Originally posted on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness blog For many people consuming a post workout protein shake has become an after gym ritual. Still there’s some controversy about what type of protein to take and when to drink your shake. The two most common types of shakes are casein (a [...]
Warnings about the dangers of inflammation have led to the development of various diets, supplements, and pharmaceutical drugs. The most common approach to treating inflammation has been with various pharmaceuticals that inhibit inflammatory pathways. A successful example of this is Aspirin, in other instances unsuccessful ones like VIoxx have had serious side effects which is [...]
creatine Creatine is one of the most researched sport supplements around. Creatine has been shown in studies to improve power, maximal strength, muscle growth and sprint time. For some it sounds almost too good to be a true, a safe and legal supplement that can help you get bigger, faster, and stronger. Find out how creatine [...]
Cereal is a no-brainer breakfast item and if you’re a young bachelor sometimes a lunch, dinner, and any other time of the day meal. The complete history of cereal’s rise to popularity in the American diet is a long one that can’t be completely covered in this blog alone. In short, American’s needed dietary changes [...]
Here's a few quick thoughts on nutrition that have come up from different convos at the gym. Total Calories: total calorie amount should still be the number one priority when setting nutritonal related goals, wheter they be for sports performance, health, or aesthetics. Consuming an adequate amount of calories that's in-line with your activity level [...]
Supplement stores are full of preworkouts that promise to get you going and boost your performance. A major problem with many preworkout supplements for athletes and regular joes alike is that they contain banned substances that pose adverse health risks. But that's no reason to swear off preworkout nutrition that can get your body primed [...]
I've been getting questions from readers on here through & on twitter about different topics. I figured I'd try to answer them on here since some of them are pretty common questions that others might benefit from reading. Hey bro, what is EPA and DHA I know people say it's stuff that the brain needs more [...]
One of the reasons people hate diets and have trouble losing weight is because of their restrictive nature. As mentioned in an earlier blog post many people are eager to start up fitness resolutions but sticking to them is a much more difficult task. Far too often people beat themselves up over eating some "junk food", [...]
Overview A common belief in some nutrition circles is that eating small frequent meals rather than a few large meals is better for weight loss and body fat composition. Many people may have heard the analogy of stoking the furnace, an argument used by supporters of this belief that a constant influx of small energy [...]
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