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• Refeeds vs. Cheat Meals - What's the Difference?

  Refeeds are commonly used by coaches during fat loss phases to get the best results possible. However, not many people know the difference between a refeed and a cheat meal...

• How to Ensure Effective Exercising

  Exercising benefits your body in many ways, it boosts your respiratory system by increasing lung capacity, it increases the amount of oxygen reaching red blood cells; and it helps to build healthy muscles...

• Green Tea - The Miracle Tea

  There is hardly a soul who hasn't heard of drinking lots of green tea for weight loss. It is one of the most recommended teas for weight loss and boosting your metabolism. But did you know that green tea...

• Upper Body Cardio: The Benefits of Boxing

  From professional boxers to Victoria's Secret Angels - everyone seems to enjoy boxing. It is an excellent way to bring in some variety to your weekly training and boxing can be a great stress reliever...

• 6 Tips for Getting Shredded Fast

  Many fitness experts and enthusiasts promote slow and steady methods for muscle gain and fat loss. While this approach is certainly the best way of achieving and sustaining long-term health and physique...

• Arm Blast! The Top 5 Exercises for Bigger Arms

  Muscle growth in the arms is possibly the most popular bodybuilding and physique goal for male weight lifters. However, many individuals choose exercises to target the muscles in the arms with little knowledge...

• Reverse Dieting - How to Eat More and Stay Lean

  Anyone who has dieted down to low body fat knows that at the end of a fat loss phase is an inevitable rebound phase wherein the individual packs on pounds of fat in what feels like just a few days...

• Runner's Guide to Improving Your Speed and Endurance

  So you have been running for some time now and have a couple of races under your belt and now you feel it might be the perfect time to start working on your speed...

• The Juice Detox Myth

  Having to look at a model gulping down colorful juices and looking fabulous is most often the picture that appears once you start looking for ways to detox and lose weight. You can easily find "5 day"...

• Four Common Running Mistakes (And How To Fix Them)

  Runners are generally known as stubborn people who rarely give up and that is awesome. So it comes as no surprise to find out that they have a hard time shaking bad running habits and correcting them...

• The Best Tea For Supporting Health

  There are several types of tea, but they all come from plants that are rich in antioxidants called flavonoids. The Camellia sinensis plant is native to India and China, but it is grown in other parts of...

• Is Strength Training Right for You?

  This is one fact not too many people are aware of. When you engage in strength training, you gain muscles; the muscle requires more calories to maintain, which in turn makes you burn calories faster. In...

• 6 Benefits of Resistance Training

  Nowadays, fitness enthusiasts are becoming more aware of the benefits of lifting heavier weights in the lower rep ranges to lose weight and get lean, but that's just the beginning...

• What to Eat Before and After Your Workouts - A Food and Supplement Guide

  Whether the goal is to lose fat, gain muscle, or build strength, you must understand that what you put in your mouth pre/post-workout has the power to speed up or slow down your progress...

• What is HIIT and How It Can Completely Transform Your Body

  You have probably seen the term HIIT all over the internet lately. It became very popular in the online fitness community and the hype is still going strong. So what exactly is HIIT? And what makes it...

• 5K Race Day Tips for Beginners

  If you are just getting into running, signing up for your first race is the best way to keep yourself motivated and on track. When it comes to races, beginners usually choose 5K events because they will...

• Can You Eat Junk Food and Still Get a Six Pack?

  The secret to getting a six-pack is energy balance. Think calories in (eaten) versus calories out (burned)...

• The Essential Supplement Stack for Shredding

  You're probably very proud of the mass and muscle you've put on during the bulking phase, especially when your arms are popping out of your sleeves! But would you still feel as proud if you had to take...

• The Essential Supplement Stack for Building Mass

  Here's an essential supplement stack that will benefit those who are having a hard time building mass...

• Bulking Tips for Hard-Gainers - How to Put on Quality Mass

  We all know that one person who can't seem to gain weight no matter how hard he or she tries. While this is good from a weight loss standpoint, it can be a huge problem if your goal is to put on quality...