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What Does It Take To Deplete Your Glycogen Stores Quickly

You can enhance your training by optimizing what energy system your body uses.

Does Eating Candy Before A Workout Help You Get Stronger?

You may be asking this question on Reddit or on an online forum but does eating candy before a workout help you lift heavier weights?

The Effect Of 10,000 Steps On Strength Training

Nowadays, it’s almost impossible to go anywhere without overhearing a conversation about step counts, or without seeing someone who is wearing a fitness tracker.

Should strength athletes prioritize nutrient timing?

It’s long been proven that the specific foods we eat have a direct correlation to our overall wellness and disposition.

Is It Okay Not To Eat After Your Workout While Fasting?

Throughout the last few years bodybuilders, powerlifters, and various strength-based athletes have relied upon the use of intermittent fasting to aid the fat loss process associated with hitting certain weight classes for competition as well as developing a better overall physique.

The Pros and Cons of Using Eggs Before Your Workout

Most strength athletes are highly aware of the importance of consuming enough protein each day in order to maximize performance and recovery.

Is Eating A Banana Before The Gym The Best Choice?

Most strength athletes are highly aware of the importance of consuming enough carbohydrates each day in order to maximize performance and recovery.

This Diet Prevents Athletes From Reaching Peak Performance

With the sudden rise in popularity of the carnivore diet many athletes from all backgrounds of sports have started to wonder if the diet would aid their athletic performance and maximize results during competition.

Should You Drink Protein Shakes on Non-Workout Days?

Exhausted and drained, you reach for your blender bottle to take a sip of your protein shake. However, is this even necessary on a non-workout day?

How To Beat Your Injury And Get Back To Training

What do you do if you are injured and you still want to train? What do you do if you are training for a competition and you are suffering from an injury?

You Only Eat 1200 Calories And Not Losing Weight?

Are you doing something wrong? Can’t you lose weight if you eat less and exercise more?

Why Should You Swim On Rest Days If You Work Out?

Is swimming on your rest days a good idea if you lift weights?

Bodybuilding Secret, Eating Burgers For After Workout Meals?

Is a burger a good pre or post-workout meal? Let’s clear all the doubts and demystify the facts myth behind fast foods and workouts.

Understand Why You Can Lose Muscle Overnight

Well, this is one of the most frequently asked questions about muscle building and recovery. What happens to your muscles overnight and can you lose muscle while you sleep?

How, When, Why to Foam Roll For Strength Training?

How long should you foam roll for strength training?

Muscle Recovery Taking Too Long? A Quick Checklist To Go Over

That feeling of uncomfortable pain in the joints and/or muscles that you get after a workout, particularly when starting out, is often what is called delayed onset muscle soreness or DOMS.

Eating On Off Days For Bodybuilding, What You Need To Know

Rest and off days are important, for any sportsperson, and most especially for a bodybuilder, since it is a rigorous and tasking sport.

Should I do yoga on rest days? Does it help with recovery?

In the past, I have done yoga while I was strength training. I wondered if I should do yoga on my rest days and whether or not it helps with recovery?