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Complete Guide to Collagen: Benefits, Sources, and How to Use It Daily
In this expert article, you'll learn what collagen is, why it's essential, how much to take daily, and where to find collagen and collagen-boosting foods in your supermarket for men and women
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25 Lessons After 25 Years of Training
In this article, you'll learn 25 valuable lessons on training, nutrition, and recovery to help you become your best self. These tips are backed by science and over 25 years of experience.
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3 Proven Benefits Of EAA Supplementation
EAAs play a pivotal role in more than just your health. In this article you'll learn the benefits of EAAs, why you need them, and how they play a fundamental role in athletic performance.
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Can you really trust the nutritional facts on the back of food packaging? What about the health claims laid out on the front? Read this article to find out!
In this four part series, we break down everything natural lifters should know about building muscle without steroids. Part 3 covers diet and nutrition!
Take a close look at 3 of the most common mistakes people make with their dieting, and cut out the bad habits before they hinder your progress.
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MHP and Chris Bumstead take us through the aisles of a local Canadian grocery store. Check out the exact food sources Chris purchases to fuel his body.
Dr. Warren Willey shows you how you can improve your muscle building diet and physique by adjusting macronutrients based upon the biomarker of LDL particle size.
When it comes to fat loss diets, there's several different approaches you can take. These tips and tricks will help you find the most sustainable one!
Kurt Weidner brings you his 7 Meal Plan. Meal #1: Eggwhite, Oatmeal and Blueberry Muffins. See what the Animal has for breakfast!
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IFBB Pro, Steve Kuclo shows us exactly how he refuels his body after a hard workout. Watch the video to see the full meal breakdown of Steve's postworkout meal.
Natural bodybuilder Cliff Wilson discusses protein change theory, and how to adjust your current protein intake levels to fit your current level of development.
In this episode of our popular series, What Pro Athletes Eat for Breakfast, we follow Gerardo Gabriel around the kitchen as he prepares his breakfast.
Optimize your fat loss and muscle growth by avoiding these 7 crucial diet mistakes that are often to blame for slowing your gym progress down.
Meal #4: Consisting of Red Meat, Quinoa, Broccoli, and Oatmeal. This is a pre-workout meal.
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Chris Bumstead shares with us what his favorite cheat meal is to eat. Check out the video to get Chris' perspective on what constitutes a good cheat meal.
In this video, Gerardo Gabriel shows us exactly what he purchases from the grocery store just days into his off-season. Learn how this pro balances his diet.
Meal #6: A Tuna Wrap with Hummus and Spinach. Tuna is rich in protein and cheap. It is one of the best foods for building lean muscle.
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Fire up the grill this summer! IFBB Pro and Team ALLMAX athlete, Steve Kuclo, teaches you some of the basics every bodybuilder should know when grilling.
IFBB Pro Santi Aragon joins the Muscle & Strength Breakfast Club. Check out this video to see exactly what the IFBB Classic Pro eats for breakfast.
Is clean eating the only way to see the results you want? Get the scoop on clean eating vs. flexible dieting, and learn to properly count your macros!
Chad Shaw addresses the topic of post-workout nutrition and makes the case that pre-workout nutrition might be of more importance for muscle growth.
Primeval Labs athlete Stephanie Sanzo aka StephFitMum shows us what she eats for her first meal of the day - Steph follows the Vertical Diet by Stan Efferding.
Learn everything you need to know before starting the vegan & vegetarian diet including it's history, guidelines & components, & all the science behind it.
What exactly determines if a food is dirty and off limits or clean and nutritionally sound? Learn how to logically classify food, avoid excess and eat with moderation.
With so many myths about effective and efficient dieting out there, how are you ever supposed to separate fact from fiction? Read this article for starters!
Looking for the best possible way to fuel up after an intense session at the gym? Try this quick and delicious Overnight Oats recipe on for size!
WNBF Pro Bodybuilder and Team Scivation sponsored athlete Kurt Weidner shares his recipe for healthy high protein waffles.
What is the Glycemic Index? Nutrition expert Gary Mathews explains what it is, why it's important and some simple steps to a low GI diet.
In this video, Gaspari Nutrition athlete Robert Timms takes us through the drive thru at Starbucks and In-N-Out to show us how you can eat well on the go.
Is increasing your calories decreasing your fun money? These 4 tips will help you save money while you eat plenty of mass-building muscle fuel!
WNBF Pro Bodybuilder Kurt Weidner shares his recipe for healthy egg white oats and blueberry muffins.
In Branch Warren's segment on M&S Legends, Branch talks about his mentality when it came to dieting both in-season and off-season as a professional bodybuilder.
Do you believe you have to sacrifice all of your favorite foods when you start a new diet? The truth is you don't. Learn all about flexible dieting here.
Learn the science and benefits behind the protein supplement "Bio-Active Peptides." Enhance recovery, strength and improve lean body mass development.
In this episode of "What Bodybuilders Eat For Breakfast", Jason Poston invites us into his kitchen to show us one of his favorite breakfast meals.
Workout nutrition can be confusing. Learn about the role of protein quality and quantity, catbohydrates, fats and nutrient timing in this complete expert guide.
Eating enough protein in your diet can mean the difference between being built like a bus or skinny as a twig. A look at high protein foods for building muscle.
Steven Cao takes us through the grocery section of Target and tells us the food options he typically picks up for his weekly grocery shopping trip.
NPC Fitness competitor, Trainer and Lifestyle & Conditioning Coach Nichole Ohrablo talks about great vegan protein sources in part 2 of a 3 part series.
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John Meadows' joins the hit M&S series, "What Pro Bodybuilders Eat for Breakfast". Today, he's showing us his typical breakfast & pre-workout meal for leg day.
Need a little help with your fat loss efforts? These 7 fat loss diet tips might be exactly what you're looking for. Learn the recipe for fat loss success!
Fear not, early morning lifters. Learn how to structure your pre, intra and post workout nutrition & supplements for better gains. Article includes sample diet plans.
First of a 2 part series designed to help beginners who are learning how to build muscle. Learn how to work out and how many calories you need.
There's a truth about dieting that figure heads of the other diet paradigms don't want you to know - they all work. Learn exactly why in this article.
NPC Fitness competitor, Trainer and Lifestyle & Conditioning Coach Nichole Ohrablo brings you a delicious recipe for her chickpea crunches!
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IFBB Pro bodybuilder, Ian Valliere, takes us through his local grocery store to give us an insight into which foods he selects for prep (& for cheats) and why.
Do you really need to speed home right after your workout to ensure you consume your protein shake within the 30 minute anabolic window? Find out today!
For years the food industry preached "low fat" foods. Lately, it seems everyone is telling us to avoid carbs. Does it really matter which of these macronutrients you eat?
Everything you need to know about carbohydrates including carb types, GI, digestion, fiber, glucose and relationship with fat storage and physical activity.
Now that shredding season is over, transition back to normal eating using the reverse diet method. These tips will help you minimize fat gain this fall.
NPC Fitness competitor, Trainer and Lifestyle & Conditioning Coach Nichole Ohrablo shows you how to make your own simple fruit and veggie wash.
FBB Pro and Kaged Muscle athlete, Fouad Abiad, welcomes us back into his kitchen for a part 2 of What Bodybuilders Eat for Breakfast. Check out what he makes!
