When helping people with training, advice on diet is one of the first things they ask for. I don’t claim to be a dietician, but I have enough knowledge to provide basic advice in terms of eating for performance. The assumption that I see around the health and performance industry at the moment is that a diet of no carbs (processed carbs: breads, pastas etc.) is the best way to go to get the lean six pack that everyone craves. The following article from Professor Timothy Noakes may help explain some of the thinking behind that. http://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2011/09/01/guest-blog-by-professor-timothy-noakes-a-comment-on-good-calories-bad-calaories-and-why-we-get-fat-and-what-to-do-about-it/
Read more →A colleague recently sent me an article from the Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/fitness/exercise/fitness-research/why-exercising-on-an-empty-stomach-can-mean-a-better-workout/article2021546/singlepage/#articlecontent reporting on a conference at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where a new concept in nutrition is gaining momentum. The idea is that training on an empty stomach (or in a carbohydrate depleted state) may actually HELP you burn more fat and build endurance, as opposed to the long help though that it would be detrimental to your performance (because your body would choose to fuel the exercise with muscle rather than carbohydrates, thus resulting in a wheel spinning effect). I found this new
Read more →When you work in the health and wellness industry you often get asked questions about diet and what people should eat to lose weight and get “six pack abs”. Now, I’m not a dietician, but I do try to read regularly, and just like everyone else, I’m always looking to get in better shape and one of the things I keep seeing a lot of discussion on is the Paleo Diet, sometimes called the “caveman diet”. The basic premise of the Paleo Diet as I understand it is that we as humans are genetically designed to be able to digest
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Coffee to stay awake Vs. Supplements to make you better: A Price Comparison After reading a ton of research on performance enhancing supplement. I’ve decided to write a practical blog to get the most bang for you buck! Our typical recommendations for supplements is as follows: PRE WORKOUT NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTATION: Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) featuring over 7g of Leucine Neuro-stimulant – Caffeine Anhydrous + B12 and various neuro-stimulants Creatine (there are various forms but we like Kre-Alkalyn or Purple K) Cell volumizer (i.e. NO-Explode which an L-arginine based vasodilator) Vit C 1g Water POST WORKOUT SUPPLEMENTATION: 25g of
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Do you know that the most important time to consume a protein shake is actually before your workout? YES BEFORE! Review from Article: Ferrando AA, Tipton KD, Wolfe RR. Essential Amino Acids for Muscle Protein Accretion. Vol 32:87-92 10. Reasons to take Essential Amino Acids: 1. Signal increase in Protein Synthesis via rapid increase in peripheral AA (= 2 times when 15g of EAA vs. AA)- First, EAA ingestion results in a rapid increase in peripheral AA concentrations and delivery to skeletal muscle, thereby signaling an increase in protein synthesis. 2. Reduced ureagenesis and AA excretion – 3. Caloric Balance –
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