Nutriton
Top 6 protein bar recipes
Protein bars are an excellent way to get your protein in for the day. You can easily make them yourself with your favourite ingredients and they are a great change compared to having just a regular protein shake!
There are many recipes out there, but I am going to run you through my top 6. Hopefully you like them just as much as me.
Top protein cookie recipes
When it comes to quick and delicious protein snacks, there is no better option, (in my opinion) than a protein cookie. They are quick to make, need minimal ingredients and taste great!
Let’s take a look at some of my favourite protein cookie recipes that you can easily make yourself at home.
Does alcohol affect your training?
The short answer is yes, but this will largely depend on what you’re drinking, how often you are drinking it and the volume you consume.
We aren’t all professional athletes, I get it. Most of us enjoy going to the gym and having a training routine, but don’t want to shy away from the odd drink now and then. But how does having a drink affect our performance? Let’s look.
Are you doing these 3 things correctly?
When it comes to training, I have always educated people on 3 specific areas they must focus their success on if they want to continue to see progress in the gym. These three areas are Progression, Nutrition and Recovery.
Not building mass? Read this...
Let me start off by saying that I have been in your position, I know how you feel. I used to be that skinny guy who couldn’t build any mass and, if you’re reading this, I guess you are too.
The good news is that I’m not still that skinny guy who can’t build mass. I did in fact find the perfect way to add mass to my frame, and it's not no secret formula. You need to understand that when I’m talking about adding mass to your frame, it's not all going to be slabs of muscle. Most of it will be, but you can’t add those slabs without adding some fat, it's just the way it goes. With that said, you can certainly limit the amount of fat that is added through smart training and diet.
Are you a healthy lifter?
This may be a question that you haven’t asked yourself for a while, or even ever. I know we can all get carried away with wanting to hit certain numbers in the weight room and on the scale, I’ve been there. When doing this, it can be easy to forget to ask yourself if you are doing it in a healthy way.
What does make you a healthy lifter then? Well, there are a few things that anyone can do to make sure they are prioritizing their health alongside their training and none of them are secrets. Plus, they are relatively simple to incorporate into your routine. They are also variables you are very aware of, but they can easily be overlooked by more exciting goals you put in place.
What diet should a natural lifter eat?
With insights into how professional bodybuilders and athletes train now so easily accessible, people now believe that if they mimic everything they do, why wouldn’t this mean that they look like them? Often the two easiest things to change are how you train and what you eat. Really, that’s the only thing you do need to change to see a difference, baring recovery, but that’s another topic.
Can you cut weight too fast?
Cutting weight, whether for a show, or just for your summer body, can be very tricky, especially when it comes to patience. Many of us want those hard-earned results NOW! Most people who need to lose weight can get health benefits from losing even a small amount of about 5% of their weight if they keep it off. Doesn’t seem like much, does it?
Dirty bulking vs Clean bulking
Bulking seems to be the main goal of most gym-goers through the colder months, to pack on some muscle ready for a summer shred, but there’s two different ways of going about it. Bulking is essentially just gaining weight, ideally through muscle growth, but this also constitutes some degree of fat gain simultaneously. Dirty bulking refers to the idea that eating a lot of calories, regardless of the macronutrient breakdown can result in increased size and strength, so, tied together with being the easier method, it seems the reasonable choice. Clean bulking is the reverse, and involves creating a calorie surplus with healthy balanced foods, resulting in minimal fat-gain, with optimal muscle growth. It can certainly be said that both of these methods can have decent results on your body, but which should you choose? Let’s take a look at each.
Understanding Glutamine
Glutamine is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Its side chain is similar to that of glutamic acid, except the carboxylic acid group is replaced by an amide. It is classified as a charge-neutral, polar amino acid. It is non-essential and conditionally essential in humans, meaning the body can usually synthesize sufficient amounts of it, but in some instances of stress, the body's demand for glutamine increases, and glutamine must be obtained from the diet. It is encoded by the codons CAA and CAG.