Nutrition Articles

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Modern Bodybuilding & Fitness Acronyms
HIIT, DOMS, BCAAs and PRs? You've seen these acronyms everywhere, now find out what they mean. Each term includes a definition and example of common usage.
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Road trips and lunch meetings don't have to derail your diet. These 10 muscle friendly meals from popular chain restaurants will keep you on track!
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Breakfast on the Go: 5 Muscle Building Morning Meals
Trying to make your mornings a little less chaotic? Try these 5 easy muscle-building recipes for perfect make-ahead breakfasts.
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10 Easy Pre-Workout Meals & Snacks to Fuel Your Training
Good pre-workout nutrition is essential for seeing results. We're giving you 10 ready-to-eat ideas plus the formula for designing your own pre-workout meal.
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Bone Broth: The Secret to Joint and Tendon Health?
Could bone broth be the secret to optimizing your overall health? Read this article to learn how you could benefit from bone broth and how to make it.
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How To Build A Fat Loss Meal Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide
Take the guess work out of dieting for fat loss. Listen to expert Christine Hronec as she gives you the step by step for building a fat loss diet.
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Goat Milk: Discover The Healing Power Of Goat Milk
Dr. Daniel Madock outlines the numerous health benefits of goat's milk, and shares information about the quality line of Mt. Capra supplements.
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[Video] What Bodybuilders Eat for Breakfast w/ Chris Bumstead
MHP athlete, Chris Bumstead, is the latest bodybuilder inducted into the Muscle & Strength Breakfast Club. Learn how to make Cbum's favorite breakfast meal!
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Intermittent Fasting
What is intermittent fasting? This article explores the benefits of intermittent fasting and provides several sample meal templates to help you get started.
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Make Amazing And Healthy Protein Shakes
Set aside the boring protein shakes and start getting creative. This article provides suggestions and tips on how to make flavorful and nutritious protein drink recipes.
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9 Reasons You Should be Eating Avocados
A lot of bodybuilders already include avocados in their diets. But do you know why? Learn 9 reasons why avocados might be a good addition to your diet.
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The Paleolithic (Paleo) Diet Plan Guide
Learn everything you need to know before starting the Paleo Diet plan including it's history, guidelines and components, and all of the science behind it.
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5 Muscle Building Meals To Eat Before You Go To Sleep
If you're struggling to pack on mass, try adding these meals just before bed. These 5 meals are full of protein and healthy fats to fuel muscle growth while you sleep.
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The Easy Grocery Checklist for Athletes
Grocery shopping for athletes has never been easier with this checklist. Read on to learn what food groups & options you should grab from the grocery store.
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Metabolic Damage: What It Is And Is Not
Everyone in the bodybuilding and figure world is talking about metabolic damage and how it is a diet killer. This article explores the current "epidemic" of this condition.
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How to Properly Incorporate Cheat Meals Into Your Diet
It's one of the most popular questions; How do I incorporate cheat meals into my diet without blowing my progress? Learn exactly how with this article.
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Should You Eat a "Low Carb" or "High Carb" Diet?
Should you eat a high carb diet or a low carb diet? Find out the role carbs play in reaching your goals & how to plan them into your diet accordingly.
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Complete Guide to Staying Lean While Eating Out
You should never let your fitness lifestyle get in the way of hanging out with friends and loved ones. Learn how to stay shredded while eating out!
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Clean Fast Food: How Bodybuilders Order in the Drive Thru
In this video Anton takes us to two fast food restaurants to show us how an IFBB Physique Pro is able to make any food menu work for with his/her diet.
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How to Eat Like a Bodybuilder: Dieting Tips from 8x Mr. Olympia Lee Haney
8x Mr. Olympia, Lee Haney, provides Muscle & Strength with insight into how he used to diet for competition during his illustrious bodybuilding career.
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9 Of The Best Recipes For Protein Pancakes
Craving a heaping plate of pancakes? You can indulge your tastebuds while fueling your gains with any of these 9 recipes for protein pancakes!
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Grocery Shopping with Pro Bodybuilders w/ Branch Warren
IFBB Legend and GASP athlete, Branch Warren, takes us along with him and his daughter as they head to the grocery store for their weekly groceries.
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NPC Fitness competitor and trainer Nichole Ohrablo talks about her Vegan lifestyle. Anyone can benefit from including vegan food sources in their diet!
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10 Essential Muscle Building Protein Foods
Improve your bodybuilding diet with these 10 nutrition-packed protein foods. Article includes 50 tips on how to incorporate each muscle building choice into your eating plan.
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What Pro Bodybuilders Eat for Breakfast w/ Antoine Vaillant
In this video, IFBB Pro Antoine Vaillant joins us for a segment of "What Pro Bodybuilders Eat for Breakfast". See how he starts his day off!
