Phsiology articles
Internet forums of the late ’00s and early 10’s, loved to preach eating 6 meals a day. Benefits included “stoking your metabolism” Analogies were usually made, such as placing lots of little logs on a fire to keep it burning. To give credit to the idea, all the ripped bodybuilders were doing it. So if …
It’s widely accepted and unquestioned that eating 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight is what’s best for your muscles. Whether that’s building muscle or sustaining what muscle you have when you diet. I’m not sure why, but that seems to be the amount of protein most people assume what’s needed. If I was …
When it comes to energy drinks there seems to be this elitism or classism. If you’re seen drinking a can of Monster people will look at you as if you’re drinking a can of bleach. But when looking at the evidence; is it fair to say sugar-free energy drinks are bad for you? When compared …
I’d be rich if I was given money every time someone asked if they needed to drink a protein shake straight after a workout. Maybe I should ask for money each time. Anyway, I can’t moan, because I always used to slam in a shake straight after my gym sessions. I’d always make sure to …
My favourite part of waking up is going to the freezer and getting my coffee beans, weighing them out and grinding them up. I love coffee and I know many millions of others do too. One question I get a lot is: ‘Does coffee dehydrate you?’. No it doesn’t. But I understand why you may think …
When we talk about weight loss, we are focusing on fat loss. For instance, if the scale weight stays the same, but lean body mass has gone up and fat goes down that is seen as a success. This is true. But people assume it is just muscle. But that’s not 100% true. Lean body …
Why what you thought about lean body mass is wrong. Read More »
Eat big to get big is an old trope, used to encourage guys to eat more to get big. It’s the idea that if you want to build muscle mass you need to do a dirty bulk. Some call it the see-food diet. If you see the food you eat it. The idea being the …
We know that people tend to regain most of their weight after a diet. This happens for an array of reasons. That is why reverse dieting has been suggested as a way of preventing weight regain happening. Advocates also state it helps increase metabolism and reduces the likelihood of bingeing. All whilst preventing rapid weight …
It’s happened to all of us. You’ve started your diet, you’ve started exercising regularly. You’re doing really well. You’ve seen great results for the first few weeks. Sooner or later you seem to have hit a massive brick wall. You feel like your tyres have burst. You have hit the dreaded weight loss plateau. If …
This is the age-old question. Why do we gain weight as we get older? Back when you were young, you could eat whatever you want and not gain an ounce. Now, you just look at a bar of chocolate and you gain 5 pounds overnight. Or is that so? This article is going to look …
