Category: Nutrition
The Best Diet for YOU
by Matt Weik
I’m not going to beat around the bush and drag this article out. We’ve all tried a diet one time or another in order to reach a c [...]
Carbs at night does not increase performance
Endurance athletes who eat extra carbs at night, just before going to sleep, won't perform better the next day. But they will burn a little less f [...]
Whey protein works better combined with added extras
Strength athletes with a bit of nous don't just consume whey, but mix it with substances like creatine, beta-alanine, HMB and sodium bicarbonate, to [...]
Fitness foods make you fat
Many people who want to lose weight do so by eating less. They become 'restrained eaters'. But according to health scientists Joerg Koenigstorfer and [...]
Weight loss: faster and healthier with 2 meals a day than with 6
Slimming goes better with two large meals a day than with six smaller meals researchers at the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine in P [...]
Bodybuilding with protein-rich diet is healthier
Bodybuilding with protein-rich diet is healthier Strength training will result in more muscle mass when combined with a protein-rich diet. Nothing n [...]
Same amount of protein at every meal gives optimal muscle synthesis
Most people cram most of their daily protein into their evening meal, and consume relatively little protein at breakfast and lunch. If all three m [...]
Achieve better performance on low-carb diet by using L-carnitine
Athletes on a low-carbohydrate diet may benefit – in the first few weeks at least – from taking a supplement containing the amino acid L-carnitine. T [...]
Handful of almonds in the afternoon improves body composition
If you say 43 g almonds, the nutritional table says 262 calories, 8 g protein, 22 g healthy fats and 5 g carbohydrates. If you get people to eat 43 [...]
Aronia berries reduce belly fat
If you eat a hefty portion of aronia berries every day, your fat reserves will decrease and your muscle mass may increase. You could draw this con [...]
Strength training works even with a low protein intake
If you do weight training, nothing helps you more than making sure you have a high-protein diet. So that's that you might think. But what happens if [...]
Cauliflower, broccoli & bodybuilders
Bodybuilders, power lifters and other strength athletes may be able to build up more muscle if they eat a portion of cabbage-related vegetables ev [...]
Sports drink with alanine and proline works better than one with just carbs
Most trainers still believe the way for cyclists, runners and other athletes to improve their times and extend the boundaries of their endurance cap [...]
High-protein diet does not cause kidney damage in the long term
The idea that a diet containing relatively high amounts of protein leads to kidney damage is persistent. And even this Australian study, in which the [...]
Super-pancake: builds muscles and burns fat
If you make pancakes by adding whey to your batter and replacing the flour with resistant starch, then according to sports scientists at Skidmore Coll [...]
