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How Much Protein Per Meal to Build Muscle? ~50g, 4x/Day
Gyms are filled to the brim with old-heads trying to educate newer gym rats with advice that may stretch back decades. Often, this advice has little scientific backing and only has roots in anecdotes and “broscience”. Unsurprisingly, some of the most successful older athletes have already figured out what science eventually proves to be true.[…]
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Want to Die Sooner? Then Don’t Eat Your Vegetables
We’ve always “known”, but now we know. In lieu of the “Standard American Diet”, eating your fruits and vegetables makes you live longer.
Or, to put it in a way that will hit closer to home, not eating vegetables in this food environment generally makes one die sooner.
Nearly every health enthusiast, doctor, […]
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The Beverage Hydration Index – Is Water the Best?
Chances are you’re familiar with the Glycemic Index (GI) – a relative scale ranking (0-100) how various carbohydrate-centric foods affect blood glucose levels.[1] The lower a food’s GI rating the less it will spike blood sugar levels and affect insulin levels. The problem with the Glycemic Index, and diets based around its premise, is that […]
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BeetElite by HumanN: Athletic Power from Beets!
This article has been updated to reflect Neogenis Labs’ new name, HumanN.
Today, we take a step back from the overly complicated, 10+ ingredient pre workouts that we usually cover on the blog. There will be no discussion of crazy stims, neon colors, pixie-dusting creatine or the like in this supplement.
Rather, today’s post […]
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Can Sucralose / Splenda Cause Cancer or Leukemia?
A new research study was published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health titled “Sucralose administered in feed, beginning prenatally through lifespan, induces hematopoietic neoplasias in male swiss mice”.[1]
In short, male mice in certain sucralose groups had significantly higher leukemia rates.
This set off all kinds of alarms, and half-baked […]
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BCAA Weight Loss Study by Scivation Makes Questionable Diet Claims
WARNING: The results from this study are under question by Alan Aragon and Brad Schoenfeld. You can read their critique here.
BCAA supplements are some of the most popular products used in the bodybuilding and fitness arena. They’re extremely beneficial during times of caloric restriction as a means of preserving lean muscle mass while losing […]
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Rich Piana Workout: 30lbs of Muscle in 3 Months Coming!
Big news for fans of Rich Piana and his supplement company, 5% Nutrition: Starting in January, Rich is going to show all of his viewers how he puts on 30lbs of muscle in 3 months!
If successful, this will put Rich over 300lbs – something he’s done before. What’s different here is that he’s […]
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Eggnog Protein Ice Cream by Mrs. Cannon
So Christmas is over for another year, and you may have found yourself once again faced with the classic post-holiday dilemma … a bunch of unwanted eggnog and candy canes piled up. Don’t throw them out yet!
By combining them with some Vanilla Magnum Quattro, you can make a delicious protein-filled treat.
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Granted, this […]
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Dylan’s Select Cinnadoodle Protein Bagels Recipe
Bagels are a nice inexpensive convenience breakfast when you’re on the run in the morning, but what you save in money you pay for in carbs. And unless you’re lifting insanely hard, they’re normally too many carbs, plus not enough protein… until now, anyway!
Our next recipe from Dylan shows you how to whip up […]
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Gingerbread Protein Cookies Recipe by Magnum’s Mrs. Cannon
Higher-protein gingerbread cookies? Is such a thing even possible?
Yes it is, with Mrs. Cannon ingenuity and a few scoops of Magnum Quattro!
Treat friends and family to a healthier body this year with these cookies. Just make sure you use the Vanilla flavor for best taste!
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Pretty simple! Heidi obviously loves the […]
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