How to set up your diet
How to set up your diet
After reading about how energy balance works and knowing the roles of protein, fats and carbohydrates have in your diet, this is a great tool to allow you how to…
Essential Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids cannot be made in the body therefore they haven to be consumed through external sources. Your body needs 20 different types of amino acids to grow and…
creatine
Creatine
This is an organic compound and is one of the most popular supplements people take when they workout. It is a substance that is found naturally in muscle cells, it…
Starting out at the gym
Starting out at the gym
We know the gym can be intimidating when your first step your foot past the door-between the weights room, different machinery and so many classes to choose from resulting in…
Protein Powder
Protein Powder
Protein powder is a popular nutritional supplement as it is used to help reach daily macro goals. Protein is essential that helps build muscle as it synthesises new satellite cells…
How to make your weight sessions more intense
How to make your weight sessions more intense
Having an intense workout can effect on what fuel the body uses and what kind of adaptations the body makes after exercise. There are a variety of ways to make…
What are supplements?
What are supplements?
A supplement is a substance that you might use to add nutrients to your diet or to help lowering health problems such as osteoporosis. Dietary supplements can come in many…
Home leg workout (bodyweight)
Home leg workout (bodyweight)
Warm Up- 10 minute time cap- Descending ladder (10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1) Complete rep range on each exercise before going to the next, try get as far down the ladder as you can…
The role of Carbohydrates
The role of Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the sugars, starches and fibers found in fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products-they make up 1/3 of your macro-nutrients that your require. One of the primary functions of…
NEAT-blog
What is N.E.A.T?
For most people 70% or more of the calories they burn each day are calories at rest, up to 10% of the calories we burn is the thermic effect of…