How to lose weight? Calories to lose weight? How much protein? What kind of workout program?
These are the questions you have, once you have decided to make a change.
You want to lose body fat? Maybe gain a couple … Read the rest
Author: Ivan Vlahinić
I am not a scientist. But i don’t have to be a scientist to be able to deftly use the scientific method in your daily life. In fact, you can be one helluva ‘thinker’ (in the scientific sense) and not be a scientist. For instance, nutritionists and personal trainers like me, who use and embrace science and the scientific method are better trainers because of it. Why? Because rather than just being a parrot and telling my clients what to do, because that’s what I have been told when I was younger I understand the "why" of my advice. And if I dont? Then I fully admit that i don't, and that's fine. The more you learn in the field of fitness and nutrition, the more you realize there is a lot of stuff that you dont know. But this is something that is true of all fields of work or life. The scientific method is the single most powerful way of thinking, that's why I embrace it. Anecdotes are nice, but data and facts trumps anecdotes.
Is milk good for you?
Is milk good for you? What kind of question is that? It depends, do you consider gaining muscle and losing fat good?
If you do, then yes milk is very good for you. This could be the whole … Read the rest
Health benefits of a sun tan
While enjoying outdoor activities or at tanning salons, getting a sun tan was just one of many things we did through countless years of human history that we thought was completely normal and benign.
Apparently we were wrong, we were … Read the rest
Casein protein vs whey protein
Before the casein protein vs whey protein question, I remember the days of yore when I first started going to the gym. I knew I had to buy protein powder, that was just common sense and a rule.
“Kid … Read the rest
How to make your own homemade pre-workout
In a perfect world we would always be well rested, we would sleep 8 hours a night, eat the perfect diet and always be full of energy. We would have no need for a pre-workout supplement.
In reality we work … Read the rest