Eggs are an excellent source of protein and relatively cheap too. They have a very high biological value and a full complement of essential and non-essential amino acids. In short, if you wanted a complete and easy to absorb protein source look no further than eggs. With that said there are a few considerations you might want to make when buying and preparing … [Read more...] about How Much Protein Is In An Egg?
Weight Loss Fallacies: 2lbs per week and 1200 calories per day
I received an email the other day that sums up how popular diet/fitness misinformation can leave people frustrated, upset, angry and eventually to flat out give up on the idea of getting in shape. So the email went something like this: "I just read your book and it says my RMR is approx 1250 calories. I want to lose 2lbs per week because that is supposed to be a realistic … [Read more...] about Weight Loss Fallacies: 2lbs per week and 1200 calories per day
Steroid Muscle vs Natural Muscle
So I guess the general theme this week is "hormones". So the next topic that we're going to cover was sent in by Jason and this is about steroid muscle vs natural muscle. This is a tricky topic because most celebrities, athletes and bodybuilders don't admit or disclose the drugs they use so it's hard to match a look with the drugs it took to get that look. In other words, … [Read more...] about Steroid Muscle vs Natural Muscle
A Steroid Free Bodybuilder You Can Trust – Eugen Sandow
Here is a good comparison picture of Eugen Sandow vs Arnold Schwarzenegger. Eugen Sandow is known as the first real bodybuilder and gained international fame for doing the first bodybuilding style poses for crowds of people. The interesting thing is that he died 10 years before testosterone was discovered... so you know he could have never used steroids. Eugen Sandow vs … [Read more...] about A Steroid Free Bodybuilder You Can Trust – Eugen Sandow
Bodyfat Distribution Patterns
Body fat is distributed all over your body but it's not an even distribution. For example there is a at least a little bit of fat stored in places like your forehead and the back of your hands, but obviously this isn't a major fat storage site. For men the main site of fat storage is the gut/belly, and for women it is a mix of hips/thigh/butt and belly. Each person will … [Read more...] about Bodyfat Distribution Patterns