How Many Sets To Gain Muscle: The Newest Research For 2025

2024-12-20T15:36:01-05:00By |bodybuilding, Science & Research, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

If you want to get the best muscle gains possible, there are training variables that you need to optimize. That includes things like how much weight, how much intensity, and of course progressive overload. One of the most important variables is how many sets per week (aka "volume"). Though it's been researched in depth it's one of the most overlooked and misunderstood factors in the muscle building equation. The biggest study on volume ever done was just published and the findings were fascinating and useful....

Smoky Hickory Barbecue Pork Stew

2024-12-20T15:03:27-05:00By |Recipes|

This is a fantastic fat burning stew because it's so low in calories and so filling. It's also healthy and helps you build muscle because it's so high in protein. You get 42 grams of protein, even with a modest serving. With the right flavors, including BBQ sauce, fire-roasted tomatoes, smoked paprika, and a pinch of Hickory liquid smoke, it's one of the most unique and delicious stews you will ever enjoy.

13 Of The Best Meal Prep Ideas

2024-12-07T08:53:05-05:00By |Meal Planning|

Meal prepping (aka “meal prep”) is often misunderstood. Many people think meal prepping and meal planning are the same thing. The truth is, they go hand-in-hand, but they’re different. In this post, first I’ll quickly explain that difference, and then I’ll show you how I do meal prep, and how you can use these great meal prep ideas too to burn more fat (or build more muscle)

How Mark Burned 66 Pounds Of Fat In 8 Months And Won The Burn The Fat Challenge

2024-12-07T08:53:23-05:00By |Podcasts|

Mark Williams was the overall winner in the 2024 Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle Challenge in the men's muscle and physique division. In only 12 weeks, he burned off 23 pounds of fat (203-180 pounds). And that was only one challenge that ended in August. On January 1st he weighed 246 pounds, the heaviest in his life. That means in less than 8 months he burned over 65 pounds of fat. Most remarkable of all, he went from so unhealthy he thought he would die, to almost perfect health, astonishing his doctors and everyone around him.

Lead The Field By Earl Nightingale Book Review

2024-12-02T23:10:34-05:00By |Book Reviews|

This book was originally published in the late 1960s, but back then it wasn't a book, it was an audio program published by Nightingale Conant, the personal development company Earl Nightingale co-founded With Lloyd Conant. Much more recently, in 2018, the Nightingale Conant company (still in business) published Lead the Field as a paperback. This is a success classic by a legendary broadcaster and father of the audio learning industry....

The Strange Story Of How Being Less Strict On Your Diet Can Burn More Fat

2024-12-06T14:06:31-05:00By |Meal Planning, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

At Brown University, Dr. Rena Wing and her colleagues knew that the biggest problem is not taking fat off, it's keeping fat off. So they designed a study where subjects were told to break their diet for at least two weeks. The scientists were intentionally trying to get people to go off their diet and regain weight so they could study relapse and how to best get back on the wagon afterwards. What happened was totally unexpected......

Healthy Molten Lava Chocolate Mug Cake

2024-11-22T09:14:19-05:00By |Recipes|

Traditional chocolate mug cakes usually don't appear on health and fitness sites, for obvious reasons. They use loads of sugar and oil and may have over 600 calories per serving and hardly any protein. Crazy right? But with a few ingredient modifications like using chocolate protein powder, you can cut the calories in half and boost the protein to 36 grams and it still tastes downright decadent...

Simple One Skillet Chicken Fajitas

2024-11-22T08:20:25-05:00By |Recipes|

Who doesn't love fajitas? Not many, I figure. They're a favorite in Mexican restaurants, but you can make them healthier at home, controlling the fat and salt if you choose, and they are just as tasty! They're also versatile, because you can enjoy the veggies and protein for very low carb, or give yourself the amount of carbs you want by serving with whole grain tortillas, or rice. Super simple and fast too!

Low Carb Intelligence vs Low Carb Stupidity, Revisited

2024-11-11T13:29:44-05:00By |Classic Posts, Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

High fat, low carb keto diets are still trending. They're not just trending, low carb diets are here to stay. But despite all the new science available today that gives us a better understanding of how low carb, high protein or low carb, high fat diets really work, a lot of people are still thinking about it wrong and doing it wrong. Marketeers are taking it to the bank… consumers, on the other hand, are being taken. And that’s why I’m revisiting and re-sharing this classic article, 20 years after its original publication

The Billion Dollar Scam

2024-11-10T16:47:19-05:00By |Supplements|

An Inner Circle member who I chat with quite often asked me the other day: "Tom, how come you always seem so critical of supplements in general? I would think, since you've always been a natural bodybuilder, that if it was possible a natural supplement could increase performance or muscle gains, and be an alternative to steroids or P.E.D.s, you'd be all for it." I thought that was a fair question. This was my reply...

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