For more Ultra Low-Carb recipes, visit FitLivingFoodies.com. To purchase the Transforming Recipes cookbook, which is loaded with 100+ more ultra low-carb recipes, click here. … [Read more...]
Out of Balance: How to Think About Dieting
April 7, 2013 By 10 Comments
Last weekend, I sat on a rather interesting discussion panel at the Paleo F(x) conference in Austin, TX. As I listened to otherwise rational people, who were making otherwise sound recommendations, emphatically claiming that a “balanced diet” for health required 30 percent carbohydrates—mostly from … [Read more...]
Why Breakfast is Nothing But a Scam
April 4, 2013 By 99 Comments
Here's another updated classic from the archives: She’s sitting on the opposite side of the bar, by herself, and she’s smoking hot. With her stiletto heels, fishnet stockings, and hang-your-keys-on-them chest, she’s obviously being watched by every guy in the place, whether they’re single or … [Read more...]
Book Excerpt: Carb Back-Loading
April 2, 2013 By 11 Comments
Don’t Let Training Derail You Although this is a book about targeted performance nutrition, the outlined plan relies heavily upon training for its efficacy. I need, therefore, to discuss training—and what qualifies as acceptable. When it comes to Carb Back-Loading, not all training is created … [Read more...]
The Cortisol Challenge
March 28, 2013 By 17 Comments
I know, it's a stupid fucking title for an article, but in this case, I'm challenging you to know your enemy. This is simple advice we’d all do well to follow, but in bodybuilding it’s easier said than done. The hormone cortisol is a prime example. Ask any bodybuilder—even the top guys in the world, … [Read more...]
Shockwave: Nothing More, Nothing Less
March 24, 2013 By 12 Comments
In anticipation of the upcoming release of the next Shockwave Protocols programming system, here’s a newly edited re-release of the original introductory Shockwave article (Shockwave 1.0) from two years ago. We’re a few versions in at this point, with the biggest one to come, but this blast from the … [Read more...]
From Bookworm to Bikini: Week Five
March 18, 2013 By 8 Comments
By Caroline Gick I have two months before my competition, so if I wanted to, I could still structure my carb nites the same way on my contest prep diet for another few weeks. For a variety of reasons, however, I think I’ll be more successful if I start taking a stricter approach to my refeeds … [Read more...]
Eat Fat. Burn Fat.
March 15, 2013 By 39 Comments
In my early days of spreading my crazy dieting Gospel—we’re talking over ten years ago now—I’d get bombarded with one question over and over, and it’s one people still sling my way: Do you need to eat fat to burn fat? … [Read more...]
Ultra Low Carb Bacon Wrapped Chicken
March 9, 2013 By 7 Comments
For more Ultra Low-Carb recipes, visit FitLivingFoodies.com. To purchase the Transforming Recipes cookbook, which is loaded with 100+ more ultra low-carb recipes, click here. … [Read more...]
Excerpt: Carb Back-Loading
March 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Ultimate Drug Carbs are a drug. As with any drug, knowledge of effects—and side effects—is the only way to guarantee a positive outcome. Drugs often hit market before we’re aware of the full gamut of their effects, leaving consumers scrambling for answers, alternatives, and adjuncts. It works … [Read more...]
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