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Diet, fat loss, fitness, health & well-being, Lifestyle, muscle building

3 Reasons Why Complete Proteins are Better for Muscle Building than Incomplete Proteins

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Animal proteins are sources of complete protein.

When it comes to building more muscle and strength, eating enough protein is a crucial first step. However, if you want to better maximize your results, then it is important that the majority of your proteins intake comes from complete proteins. Now, lets distinguish the difference between complete vs incomplete proteins, and 3 reasons why…

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fitness, Diet, epilepsy, Lifestyle

3 Life changing Tips on How to Manage Nutrition for Epilepsy Control!

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Here is my book titled Triumph Over Adversity, where I discussed in depth my top tips & tactics I used to better control my epilepsy.

When it comes to better controlling epilepsy, your diet is everything. This goes merely beyond aesthetics; we’re talking about a serious health issue here. If you’re anything like I was as a kid, I neglected healthy eating, and just ate whatever I felt like, not taking into account the potential consequences. Despite my poor eating…

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Diet, fat loss, fitness, Lifestyle

4 Surprising Reasons Why You Can Ditch the Dad Bod Without Giving up Alcohol!

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fit guy holding a bottle of alcohol

One of the most negatively portrayed things in the health & fitness industry is alcohol, and for good reason. This is because many of us lack the self discipline to avoid excessive drinking on a week to week basis. The truth is that you can enjoy alcohol on a frequent basis and still stay or…

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fitness, health & well-being, Motivation, muscle building

3 Awesome Advantages of Behind the Neck Pressing for Added Strength, Muscle, and Mobility

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arnold performing behind neck press.

We’ve been taught that performing shoulder presses behind the neck is bad for shoulder health, that it can cause impingement and limit shoulder mobility. The military press is instead seen performed by the vast number of gym goers. However, what if I were to tell you that the behind the neck shoulder press is actually…

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health & well-being, Diet, fitness, Lifestyle

The Ridiculously Simple Formula to Determine Daily Water Intake in 3 Steps

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Adequate water consumption is often overlooked, as more emphasis is placed on protein and calorie intake, along with various other recovery methods. What many people don’t understand is that by not consuming enough water, they are greatly impeding their ability to properly recover and build muscle. This is because dehydration can increase the rate of…

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Diet, fitness, health & well-being, Lifestyle

10 Dynamite Tips for Making Healthy Eating Choices at Restaurants

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friends can empower each other to make healthy eating choices.

Eating out doesn’t have to spell disaster for your health & fitness goals. It’s still entirely possible to enjoy a hearty & great tasting meal without creating a calorie bomb. Here are 10 dynamite tip for making healthy eating choices while dining out. 1. Check the menu online beforehand Many times, lack of planning beforehand…

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Diet, fat loss, fitness, health & well-being, Lifestyle

The 5 Powerful Markers of Metabolic Health

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Now, more than ever, the average persons metabolic health in many countries is in dire need of improvement. Most of our diets are very highly processed, and leaves us devoid of many vitamins and minerals that play a key role in our health. First off, lets define what metabolic health is. It is the bodies…

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Diet, fat loss, fitness, health & well-being, intermittent fasting, Lifestyle

6 Dynamite Ways to Get Your Beach Body in 6 Weeks Before Summer!

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Now that we are early into April, this is the last month before we start to break out the bathing suits and get ready to spend time out by the pool and the beach, and see how our beach bodies look(or lack thereof). For those that currently don’t like the bodies that they have, it…

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Diet, fitness, Lifestyle, Motivation, muscle building

A Hardgainer’s Guide to Building Muscle in 7 Steps

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obesity is a problem throughout much of the world, but being chronically underweight isn't much healthier!

If you’re anything like I was throughout the majority of my teenage years, building quality muscle seems like it is next to impossible. Simply put, a hardgainer is an underweight individual who has trouble building much muscle mass, if any at all. This is someone who usually doesn’t eat enough calories to be at maintenance…

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Motivation, fitness, muscle building, powerlifting

3 Reasons Why Smolov Jr. is Such an Effective Powerlifting Peaking Program

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Smolov Jr. is a three week abbreviated version of the full Smolov program that is typically applied to the squat and bench. It a a 4x per week training protocol that involves increasing intensity and sustained volume. It spans 3 weeks in total, and is most effectively utilized a few weeks prior to competition. An…

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