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Finding the right fuel source for your muscle is a must. Your fuel can affect not only how your muscle utilize energy, but also whether your muscle builds up or breaks down. The analogy I like to use is what happens when you put petrol into a diesel car? The car slowly breaks down and…

None of us can live without it. We need it every day. And most of us are deficient in it. It’s not a vitamin or a mineral – its sleep. According the Patrick Holford in the Optimum Nutrition For The Mind, 47 per cent of people have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep throughout the…

I remember walking down the street in the town beside where I grew up; I had a bottle of water in one hand and my lunchbox in the other (I haven’t left home without my ‘lunch bag’ in nearly 10 years) when suddenly I saw a giant billboard in front of me. It was a…

Eliminating the reasons for the accumulation of fat is a mission, at first glance, looks impossible. A certain amount of body fat is necessary for survival and therefore the idea of completely eliminating body fat is implausible. According to Ori Hofmekler in Minimum Fat, Maximum Muscle, he discusses eliminating the metabolic reasons behind fat gain…

I remember reading (or in my case, listening to the audio version) of the book Stephen R Covey’s ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ and one section always stuck out in my mind. THINK WITH THE END IN MIND! He talked about seeing yourself going to the funeral of a loved one. Picture yourself driving…

ARE BCAA’S THE SECRET TO FAT LOSS? I once heard a great quote from a top fitness professional where he said ‘I would never step foot in a gym without my headphones or my BCAA’s’. That resonates with me more than most (I’ve literally left the gym on days that I forgot my headphones) but…