Should You Always Do Cardio In Addition To Weight Training?

2022-07-27T13:33:30-04:00By |Cardio Training|

Is it mandatory to do cardio in addition to weights? If so, what is the best way to integrate cardio and weights?How much, what kind, how hard, and when? The answer to these questions may depend on your goals, preferences, and time available. It also depends on the kind of condition you're in now.

The Best Sweet Potato Protein Brownies In The World

2025-02-22T07:27:54-05:00By |Recipes|

Regular brownies are loaded with refined sugar and gobs of butter. They usually have 280 to 320 calories per serving (a 2.5" square). Tom’s Burn The Fat Feed the Muscle brownies are high in protein with only 139 calories! Yes, he’s done it again - successfully cutting the calories of a classic treat in half!

Healthy Low Calorie Beef Stroganoff

2022-10-20T13:50:15-04:00By |Recipes|

Low calorie beef stroganoff? Low fat beef stroganoff? Is that even possible? Isn't beef stroganoff  high in calories? Isn't beef stroganoff  known as a high fat comfort food? The traditional recipe is.  But not our Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle beef stroganoff. Read on to see how we make this recipe healthier, with fewer calories and better macros (more protein!)...

Flexible Dieting By Alan Aragon Book Review

2022-06-08T20:25:53-04:00By |Book Reviews|

For nutrition research nerds and for anyone interested in the newest science of sustainable dieting for physique transformation, Flexible Dieting is a must-read. For beginners and people not research savvy yet, this book will probably feel like heavy reading with so much science referenced. However, it’s worth the effort to study material like this and become scientifically literate. Learning from an evidence-based source can help free people from wasting time and money on countless fad diets. It will also help people master the art of customizing a plan so you can stick with it, maintain your results, and still enjoy the occasional indulgence.

What To Eat Before Early Morning Workouts For Bodybuilding

2022-05-27T16:48:15-04:00By |bodybuilding, Meal Planning|

Many top scientists and bodybuilding coaches have suggested that you should eat both after and before you train to maximize muscle-building results. Yet many people don't have time to prepare a full breakfast or sit around waiting for a big meal to digest before being able to train comfortably without nausea. For some, training in the early morning is the only time they can do it. If you're in the same boat, what should you do? Should you force yourself to eat at least something? Will you lose all your gains if you lift fasted? Or is there another solution?

Time-Efficient Weight Training, According To Science

2022-05-13T18:31:38-04:00By |Weight Training|

Time-efficient training is a vitally important topic because lack of time is one of the most commonly reported barriers to exercising consistently. For many people, "no time to train" is their number one problem, or at least it's their biggest perceived problem. I say "perceived" because if they knew about the time-saving training strategies you're about to learn in this blog post, they wouldn't see "no time" as a problem anymore.

Meal Planning For Fat Loss (And Why Planning Succeeds When Tracking Fails)

2022-04-30T11:18:14-04:00By |Meal Planning|

Many people don't realize that meal planning and food tracking are not the same thing. In many ways, meal planning is far superior, especially when you have a meal planning template. In this post, you will learn the difference between meal planning and macro tracking or food journaling, plus you'll get a free meal plan template!

Does HIIT Burn Fat Better Than Steady State Cardio?

2022-04-23T17:47:35-04:00By |Cardio Training, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

High intensity interval training (HIIT) has been promoted as a time-efficient way of doing cardio. Advocates of HIIT often claim that HIIT is superior to moderate intensity steady-state training (MISS) for fat loss. However, whether HIIT produces more total fat loss over time has not been confirmed in long-term research that measured body composition. A new meta-analysis reviewing 54 different studies has now finally answered the question, which is better, "slow and steady or hard and fast"...

Nature Walking vs Treadmill Walking: The Effects On Hormones And Reducing Stress

2022-04-17T20:16:01-04:00By |Exercise & Fitness, Health, Science & Research, Walking & Hiking|

Walking is great for your health, including reducing stress. Recent research says walking in nature is even better. The Japanese call it "forest bathing" (Shinrin-Yoku). Sounds kind of esoteric, even "woo-woo" but the science is there. Read this post to see what the latest studies say

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