We’ve talked about essential supplements quite a bit; those pills and powders that help us recover, train longer and with more intensity. But what about vitamins? You know, those things you can find at the local grocery store – no need to even set foot in a supplements store. In this article we’ll look at […]
Alkalize Your pH Levels to Build Muscle & Burn Fat
Having a healthy pH is important. An incorrect – or acidic – pH blood level negatively effects protein synthesis. If you want to build muscle, burn fat, or have high energy levels, this article is an important read. Life is about balance, true? I agree and disagree. To reach a goal I think we need […]
Becoming the Alpha Male: How to Naturally Raise Testosterone Levels in Men
Testosterone is a hot topic these days. When men talk about it, women roll their eyes. They hear steroids, pimples on our backs, and steroid-rage, all the while envisioning our necks disappearing due to trap development, while we’re talking about our health, eggs, animal fats, and being the men that nature intended for us to […]
Become An Alpha Male: How to Lower Estrogen & Cortisol Levels
It’s hard to find a better example of a true alpha male in the animal kingdom than the lead male in a pride of lions. A singular male leads a community, is responsible for mating and protection, all the while getting first dibs on food. Sounds like a great life, but it comes with an […]
How to Gain Muscle, Lose Fat & Be Healthy on A Budget
It boggles the mind how much more expensive healthy foods – meat and produce – are than crap. Crap – the MacDonal’s, BK’s, and Subway’s, even the cereal and frozen sections of our grocery stores – is what leads our society to early death. That crap is also directly linked to our massive health care […]
7 Things You Need To Do Every Morning to Build Lean Muscle
Muscle Building Morning Routine A successful morning usually means a successful day. If we are productive from the word go. The rest of our day is surely to follow. In the world of building lean muscle this is no different. So why, then, do we start our day with no rhyme or reason? We wake […]
7 Strange Lean Muscle Building Nutrition Tricks
What’s more important when it comes to building muscle, weight training or nutrition? Big, important question with a very simple answer. While they both go hand in hand, and both are very necessary to have a grasp on, nutrition takes the cake. If we don’t have a solid grasp on nutrition, we’re not going to see […]
Pre Workout Nutrition
Energy levels are arguably the most important nutritional topic we can cover with regards to our training. Yes, keeping cortisol levels low and getting a head start to the recovery process are both vital pieces to the puzzle, but we get nothing done if we don’t have energy. The quality of our workout hangs on […]
Man: A Carnivore Or Vegetarian?
A world without predators… No lions roaming the Serengeti, tigers scouring the Siberian tundra, or men standing at the grill, spatula in hand, waiting for their steak to hit that perfect blend of medium and rare. When you think of it in modern-day terms, man is no longer a hunter gatherer. But we were for […]
The 10 Best Supplements for Men
I remember walking into a weight room and seeing the jacked guys having their protein shakes – and who knows what else – and thinking that’s what I’m missing. That’s what they’re doing that I’m not, that’ll get me jacked. So I started taking supplements, all kinds of supplements. But nothing changed. Why? Because our ideal physique doesn’t […]
How to Lower Estrogen Levels in Men
The skinny fat man, or more specifically, the man boob. Are they a product of fat, or of high estrogen levels? Well, the skinny fat man‘s life is kind of a revolving door of one thing contributing to another, all contributing to higher estrogen levels, lower testosterone levels, and a physique that doesn’t inspire a whole lot […]
Is Your Breakfast Killing You?
The first meal of our day has been a hot topic over the last while, especially with the rise of intermittent fasting. In the last few months I’ve done protocol’s where I have breakfast, and others where I skip it. If I have it, it usually looks like what I’m about to talk about. If […]
How to Get Ripped Forever: Intermittent Fasting
We all want to be ripped. Success ultimately lies in finding that balance of gaining – and even maintaining muscle – while burning fat. There are a few factors in achieving this. For one, we have to get hormones like Growth Hormone and Testosterone working overdrive, while lowering levels of bad hormones like cortisol. There […]
My 3 Favorite Muscle-Building Recipe’s
Why do so few of us look the way we’d ideally want to look? Things like genetics, hormones, training and nutrition all play a roll. But two things, above all else, determine how we’re going to look: motivation and consistency. Consistency is often determined by our degree of motivation. Those of us who really want to change […]
50 Facts About Men’s Fitness
Men are far different beasts than our women counterparts. We’re less likely to visit the doctor and exercise, and yet we suffer from more health problems and we die at a younger age. We’re stubborn animals that are made-up of some dramatically different hormones that our environment seems to be hard at work on […]