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Green Tea & Fat Loss??
Green Tea Extract & FAT LOSS: “Green tea extract at a daily dose of greater than 540 milligrams of catechins and 270-450 milligrams of caffeine over the course of 12 weeks was…
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Casein Before Bed??
Casein Protein Before Bed? “If someone were consuming ample amounts of protein that was evenly distributed throughout the day, it is difficult to see how improving protein quality (for the purposes of…
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Vitamin D
VITAMIN D is complicated. While its primary role within the body relates to maintaining calcium balance, its reach is vast and affects nearly every tissue in the body. Our understanding of vitamin…
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An Athletes Guide to Training On Your Period
Well referenced article for the ladies who lift:http://www.strengtheory.com/menstrual-cycle-contraceptives…/ Bloating is a particularly interesting topic. Most women report some degree of bloating during the pre-menstrual period and early menses, but the research is…
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Gluten Sensitivity??
Small Amounts of Gluten in Subjects With Suspected Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Trial This study contributes to the growing body of NCGS research. A recent review found prevalence…
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How to Target Your Rear Delts!
How to effectively target your REAR DELTOIDS: “Isolation exercises for the rear delts kick the shit out of compound movements in terms of EMG activity. Botton et al (4) conducted the most…
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HOW MUCH Artificial Sweeteners??
“Comparison of daily maximums (which are set at 100 times lower than the actual estimated maximums) and real world amounts.” – Lyle McDonald
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Effects from High Protein Diets
Incredible study on Increases in dietary Protein intake and metabolism: Study: Twenty-five people lived in a metabolic ward for 12 weeks and were fed a diet at 140% of their basal metabolic…
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Nitrates??
Nitrites from Beet Juice REDUCES High Blood Pressure: – Nitric oxide (NO) relaxes blood vessels and can reduce blood pressure. It is synthesized in a couple of ways in the body. One…
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Fish Oil Research!
KEY POINTS: – There is a massive amount of research surrounding the potential therapeutic benefits of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs). – Reasons for supplementing with fish oil include increasing cognition,…
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Variation In Melatonin & Cortisol throughout the Day
“iPad use consistently suppressed night-time levels of MELATONIN, which were significantly lower than when paper books were used. In fact, reading PAPER books resulted in NO suppression. Once the lights were dimmed,…
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Mood Changes in Caloric Intakes
“Jumping into a 40% energy deficit may result in MOOD disturbances for the first ten or so days, which return to pre-dieting levels by the third week, regardless of the protein-to-carbohydrate ratio.…
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Gender Differences In Metabolism
Well referenced and intriguing article on the difference between men and women regarding both nutrition and training. Women surprisingly have it better for a lot of reasons: http://www.strengtheory.com/2015/01/11/gender-differences-in-training-and-diet/
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3D Anatomy Software for Personal Trainers and Fitness/Health Gyms
3D Anatomy Software for Personal Trainers and Fitness/Health Gyms In these past few years my personal training and sports nutrition coaching business has really taken off and I have been gifted with…
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Homemade Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard
Homemade Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard I’ve been waiting a long time to try and post this new recipe of mine. Growing up as a child, some of my fondest memories were…
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Product Review: Some New Macro Friendly Goodies
Product Review: Some New Macro Friendly Goodies In the past year, I have been fortunate enough to be involved and have the opportunity to have 3 photo shoots and now I…
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How to make Homemade Walden Farms Pancake Syrup
Homemade Walden Farms Pancake Syrup A while back I wrote a couple product reviews of some of the Walden Farms zero calorie syrups (here, here, and here). The biggest drawback to Walden…
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Homemade Quest Protein Bars
Homemade Quest Protein Bars A while back I wrote a blog post on the famous Quest Protein Bars and listed as well as tasted all the different varieties at the time. (A tasty blog post…
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How to Make Your Own Homemade Sweetener: Truvia Alternative
Today I want to introduce to you a homemade sweetener. When creating and making recipes that are LOWER fat, LOWER carb, and overall macronutrient friendly it sure helps to use a zero calorie sweetener…
