How to Read Food Labels

How to Read Food Labels

  How many people read the nutrition label?  I mean really read it and understand it.   Or do you glaze over it and let the label advertising fill in the blanks with words like “healthy”, “reduced fat” or “made with whole grains”. You’d be surprised how many...
5 HACKS TO ACHIEVE THE PERFECT CHEAT DAY

5 HACKS TO ACHIEVE THE PERFECT CHEAT DAY

If you’ve ever been on a diet you know that cheat meals are a God send.  There is nothing like that first bite of a greasy pizza after a week of lean meats and vegetables. Any good, sustainable diet factors a cheat meal or cheat day in.  Will power can only go so far....

Accelerated Fat Loss

There is a saying “Summer bodies are built in the winter”.  For me that’s too long, let’s try to make summer bodies in the spring. Over the summer I came out with a post What’s the best diet for me? where I went over a couple of the most popular diets out there now...

What is IF?

Think hanging out with friends and being on a diet are mutually exclusive?  You obviously haven’t tried Intermittent Fasting (IF).   There’s no debating that eating and social situations go hand in hand.  Food brings people together.     As we get older,...

Dropping Knowledge About Creatine

The things I’ve heard about creatine over the years has been somewhat comical. People might call it “Broscience” but the information I’ve heard is less than that.  Putting it lightly, I’d say there opinions have as much creditability as the National Enquirer had about...
What Supplements Should I Take?

What Supplements Should I Take?

“What are you taking?” I get asked this a lot no matter where I am. I think everyone is hoping I’m taking some super secret supplement that could burn fat, build muscle and give me the testosterone of a teenager without doing anything.   Where is the fun...