REVERSE DIETING So, you have spent the last 16 weeks, or however long you have been dieting for, segmentally decreasing your caloric intake, week by week, with the goal of maintaining muscle mass and dropping your body fat percentage. You have either achieved the composition orientated goal you desire or have reached the point with…
THE SWEET TRUTH… Excluding immune and digestive function, the next most influential factor with reference to encouraging the bodies composition to change as intended is insulin or more specifically, the bodies sensitivity to insulin. Carbs and insulin can be a double-edged sword. Insulin is the most anabolic, anti-catabolic hormone in the body. Insulin improves amino…
As of late I have noticed an unnerving pattern, each time I am asked which muscle group I am training and I reply with “posterior chain,” I am at the receiving end of either a blank look or a cheeky smirk. Gentlemen, if you have an impressive most muscular from the front and you leg…
The Science of “Cheat Meals” Understanding leptin and the utilisation of strategically implementing higher calorie days whilst dieting. Leptin is a hormone released from fat tissue that plays a key role in regulating appetite and feelings of satiety. While leptin has many functions in the body, the main function is to control or regulate fat-cell…
