Tag: Parent Topic: Nutrition
Are There Foods That Burn Fat? The Science Behind the Weight Loss Claim
It’s happened to plenty of strength athletes. You’re scrolling your social media feed and come across posts listing out foods that burn fat — read: green tea and and apple cider vinegar — promising to shed fat from your frame just by eating or drinking them. And yet, there is a chasm of scientific difference between foods that…
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Is a Calorie Just a Calorie? An RD Weighs In
Across the fitness industry, training and nutrition are often portrayed as inseparable from calories. Whether you’re counting how many calories you’re consuming in your meal prep or how many you’re “burning” on the treadmill, calorie counting is frequently encouraged. Given the amount of attention dedicated specifically to calories within training circles, strength athletes can benefit tremendously from understanding…
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4 Ways Stress Is Killing Your Gains
You’re hitting the gym religiously, progressively overloading your lifts, and you’re on top of your protein intake. But the muscle gains still aren’t coming through. So what gives? While it’s probably not the first thing that comes to mind, your stress levels may be to blame. Stress is a sneaky yet common culprit for halting your fitness progress….
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Does Protein Powder Cause Acne?
Getting to the gym and consistently crushing your workouts makes you feel good and strong; that’s why you love it. In addition to training, keeping your protein intake high can help you build muscle, lose fat, and recover better. A protein shake is a convenient way to get what you need to fuel those gains, and whey protein…
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What Is Erythritol? Is This Zero-Calorie Sweetener Too Good to Be True?
On your muscle-building journey, you’ll likely grab a tub of protein powder to help you reach your protein intake goal. If you’re always on the hunt for the best protein powders, you probably read the ingredients before deciding. Somewhere in the ingredients, you’ll find artificial sweeteners. Erythritol, a sugar alcohol, is common in protein powders. With plenty of…
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What It’s Like to Eat the Highest Calorie Restaurant Meals in the USA
On Dec. 3, 2023, fitness content creator Will Tennyson published a video on his YouTube channel wherein he embarked on a gastronomic journey, exploring some of the most calorically dense restaurant meals in America. He discovered these indulgent dishes via Eat This, Not That! [1]. Among the restaurants were Cheesecake Factory, Chili’s, Applebee’s, and Olive Garden. In total, he…
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5 Spirulina Benefits That Will Have You Adding this Superfood to Your Protein Shake
Strength athletes know that what they put into their bodies is just as important as the work they do at the gym. When choosing supplements to improve performance or overall health, some people prefer natural ingredients. If you’ve ever wondered why your favorite juice bar sells blue smoothies, they may contain spirulina — a natural blue-green algae from…
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8 Types of Magnesium and Which One You Should Add to Your Supplement Stack
When you’ve got a fitness goal, you put in a lot of work. Whether you want to finally pull a 500-pound deadlift or change your body composition, you plan out your training program and make sure you’re eating enough of the right stuff. Then, there’s sleep and muscle recovery. If trouble sleeping has gotten in the way of…
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The 9 Best Clean Protein Powders of 2023
What makes a protein “clean”? That’s a good question that can be approached in several ways, but we find that the best clean protein powders tend to have a small list of ingredients — three to five is ideal — and are free of artificial, impossible-to-pronounce additives. Purveyors of clean proteins are transparent about how they source them…
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The 8 Best Meal Delivery Services of 2023
No matter your fitness goals — muscle gain, simple maintenance, weight loss, etc. — having your nutrition dialed in is a must. Unfortunately, though, finding the time to shop for your groceries can be harder than your last workout. The best meal delivery services can help, bringing all your ingredients and meals directly to your doorstep for more convenient meal prepping….
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