Trying to get lean can seem like a complex and confounding pursuit. You’re not really a calorie counter, but you eat pretty sensibly. You know that higher reps burn more calories, but that…

You’ve probably sipped on an electrolyte-replenishing sports drink during a workout at one point or another. But have you ever stopped to think about what electrolytes even are, or whether you actually…

In my experience, a lot of people get supplementation wrong for a number of reasons, and that’s too bad because, applied correctly, supplements can be just the push you need to get…

We’ve talked a lot about things you shouldn’t do before a workout. and during your actual workout, but people tend to slip up the most when the workout’s over. Let’s be honest, we’ve…

VITAMIN C – ONE INSTANCE WHERE MORE IS BETTER! Many vitamins have strict limitations on dosing, but because humans don’t possess the enzymes necessary for vitamin C production, it is imperative that we acquire it…

NOT ALL DIETARY FATS ARE CREATED EQUAL For a long time the message has been clear that some are healthy and some are bad. While there’s a place for saturated fatsin…

The first 45 minutes after a workout is the most critical period for refueling your muscles with the nutrients they need to recover and grow. If you miss this window…

Exercise is essential to good health, but so is keeping your body in an energy balance. Skimp too much on key nutrients and you could be doing more harm than good, messing…

Women athletes haven’t jumped on the creatine bandwagon like men. But why not? After all, the scientific and athletic communities alike have substantiated creatine as a bona fide performance-enhancing supplement…

Vitamin D has no shortage of health benefits that are essential to a fit lifestyle. Now, research done by the University of Birmingham has shown that it may also improve muscle strength. Resesarchers…