How to coach athletes for better performance
Most people would expect that the best way to master a skill is to perform it perfectly, over and over again. Repetition of perfect technique ingraining and refining the motor…
Can Body Weight Training Build Muscle?
You do not need a gym to build muscle! The principles of resistance training can be applied using bodyweight exercises. This is evident when looking the bodies of gymnasts, who…
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Body Fat Measurement Techniques
As you know, BMI is not optimal to measure body fat because it cannot differentiate between fat and muscle. Let’s break down the alternative methods to measure body fat: Waist…
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How Your Attitude Affects Your Results
It is probably not surprising that your attitude when approaching a challenge strongly affects your results. Sometimes expecting results will actually lead to better results than if you were not…
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Oven Roast Bell Peppers To Save Antioxidants
Peppers, in general red and yellow, contain high amounts of antioxidants (vitamin C, carotenoids, polyphenol). The levels of these compounds in pepper depend on many factors, including cultivar, maturity, growing…
What Makes You A Hardgainer?
The effectiveness of how much energy your muscles use for a given movement varies depending on your calorie intake. TEA (Thermic Effect of Activity) refers to how much energy your…
Hack Your Metabolism!
Did you know that some of the calories you eat are used to break down the food? TEF or Thermic Effect of Food refers to the energy used by your…
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The Truth About Eating Carbs At Night
It is normal to worry about timing of meals when trying to cut or build muscle. We have already covered the fact that protein timing is generally less relevant as…
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Does Alcohol Affect Your Gains?
Alcohol consumption before exercise was once thought to be ergogenic (increasing performance), but the literature today points towards that low-moderate doses of alcohol consumption before exercise has negative effects on…
Does High Volume Training Boost Gains?
This meta-analysis compared strength gains with low and high volume training, in both trained and untrained lifters. The effect sizes for higher weekly volumes were ~20-25% larger than the effect…