It happens to all of us…
It’s 5:30pm or so on a workday, you’re about to head home… and wondering if you should exercise. Maybe you’re already home and just want to cook dinner and watch some TV. Or maybe it’s a weekend morning and you want to get some beers and watch football with your buddies and not worry about hitting the track or gym.
Sometimes you actually have a real excuse… maybe you’re a little sick or are …
There’s no question that the best way to have a ripped, muscular body is to put your time in at the gym and be attentive to your diet. That being said, there will be times on the road to total fitness where you just want a “quick fix” to look good. This might be before a date, before going out to the clubs, or just before taking some pictures for Facebook.
Here are some ways to use optical illusions to …
There is a love-hate relationship with the idea of taking time off your workout if you’re sick. On one level, you don’t want to lose your momentum and you definitely don’t want to lose your muscle-mass.
On another level… let’s face it, we all want a break sometimes. Health psychologists can sometimes even trace athlete illness to coming from a desire to take a few days off without any guilt.
This article is written for people that want to not …
For bodybuilding and fitness goals, protein shakes are part of life, and… they’re not that bad at all.
They’re not a necessary evil like caloric deficit or soreness. They actually taste good for the most part and give your muscles the building blocks they need to grow and strengthen from your workouts.
However, they DO get boring. There’s no way around that. No matter how wonderful the chocolate fudge pie flavored whey gets, your taste buds will scream “ENOUGH!” at …
Earlier we talked about “overrated health foods” that are not everything they claim to be. Foods like egg whites and acai berry, which while healthful are not as amazing as you might think.
Today we’re going to look at some foods that are far worse… ones that I would call fake health foods. These are foods that the companies actually know are unhealthy but place in the aisles to cash in off misinformed customers.
There are even more insidious …