NO-Xplode is a supplement used by a lot of people seeking to make better strength gains. It’s not the only one of its kind. All NO products (Nitric Oxide) promise some version of the following: From the very first serving you will experience elevated physical and mental energy Getting you physically [...]
Image provided by Jo Christian Oterhals You hear it all the time: “I want to bulk up and gain some more muscle mass but I just can’t seem to gain any weight. I eat all the time but I never gain a pound. I think I’m just one of those people who will always be skinny [...]
Alan Aragon, one of the most influential people out there right now in the fitness world, has put up a few short videos that deal with a lot of the popular “bro-knowledge” that’s out there right now. Straight from Alan’s blog: “AARR subscriber David Miklas created this endearing video series over the Thanksgiving weekend. Apparently the turkey, [...]
