This section covers diet and nutrition from A-Z. Everything you need to know about dieting for: weight gain, weight loss, to get shredded for a bodybuilding contest, powerlifting, or just to improve your health is all here! Sound nutritional advice coupled with specific recipes and meal plans all geared to help you achieve the health and physique of your dreams!
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Mmmmm Fat!
MariAnne Anderson - December 11, 2006
Fat is an essential macronutrient and often misunderstood. In this detailed article we give you the technical background on why fat is essential to our diets aswell as explaining the different types of fat and how much you should be consuming. Read more...
Protein Power
Tony Gentilcore - October 5, 2006
What is it? What are the different types? What are its roles? When are the ideal times to ingest it? How do dietary requirements differ between individuals who are trying to shed body fat as compared to those who or trying to add mass or who are involved in athletics? Read more...
The Carbohydrate Conundrum
Tony Gentilcore - August 3, 2006
What role do carbohydrates play in your diet? What are they? What are the different types? Are carbohydrates “needed” in the diet? How are they metabolized? And most importantly, how can they be optimized to enhance performance and promote lean muscle gain? Read more...
The Grapplers Guide to Sports Nutrition
Maki Riddington - June 15, 2006
Dr John Berardi and Mike Fry talk to Maki Riddington about their new book - The Grapplers Guide to Sports Nutrition, covering the best foods to eat, to the best methods of weight loss for grapplers and wrestlers. Read more...
The Art of Good Time Keeping
Robert Clarke - April 23, 2006
It can be challenging trying to eat like a finely tuned machine and also balance things like family, work and a personal life. Rob explains how he manages his training, dieting, work and personal life and gives you ten top tips for good time keeping. Read more...
You are what you eat - Part 2
Tony Gentilcore - January 22, 2006
You literally are only as good as the foods you put in your mouth. If you’re training hard, but eating poorly, then your gains will be significantly restricted. Learn how to choose the right foods as Tony breaks down carbohydrates, protein and fat in detail. Read more...
You are what you eat - Part I
Tony Gentilcore - January 8, 2006
You literally are only as good as the foods you put in your mouth. If you’re training hard, but eating poorly, then your gains will be significantly restricted. Learn how to choose the right foods as Tony breaks down carbohydrates, protein and fat in detail. Read more...
The Top 25 Ways to Pack on Serious Mass - Part 3
Anthony Ricciuto - October 16, 2005
25 Key Nutritional Principles for putting on serious muscle. For all the lightweight lifters out there looking to go up a class, or you mass monsters looking to put on yet more size, this will definitely get you on your way to some serious mass! Read more...
The Top 25 Ways to Pack on Serious Mass - Part 2
Anthony Ricciuto - September 7, 2005
25 Key Nutritional Principles for putting on serious muscle. For all the lightweight lifters out there looking to go up a class, or you mass monsters looking to put on yet more size, this will definitely get you on your way to some serious mass! Read more...
The Top 25 Ways to Pack on Serious Mass - Part I
Anthony Ricciuto - August 14, 2005
Key Nutritional Principles for putting on serious muscle. For all the lightweight lifters out there looking to go up a class, or you mass monsters looking to put on yet more size, this will definitely get you on your way to some serious mass! Read more...
Powerful nutritional tactics for meet day
Anthony Ricciuto - July 14, 2005
Nutrition is often overlooked in the sport of powerlifting, so the purpose of this article is to help the competitive powerlifter plan out what kind of things one should and should not do on meet day in regards to nutrition and supplementation. Read more...
Shelly’s Cooking Corner - Grilling the Beef
Shelly Sinton - July 14, 2005
The following recipes transform beef tenderloin, flank steak, and top sirloin into easy to grill dishes you can enjoy throughout the grilling season. Get ready to make dieting fun and tasty! Read more...
How To Lose 10 Pounds in 1 Week - A Scientific Approach to Crash Dieting
Maki Riddington - June 25, 2005
In an ideal world, everyone would take a long-term approach to dieting, trying to lose weight/fat gradually. But we don’t live in an ideal world there are situations when that simply won’t work and sometimes you need a way to drop both weight and fat quickly to reach your goals. Read more...
The Science of Nutrient Timing, Part II
Dr. John Berardi - January 18, 2005
In Part I, JB provides an overview as well as an explanation of the Energy and Anabolic Phases. In Part II, JB follows on from this and explains both the Growth Phase and the cleverly named Rest of the Day Phase. Read more...
Sow Your Oats
Shelly Sinton - January 18, 2005
Does that “eye-opening” bowl of hot cereal actually lull you back to sleep? Does the prospect of eating one more bowl of oatmeal smack of morning torment? Are you trapped in an insipid cycle of breakfast ennui? If so, read on! Read more...
Bedtime Story - Consumer Report
Dr. John Berardi - January 3, 2005
When tucking into bed at night, you’re about to embark on a six to eight hour journey of rest and repair. John Berardi discusses what really happens to your muscles overnight and what you can do to save your muscle mass (and your money) while you slumber. Read more...
The Science of Nutrient Timing, Part I
Dr. John Berardi - January 1, 2005
JB introduces the concept of nutrient timing, a scientific method of nutritional planning intended to optimize performance and body composition results. In Part I, JB provides an overview as well as an explanation of the Energy and Anabolic Phases. Read more...
Massive Eating - Part II - Meal Combinations and Individual Differences
Dr. John Berardi - December 28, 2004
Do you feel as if you are eating a lot of food, but are failing to get any bigger or gain muscle? Instead of blaming your parents for your genetics this article maybe there is a more simple answer to why you're not getting the results you want? Read on, toothpick legs. Read more...
Massive Eating Part I - Calorie Calculations
Dr. John Berardi - November 11, 2004
Do you feel as if you are eating a lot of food, but are failing to get any bigger or gain muscle? Instead of blaming your parents for your genetics this article maybe there is a more simple answer to why you're not getting the results you want? Read on, toothpick legs. Read more...
7 Habits of Highly Effective Nutritional Programs
Dr. John Berardi - September 9, 2004
These aren’t the newest techniques from the latest cutting-edge plan. Rather, they are simple, time-tested, no nonsense habits that you need to get into when designing a good eating program. Read more...