The premise of the diet is high protein (about 1- 1 1/2 gram per pound), moderate fat (about 1/2 g per lb) and low low carbs (no direct sources of carbs). During this diet, the brain goes into ketosis (it uses ketone bodies for energy, fats) and thus the energy requirements by the body can [...]
In theory, a low-carb diet is pretty easy: just cut carbs and bodyfat will melt away. In reality, as almost every professional bodybuilder will attest, low-carb diets can be pretty hard. They require not only cutting down on carbs (and calories), but also maintaining enough energy to train while shedding bodyfat. In addition, low-carb diets [...]
Conjugated linoleic acid, otherwise known as CLA, was hot on the bodybuilding scene in the ’90s, but slowly fell out of favor. Why? It is truly effective for boosting fat loss, but only if it’s taken consistently for several months. And so the “I want it now” generation of trainers opted for hotter fat burners, [...]
Want supplements perfectly formulated for each critical situation throughout your day? Perhaps one for preworkout, postworkout, before bed and for all-day muscle growth? You have a couple of choices. You could enroll in a university, complete your PhD, equip a laboratory with the proper tools and equipment, then meticulously mix and measure a selection of [...]
The trick to getting lean is to rip off fat while saving muscle. Lucky for you, there are quite a few strategies bodybuilders can utilize to maintain muscle mass while stripping bodyfat. Keeping muscle mass is important not only for the sake of appearance, but also to help prevent your metabolic rate from slowing. These [...]
We’re not sure how this myth got started, but a number of people think that when they start a diet, they have to stop taking creatine in order to get ripped. Maybe it’s the notion that a mass builder like creatine will prevent “weight” loss, since mass gaining and fat loss typically are considered two [...]
Life, they say, is full of contradictions, so why shouldn’t that also apply to working out? You train regularly with both weights and cardio and carefully watch what you eat, which together are supposed to produce a ripped, muscular physique. There’s the catch: supposed to. But what if you do practically everything you can–truly giving [...]
Bodybuilders are number crazy. What do you weigh? What’s your bodyfat percentage? How big are your arms? How much do you bench press? How many minutes of cardio do you do? How many days a week do you work out? And on it goes. All this obsessing about weights and measurements, although necessary to a [...]
Are there really any secrets left in the world? With the advent of the Internet and the explosion of information across the globe, “secrets” are now few and far between. That’s especially true when it comes to dieting tips. That’s not to say all the tricks for getting lean are widely known. In a few [...]
At FullyFlexed, the nutrition questions come at us fast and furiously. It’s safe to say that diet know-how is almost every aspiring bodybuilder’s weak point, both because of rampant misinformation in the media, on the web and spread through gyms nationwide, and because it isn’t the simplest of topics in the first place. What you [...]
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