To be fair, higher protein intakes can have some application in more advanced trainees (especially if you’re cutting to a low body fat) but for the most part, intakes above 1 gram per pound just aren’t necessary for building muscle. Also, try to avoid the common mistake of thinking ab...
Body Mass Index, or BMI is the customary method used to measure obesity. It’s a calculation of your weight-to-height ratio and can provide insight into risk for diseases. While BMI can’t be used as a sole indicator for disease risk, it does help. It’s one element of your wellness...
“Body recomposition” refers to fat loss and muscle gain at the same time. A degree of muscle gain can happen when losing weight, but when I refer to “body recomp phase,” I’m talking about the purposeful choice to chase simultaneous fat loss and muscle gain whilemaintainingbody weight....
It really depends on your weight, bodyfat % and goals – as low as 0.5 grams per pound of lean body mass (per day) and as high as 1.5-2 grams per pound of lean body mass. Lean body mass is your total bodyweight minus your fat. For example, if you weigh 200 pounds and are 20...
As a bodybuilder or athlete, body comp is everything. You can’t just swap 500 calories of a protein-packed omelet for 500 calories of fruit salad and get similar shredded results. Not a chance. Macros for cutting need to be calculated carefully. ...
If you’re still relatively new to training, you may be able to hover around maintenance calories for a while and achieve simultaneous muscle gain and fat loss (body recomp). But past a certain point, the changes are so hard to measure, you’ll need to move into a muscle gain phase,...
Let’s assume you have fixed your hormones, built a lean physique andadded muscle mass all over your body. While doing all of this you have put money aside for surgery. You have come to the point where you have to make a decision. ...
maybe some specific brain cells are getting glucose depleted, even if the brain as a whole isn’t….maybe. Even then, a few minutes of rest should be enough for those cells to be resupplied with glycogen from the liver; drinking extra sugar shouldn’t be necessary given the small number...
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