Lifting is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to getting stronger and building muscle. What we eat can affect the quality of our workouts and how quickly we recover from them. Intra-workout nutrition – what we consume during our workouts – gets overlooked by many. What should we be eating or drinking …
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Protein is the cornerstone of any lifter’s diet. Whether you’re trying to gain muscle, lose fat or simply maintain what you have, you have to eat plenty of protein if you like training hard and heavy. It helps repair muscle tissue (and pretty much all other physical structures in the body) and keeps you full …
Nutrition is the definition of simple, not easy. It’s not complicated to eat the right kinds and right amounts of foods to help you get stronger, build muscle and improve health outcomes. It is, however, surprisingly challenging. That’s because nutrition is all about building habits to remove the need to expend mental energy and willpower. …
This week we got a question on The Strength House Instagram asking how to improve adherence when making nutrition/dietary changes. This is a great question because no matter what you do with your nutrition, your ability to stick to those changes in long run will ultimately determine your success. Check it out: Here are the key takeaways: …
This week we got a question on The Strength House Instagram asking for tips for athletes trying to gain weight to improve their sports performance. I talk about the importance of choosing calorically-dense foods and share some of my go-to high-calorie snacks. Check it out: Here are the key takeaways: Weight gain is a matter of calories …
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This week we got a question on The Strength House Instagram asking about what to eat before training to optimize performance. I discuss what macronutrients are most important before training and show you a couple convenient preworkout meal options. Check it out: Here are the key takeaways: Carbohydrates are the key macronutrient you want in …
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We got a question on The Strength House Instagram asking how much protein to consume on a daily basis to maximize gains in strength, muscle and sports performance. This inspired what will be a regular series on nutrition Q&A videos to help you fuel your training. Check it out: Here are the key takeaways: Consume …
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Nothing good comes easily. But not every good thing has to be incredibly hard either. When it comes to nutrition, most people don’t falter because they hate the taste of healthy food or they don’t know what they should eat. They struggle because they make eating healthy way too hard. I remember when I first …
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When you ask most coaches for advice, they tend to fall into two categories: The “This Worked for Me, So It’ll Work for Everybody” coach who only knows one way and proudly denounces all other methods as inferior The “It Depends” coach who refuses to provide any actionable advice, but rather goes on a useless …
I thoroughly enjoy fatty foods, especially steak. Last weekend, I ate four steaks in less than 36 hours. And I’m not talking extra-lean sirloin, I’m talking the fancy stuff: ribeye and New York strip. High-fat diets rich in saturated fat from delicious foods like steak, eggs and bacon have surged in popularity over the past …
