In today’s society, emphasis is placed on work and productivity over anything else. This could mean sacrificing quality of nutrition to save time (fast food), and/or sleep deprivation, whether it be on purpose, or due to parties/late night gatherings, stress etc… The single factor that will have an impact on the widest array of health […]
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What if I told you that most exercise does not cause long term weight loss? This is a secret the fitness industry of gadgets, DVDs, and commercial fitness clubs don’t want you to know. In their defense though, few of them may understand just how wrong they are and why. Let’s start with a simple […]
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Fat loss is the ever-elusive conquest of anyone and everyone who is into health and fitness. Observationally I also think it is one of the most misunderstood and challenging topics for most people to tackle due to the sheer amount of miss-information out there with the added perpetuated myths we have all heard when embarking […]
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By Roland Pankewich Read Part 1 HERE Read Part 2 HERE So far we have outlined some basic principles that determine fat loss; mainly that fat loss is a catabolic (to adipose tissue) process that is supported metabolically via mitochondrial beta oxidation (fat burning). To completely paint the picture we must examine the other side […]
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By Roland Pankewich Fat loss is the ever-elusive conquest of anyone and everyone who is into health and fitness. Observationally I also think it is one of the most misunderstood and challenging topics for most people to tackle due to the sheer amount of misinformation out there with the added perpetuated myths we have all […]
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The problem with body fat is that when you start to accumulate it in large quantities (more than 20lbs), it actually changes your physiology and makes it harder to get rid of. The more overweight you are, the more likely you are to gain even more fat because adipose tissue in abundance makes you fatter! […]
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Part 2 of good cop versus bad cop in the fat loss hunger wars – this time we’ll focus on the ‘bad’ hunger hormone ‘ghrelin’. Ghrelin is the offender causing you to feel so ravenous that you fall spectacularly off the wagon and hammer down enough food in one sitting to feed a small family! Read more about ghrelin here, along with some strategies you can use to keep it at bay and achieve success on your diet…
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When starting a diet, have you ever wondered why exactly hunger and cravings suddenly sky rocket? Obviously a reduced food intake ‘leads’ to these sensations, but the actual root cause can be attributed to two key hunger hormones, the first of which MI40 Science Editor Rudy Mawer will break down for us here…
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Could the numerous benefits of this often overlooked amino contain the key to unlocking your gains? From growth hormone stimulation to detoxification, glycine has a wide range of positive impacts on building muscle and enhancing performance…
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Mention the term ‘steroid hormone’ to most beginner bodybuilders and they may assume you are talking about the most coveted of this category of compounds, testosterone. While testosterone takes its rightful place at the top of the steroid hormone list for many high performance trainees, it is but one compound in one of four categories […]
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Our eating habits are dictated in part by the intricately-balanced process of hunger stimulation and inhibition which takes place within the brain. These same processes also help regulate our energy balance, which is the balance between calories in (food) and calories out (activity). Two hormones have been identified as having a profound influence on energy […]
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A new year has begun and now is the time to carve off that holiday excess. As fans of this site will know, building a beach or stage-worthy physique is largely dependent upon a balanced diet and an ability to adjust exercise to ensure fat is burned and muscle is spared. However, what many aspiring […]
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