Building muscle and strength is not just about lifting heavy weights and doing intense workouts; it’s also about fueling your body with the right foods at the right times. One of those times is your pre-workout meal. It ensures you get enough energy to power through your strength training sessions and that your muscles have … Read more
The three cornerstones of building muscle are training, rest, and diet. And genetics, of course. However, you can’t do much about those. Let’s ignore genetics and focus on what you can improve, mainly eating for muscle growth. Everyone likes to eat. This article is about what you should eat to give your muscles what they … Read more
Glycogen – Key Points: Your muscles and your liver are your two main stores of glycogen. You fill them up by eating carbohydrates. Your body prefers to use muscle glycogen to fuel intense workouts and other demanding physical work. Liver glycogen keeps your blood sugar stable when you don’t eat, like when you’re sleeping. The … Read more
Let’s talk bodybuilding! When you’re on stage showing off the physique you have trained and dieted so hard for so long to attain, you obviously want to impress the judges by looking the best you can at that very moment. Not only does this require you to be lean enough, you also want your muscles … Read more