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Fit woman in the kitchen
NPC Fitness competitor & trainer Nichole Ohrablo shows you how to make your own simple fruit and veggie wash for a fraction of the purchase price.
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9 Diet Hacks You Can Act On Right Now!
If you're not seeing results, stop making excuses and start making changes to your diet right now. No cleanses, juice fasts, or carbophobia needed.
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Arnold Classic Prep Full Day of Eating w/ Sergio Oliva Jr
In this video, we follow IFBB Pro, Sergio Oliva Jr, through a full day of eating. Sergio, in the video, is just 4 weeks out from the Arnold Classic 2020.
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Want to try the Paleo diet but don't know where to start? This feature provides detailed sample eating plans for fat loss, muscle building and weight maintenance.
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Pre-Workout Nutrition 101: Fuel Your Training Any Time of Day
It's the most important meal of the day. No, it's not breakfast (unless you workout in the mornings). Learn how to master your pre-workout nutrition!
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Meal Timing: Set Your Watch To More Growth!
Natural bodybuilder Brad Borland helps you to maximize your muscle gains by leaning what to eat, and when to eat it.
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[Video] What Bodybuilders Eat for Lunch w/ Fouad Abiad
Kaged Muscle athlete, Fouad Abiad, invites us back into his kitchen for another cooking segment. In this video, he's showing us his favorite lunch meal.
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Hidden Dangers Of 6 Hyped Health Foods
Set down your fruit juice, fat free milk and all those "fake" healthy foods. In this feature Nick Ludlow tells you why 6 popular food choices might not be all that healthy.
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In this episode of One Minute Tips, Cliff Wilson dispels some of the myths about the dangers of eating at night. For most people, eating at night is actually ideal!
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Intermittent Fasting
Is intermittent fasting the real deal? Can you build muscle and lose fat without eating every 2-3 hours? Find out if intermittent fasting is for you.
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Gain Muscle Without Gaining Extra Fat!
It's time to stop packing on extra fat while bulking! Learn how to dial in your nutritional plan and make amazing gains without adding unneeded pounds of fat.
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The 10 Commandments of Muscle Building Nutrition!
10 rules you should be following if you're serious about muscle building. If you're not following the 10 commandments you are limiting your growth potential.
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20,000 Calorie Challenge with Fouad Abiad
IFBB Pro, Fouad Abiad, attempts to eat 20,000 calories in one day. Will he be able to consume 20k calories in 1 day? Watch the video to find out!
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The Zone Diet Plan Guide
Learn everything you need to know before starting the Zone Diet plan including it's history, guidelines and components, and all the science behind it.
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11 Foods Skinny Guys Should Eat To Get Bigger
Are you a hard gainer who can't stomach the thought of another giant meal? Try adding these calorie dense foods to get more gains from your grub.
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Why Am I Always Hungry? The Foods That Keep You Full Longer
Are you constantly hungry even after you've just finished a meal? A new study reveals which foods are the best (and worst) at keeping you full longer.
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Meal Prep: The Ultimate Guide & Recipes
If you're serious about results, you'd better get serious about your diet. This ultimate guide to meal prep breaks down the process from start to finish.
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How To Use Carb Cycling To Lose Fat Or Build Muscle
Carb cycling has been a staple of the bodybuilding world for decades. This article by Elliot Reimers details how to use it to maximize your lean bulk and fat loss efforts.
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Muscle Building Grocery Shopping on a Budget ($50, $75, and $100)
Achieving your goals can be hard if you're on a budget. Get a better idea on how to shop to build muscle with these grocery shopping lists & sample meal plans.
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11 Reasons Why Your Lean Bulk Plan Is An Epic Failure
Are you on a bulk gone bad? If you're gaining too much fat (or not gaining at all!) look for these 11 warning signs that your lean bulk is an epic fail.
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Sweet potatoes and oats in bowl
Kurt Weidner brings you his 7 Meal Plan. This is Meal #2: Consisting of Chicken Breast, Hummus, Broccoli, Oatmeal and Sweet Potatoes.
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A Look at 4 Food Myths
Salt. Butter. Red meat. Protein rich diets. Find out which of these are harmful to the body, and which aren't so bad.
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Grocery Shopping with The World's Strongest Man, Brian Shaw
Join 4x World's Strongest Man and Team Redcon1 athlete, Brian Shaw, as he takes us on his typical grocery run at Costco and explains what he buys.
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Cheat Meals with Pro Bodybuilders w/ Errol Moore
IFBB Pro and Nutrex Research Athlete, Errol Moore, takes us to Oh My Burger to get one of their award-winning burgers for his cheat meal.
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Bulking For Natural Bodybuilders
Learn how to "lean bulk" - gain muscle mass without gaining fat. Let's set the record straight, bulking for extended periods is not a good idea!
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