Carb Cycling diets – unworthy hype or a true dieting phenomenon?
Carb cycling diets are based around rotating between high carb, moderate carb and low/no carb days. The idea is that eating healthy carbs on specific days keeps your metabolism revved up, and sticking to mostly protein, vegetables and fat on low/no carb days will keep insulin levels low enough to allow you to burn fat whilst maintaining muscle mass.
How to Lose 50lbs in one year
As daunting as it seems, losing 50lbs over the course of one year is not nearly as unattainable as it seems. With the right attitude, proper planning and preparation, it’s well within your reach!
Exercise Recovery: 10 Tips to help you recover faster between workouts
Feeling sore, tired and unenthused in-between workouts? If so, It’s possible that you’re under-prioritising recovery and it’s importance in fitness. Here’s 10 tips to help you recover faster!
Fasted cardio: What is it? Is it best for fat-burning? and is it right for you?
With the likes of J.Lo and A-rod as it’s greatest ambassadors, Fasted cardio is all the rage! but what exactly is it? Does it burn more fat than cardio in a fed state? and is it right for you!? Let's have a look and see.
Performance Lab NutriGenesis Multivitamin Review
Performance Lab NutriGenesis Multi for Men and Woman. We review the power-packing all-natural, vegan multivitamin supplement that everyone is talking about it.
Performance Lab SPORT Protein Review
We review Performance Lab SPORT Protein. A patented Oryzatein Organic and Vegan Brown Rice Protein manufactured by Opti-Nutra. Is it really better than Whey?
Testo Lab Pro Independent Review
We review Testo Lab Pro, the potent all-natural Testosterone-boosting and performance-enhancing supplement by Opti-Nutra. Here's everything you need to know!
10 Top tips for staying fit and healthy over Christmas
With Christmas fast approaching, boundless year-end social events, hangovers, mince pies and mulled wine are soon to become an almost daily occurrence. With so many temptations on your plate, there is without a doubt an overwhelming inclination to throw all your healthy eating habits and fitness routine out the window until the new year. Thankfully, with our top tips, you don't have to! You can still have fun whilst maintaining your health and fitness intact over the festive season.
Performance Lab Omega 3 Review
Performance Lab Omega-3. We review the newest addition to the PL dietary range, the highly impressive 100% all-natural Vegan Omega-3 from Algae supplement. Spoiler alert: It's amazing!
Pre Lab Pro V1.0 Review - The Best Pre-Workout Supplement for Fasted Training
We review Pre Lab Pro, the highly anticipated next generation of pre-workout supplements by Opti-Nutra. Here’s everything you need to know!
Fasted vs Fed: Weight Training
Intermittent fasting has been one of the most popular weight loss methods for years now, and for good reason. Not only can it help promote weight loss, some studies suggest that it can also reduce inflammation, promote cellular regeneration, improve insulin sensitivity, and boost brain function. It's clear to see why people love it so much!
Can you Drink Alcohol Without Gaining Weight?
Alcohol is an integral part of our society and I am frequently asked about it. "Is one glass of wine/beer once a day/week/month ok?" Naturally, that really depends on your lifestyle and your fitness goals. Are you a social drinker trying to lose a little weight? Are you training for the Iron Man Triathlon? Or are you somewhere in between?
How to Combat the Nutritional Decline of Fruits and Vegetables
According to research published in the American Society of Horticultural Science, today’s fruits and vegetables are lacking in vitamins and minerals. It cites studies in the journal of the American College of Nutrition (ACN) and the American Journal of Agricultural Sciences (AJAS) that have found an alarming decrease in the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables over the last seventy years.
Performance Lab PL-Immune Review: Give your immune system a boost!
We review the highly impressive and newest supplement from Performance Lab - PL-Immune™. We cover it all from the ingredients to recommended dosages, pros and cons, and if it’s worth your time and money to try it for yourself.
The Ripped Vegan: Can You Build Muscle on a Vegan Diet?
Vegans bodybuilders exist. So the question isn’t really, can you build muscle on a vegan diet? We know you can. But how and what are the best ways to get everything you need from a vegan diet to maximize muscle growth. We take a look!
Collagen 101: What Is It and What Is It Good For?
Who isn't taking some form of collagen supplements these days? It seems like everyone from bodybuilders looking to bulk up to new mothers looking to speed up postpartum hair growth are taking collagen supplements. So what is this stuff and what is it good for? And what factors make one collagen supplement better than the others?
Carb loading before a big race? Here’s how to do it!
Carbohydrate-loading, also called carb-loading and carbo-loading is a fairly simple and easy-to-follow nutritional strategy to enhance your athletic and sporting performance during endurance events (90 + minutes) by increasing the amount of glycogen (the body’s preferred fuel source) stored in your muscles and liver.
Female Body types: How best to eat, train and supplement for your body type
Understanding your body type can help you to maximize your exercise routine, diet and supplement regime allowing you to set goals that are both realistic and attainable for your body type whether it’s to build muscle, burn fat, or become more flexible and agile. Here’s how.
Eat and Train like an Olympian
Ever wondered how Olympians train and eat in order to reach their peak physical performance? With so much pressure riding on each and every athlete taking part to perform at their best, finding the perfect training and diet plan is essential and could be the difference between simply taking part and taking home the Gold medal.
How to Optimise Intermittent Fasting for Fat Burning
Fat Loss is one of the many benefits of intermittent fasting (IF), but it isn't some fad diet with sketchy science. Actually, it isn't a diet at all! Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that breaks the three-meal-a-day status quo and frees our bodies from the burden of non-stop digestion so that they can focus on other tasks, one of which is to burn more fat in between meals.