The slow carb diet has gained a lot of popularity over the last 7 years. It was originally developed by Tim Ferriss in 2010, and released as part of his ‘4 Hour Body’ book. He claims to have lost 25 pounds in 6 weeks using this approach, and many others
The bench press is one of the best exercises for developing overall upper body strength. It works your entire chest, your shoulders, and your triceps. However, although it can seem pretty simple, there is more complexity to the barbell bench press than many people realize. If your approach to the
Most of you have probably already heard of the Zone Diet. It is one of the most popular diets of the last several decades, and it has spawned countless products and books. In short, the Zone Diet aims to get you to eat a macronutrient split of 40% carbohydrates, 30%
Are you looking for a straightforward, step-by-step guide on how to squat properly? If so, then you’re in the right place! The squat – and especially the barbell squat – is one of the best exercises for developing overall leg and core strength. It works the quadriceps, gluteal muscles, adductor
Now unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last several years, you’ve probably heard of the Paleo diet before. It is what sparked the whole gluten-free craze, and is the companion diet to the somewhat cultish CrossFit phenomenon. But I’m getting ahead of myself here… In short, the
The paleo diet has really taken off over the past few years, and has practically become the official diet of Crossfit and its numerous devotees. Despite what many claim, there’s nothing magical about the paleo diet from a fat loss perspective; in the end, the paleo diet still works by
If you’re looking to get optimal results from your diet, then food logging is hands-down the way to go. While there are a plethora of diets that can be effective in helping you reach your fitness goals, no rules-based diet (such as Paleo, Whole30, Atkins, etc.) can come close to
It’s every guy’s favorite day in the gym… Chest day. Walk into any gym on a Monday morning and you’ll see a legion of guys who can’t wait to start of their week by hammering out endless sets of chest exercises, most of them chasing the “pump” that’s not really
Do you want to build a lean, defined set of abs? You know, the kind that every fitness magazine since the dawn of time has been promising you? If you’re like most people who work out, the answer is probably a resounding yes. In fact, I would say that developing
Many diets will have you eating roughly the same number of calories each day. However, there are also a several notable diets that will have you eating considerably more or less depending on which day of the week it is. This practice is commonly known as ‘calorie cycling’, and like
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