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What You Need To Know About the GOLO Diet

The GOLO diet is a commercial weight loss program that looks beyond just calories in and calories out. It was developed by a team of doctors and pharmacists who wanted to tackle the nitty-gritty of weight ... Continue Reading

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Is the Green Mediterranean Diet Worth the Hype? A PhD Weighs In

“So, what’s the best diet for gut health?” I’ve been asked this question countless times, and although I do my best to avoid diet dogma, the Mediterranean diet is my top recommendation across the board. ... Continue Reading

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Is This TikTok Trend Diet Worth Trying? A Registered Dietitian Cracks Open the Egg Diet

If you’re trying to lose weight, it’s not uncommon to turn to diets that promise a lot of weight loss in very little time. The egg diet is one such diet and — as you can probably guess from its name — it ... Continue Reading

The Complete Guide to Reverse Dieting

The Complete Guide to Reverse Dieting

Weight loss, whether for aesthetic or performance-related reasons, is an extremely common fitness goal. While you may have run a successful diet and dropped some spare pounds, you might be left wondering ... Continue Reading

The Mediterranean Diet: Is It Right for You?

There may not be a single diet that’s best for everyone, but if the most common diets had to go head-to-head, the Mediterranean Diet would be a top contender. Year after year, the U.S. News and World ... Continue Reading

Food for the ketogenic diet.

What Is the Keto Diet and Should You Try It?

What separates a fad diet from a legitimate nutritional practice? If you’re trying to lose or gain weight, or make any kind of change to your general health habits, it’s a question you should ask yourself ... Continue Reading

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Nutritionist Vs. Dietitian: What Are They and Which is Best For You?

Eating healthy seems straightforward, but sometimes you may need extra support. While there are foods to eat that support overall health, your diet can be personal, and what works for one person might not ... Continue Reading

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Brian Shaw Still Eats a Strongman Diet of 10,432 Calories Per Day

Four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw closed the curtain on his WSM career after the 2023 contest resulted in a seventh-place finish at age 41. Shaw still has a major contest left before ... Continue Reading

Dana Linn Bailey

How Does Dana Linn Bailey Diet to Get Shredded?

Controlling one's diet by manipulating calories into a deficit to lose fat and reveal the hard-earned muscle underneath is critical for bodybuilders and their aesthetics. If the body fat percentage is too ... Continue Reading

Flexible diet food selection on the table.

So, Is Flexible Dieting Legit? Here’s What the Science Says

All diets, in one way or another, are designed around managing what foods you eat in what quantities. Whether you cut carbs with the ketogenic diet or go all-in on meat with the carnivore diet, the ... Continue Reading

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The 80/20 Diet Rule Explained (and Why You Should Try It)

There are as many opinions about diets out there as there are people who eat food. Despite what you may hear on your Instagram feed, there is no one-size-fits-all way to approach nutrition. Still, there ... Continue Reading

The Warrior Diet Explained, Plus Its Benefits & Drawbacks

“It’s better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war” is a Chinese proverb about the merits of overpreparing. As a fitness enthusiast, that kind of ethos can help you reach your goals a little ... Continue Reading

Carnivore Diet for Strength Athletes

What the Science Says About the Carnivore Diet for Strength Athletes

If you've ever found yourself scrolling through social media (while resting between sets or otherwise), you've probably run across some extreme and divisive opinions about nutrition. After all, hot takes ... Continue Reading

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How to Structure Your Strength Training if You’re on a Diet

You’ve got your strength training program ready to go. It might be strongman, weightlifting, or even powerbuilding. You’re getting stronger and building your endurance, but something’s missing. Maybe ... Continue Reading

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Eat Pizza, Lose Fat. What You Need to Know About the IIFYM Diet

The world of nutrition is awash in different diets, and it's safe to say that many of them hinge on rules surrounding what you can and can't eat: nothing post-caveman for the Paleo diet, nothing from an ... Continue Reading

Is the 5:2 Diet the Easiest Form of Intermittent Fasting?

When Dr. Michael Mosley produced the BBC documentary Eat, Fast, and Live Longer in 2012, intermittent fasting — the practice of abstaining from calories for a majority of the day — exploded in ... Continue Reading

Keto Diet and Strength Athletes

Should You Follow the Ketogenic Diet While Strength Training?

Anyone in the strength sports world who isn’t training in a cave has surely heard of the keto diet. You know, the diet that lets you eat all the bacon and avocado that you can stomach while shedding fat, ... Continue Reading

The Vertical Diet

The Vertical Diet: Everything You Need to Know

Even if you're mixing up one of the best protein powders each morning, adjusting your diet can still be necessary to build muscle mass. To gain weight, you need to be in a calorie surplus — consuming more ... Continue Reading

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9 Types of Diets — How They Work and Pros & Cons

Diet culture feels more ubiquitous than ever before. Gone are the days where most folks would grab a hard roll, slather on some butter, and get on with their lives. Now, there’s a seemingly endless number ... Continue Reading

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25-Time World Record Holder Stefi Cohen Talks Eating Like an Athlete

Twenty-five all-time world records. Twenty-five. Dr. Stefi Cohen — she’s also a physical therapist — is one of the great athletes of our time. We know that sounds hyperbolic, but did we mention ... Continue Reading

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Bean Me Up: How the “Slow Carb Diet” Might Help With Weight Loss

The truth about weight loss is that it almost entirely comes down to calories. Sure, there are hormones you might be able to affect that might influence the outcome, and you lose a little more weight if ... Continue Reading

History of Keto

The Fascinating History of the Keto Diet

The Ketogenic diet has grown exponentially in popularity in recent years especially among the lifting population. In layman’s terms, the Ketogenic diet is a high fat, low carbohydrate diet plan based on ... Continue Reading

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Is a Low Fat Diet Really Ideal for Athletes?

If you’re sedentary and trying to lose weight, there’s a case to be made for limiting carbohydrate intake and increasing fat. But if you exercise regularly, and especially if you’re interested in gaining ... Continue Reading

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Vegan Diet for Athletes: Can You Build Muscle with Plant-Based Nutrition?

The notion that a person can’t be strong without eating meat belongs in the same category as “low fat diets are best” and “jogging is the one ideal form of exercise.” It’s outdated. Performing at one’s ... Continue Reading

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