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3 Keys to Adding More Muscle
1. Eat in a calorie surplus: What is a calorie surplus? To gain weight your body must be consuming more calories than what it is burning over time. Just because you are drinking protein shakes everyday doesn’t mean you are automatically going to put on muscle. Scientifically, your body can’t put on any size without an adequate amount of calories. Learn how many calories your body is burning each day and start consuming anywhere from…
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Which foods should you NOT be eating?
Pretty simple question right? Sure, there are a lot of foods we consume each day that may not be the “healthiest” of options for us, but just because they aren’t healthy, doesn’t necessarily mean that’s the reason we are gaining weight. Let’s break this down so that I can give you a better idea of what I mean. We’ll use myself as the example: my body burns roughly 2800 calories per day. So each week…
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3 Things to Expect While Dieting
Before we get started, I just want to touch on the key principle to weight loss. Regardless of whichever diet you decide to follow (iifym, paleo, keto, atkins, etc.) one thing is in common with them all that is the MAIN force that drives fat loss: a calorie deficit. A calorie deficit is when you are eating less calories each day than what your body burns. This is the key to fat loss, not low…
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I was Fine with Gaining Weight
I’ve had an amazing 2016, food wise, that is. I’ve indulged in a lot of donuts, ordered Pizza Hut at least once a week, and threw tracking my macros pretty much out the window. That MFP crap starts to get old after doing it everyday for way too long. Sometimes we need a break. I wanted to be able to let loose, train hard, and not feel restricted every time I wanted to get some damn food. Well, 25…
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