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How To Lose Belly Fat — A Strength Athlete’s Guide

If you’ve noticed that you tend to lose fat faster in certain areas — like your arms, legs, or waist — while others take a bit longer, you’re not alone. While body fat levels are largely governed by energy ... Continue Reading

Foods rich in magnesium

The Best Foods High in Magnesium for More Energy in the Gym

Choosing what foods make up your diet directly impacts your overall health. As a fitness enthusiast, you may hit your macros daily and aim to get enough protein to reach your goals. But beyond ... Continue Reading

Black seed oil

6 Black Seed Oil Benefits You Should Know About

A glance down any supplement aisle will advertise superfoods galore. One herb that has gained recent popularity in the Western supplement industry is black seed oil. Also known as black caraway, black ... Continue Reading

protein shakes

How Many Protein Shakes Should You Drink a Day? Explained by a PhD

You’ve just finished a grueling workout, and as you’re catching your breath and heading to the locker room, you’re already thinking about what your body needs from your post-workout meal. Do you reach for ... Continue Reading

A bowl of oats, cereal and sliced bananas.

The Best Bodybuilding Breakfast for All Your Physique Goals

In the game of building muscle, it’s not all about what you do in the gym. How you fuel your workouts is a crucial factor in how you gain muscle. Without adequate nutrition, all the leg presses and ... Continue Reading

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How Many Calories Should I Eat Per Day? A Guide for All Your Fitness Goals

If you’re in the fitness world, you can’t avoid it: whether in your gym locker room or scrolling on Instagram, it seems that everyone has something to say about nutrition. A favorite topic among ... Continue Reading

How to Make Homemade Meal Replacement Shakes to Fuel Your Training Goals

One of the best ways to set up a healthy lifestyle or work on a fitness goal when you’re busy is to carve out times in your schedule. If you like to hit the gym in the morning before work, you’ve got a ... Continue Reading

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From Walking with a Cane to Powerlifting Competitions (with Angelo Poli)

Today we have one that really spans the spectrum from fitness to nutrition. I'm talking to Angelo Poli, who is the founder of a company called MetPro. The first part of the podcast talks about Angelo's ... Continue Reading

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Does Protein Powder Expire? And How to Properly Store

The best protein powders can be a tasty and convenient way to up your daily protein intake no matter your fitness level. Even the bulkiest of tubs can go pretty quickly if you mix up a shake everyday. But ... Continue Reading

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14 High-Protein Snacks Loved By Nutrition Coaches

Sure, the best protein powders can help you reach your protein goal for the day, but when you get hungry between lunch and dinner, you’ve probably pulled open the refrigerator and peered in, looking for a ... Continue Reading

What Is a Healthy Body Fat Percentage?

How much body fat you carry can be tremendously stigmatizing in the United States. The quest for the “ideal body” has always changed based on social norms at any given time. Current ideas about body fat in ... 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

An athlete drinks pre-workout.

How to Cook Up Your Own Homemade Pre-Workout

You do everything you can for optimal performance on the lifting platform. Downing pre-workout before the gym gives you that energy and performance boost you’re looking for, especially on those mornings ... Continue Reading

Calcium-rich food arranged in a pretty display.

The Best Sources of Calcium for Strength Athletes (And How Much You Need)

There are plenty of essential minerals that humans need to maintain basic health and optimal functioning. But the one that most people can name from all those childhood commercials is calcium. That doesn’t ... Continue Reading

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Pre-Workout and Alcohol: The Risks You Need To Know

If you were a teenager or young adult in the latter half of the ‘aughts, you were probably aware of (or partook in) the infamous Four Loko drink. The “premium malt beer beverage” was all the rage among ... Continue Reading

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How Long Does Pre-Workout Last?

If you’re hoping to take your gains to the next level you may already know that the best pre-workout supplements can provide a reliable kick in the pants. Pre-workouts are generally a mix of caffeine, ... Continue Reading

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What Are the Side Effects of Pre-Workout?

You’re at the gym on an upper body day feeling energized and dialed in from taking your pre-workout supplement. Suddenly, something feels a little off in your body and you need to take a break. If you’ve ... 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

Different types of pre-workout supplements.

Does Pre-Workout Go Bad? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

It’s training time, and you’re getting ready to crush your leg day workout. You reach for your favorite pre-workout supplement to pop into your shaker, but when you open your tub, something looks or smells ... Continue Reading

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How to Achieve a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss, Safely

The concept of a calorie deficit sounds simple: if you want to lose weight, eat less than your body needs to maintain its current weight. That doesn’t mean it’s easy, though, or that all methods of ... Continue Reading

Our tester scoops up some creatine in the gym.

Does Creatine Cause Hair Loss? Here’s What the Science Says

The best creatine supplements remain some of the most popular powders, gummies, and capsules for athletes thanks to an impressive amount of scientific evidence supporting its efficacy and safety across a ... Continue Reading

A glass of protein shake, a jug of milk and protein powder in a scoop.

When Is the Best Time to Drink a Protein Shake?

Across strength sports, athletes have all different approaches to nutrition. But one common unifier? Protein — and a lot of it. No matter your goals on the lifting platform, you probably have a love affair ... Continue Reading

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The Ultimate Guide to Body Recomposition

If you follow fitness, bulking and cutting may seem like all the rage. Many athletes and fitness enthusiasts aim for the singular goal of fat loss or muscle gain, alternating between the two to gradually ... Continue Reading

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