The consumption of protein (either through natural sources or supplementation) is a common strategy used by everyday fitness enthusiasts and sports athletes in and around their training sessions to facilitate muscle repair and remodelling. This strategy is employed to enhance post-exercise hypertrophy, strength-based adaptations and tissue repair
Read MoreFive awesome protein shakes Vol. 1 /
Consuming enough protein is important in helping allow the body to perform a variety of functions such as cell-building, muscle growth, maintanence of healthy tissues and producing enzymes and hormones to help regulate metabolism on a daily basis.
Read MoreOvercoming procrastination /
Procrastination. Probably the single, biggest barrier to achieving anything that's worthwhile to you. Procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing, or in other words, inaction.
Read MoreUnderstanding your menstrual cycle and its effects on training /
The term ‘menstrual cycle’ refers to the changes that occur naturally in a woman’s body to prepare for pregnancy.
The length of a woman’s menstrual cycle can vary throughout her lifetime, and can be influenced by various factors including, but not limited to; stress, emotions, weight changes and excessive physical activity.
Read MoreWhat are goals? /
A goal can be seen as a reason for action. Something that is uniquely meaningful and emotional to each and every one of us and is certainly deeper than say, losing ten kilograms, squatting one hundred kilograms or eating well for five out of seven days ...
Read MoreOsteoporosis and bone health /
Throughout Australia, the most prevalent disorder relating to bone health is osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is described as a skeletal condition characterised by thinning and weakening of bones in the human body.
Read MoreOverweight, overworked and unfit. Successful professionals failing where it matters most. /
So, you’re a successful businessman or woman. You earn good coin, earned the reputation and you’re a leader in your industry. You have made it.
But guess what? You are probably also overweight, overworked and unfit. You are unsuccessful in the most important aspect of your life, your health. Your nutrition is inadequate, you’re physically weak, you’re stressed out and you barely sleep. Something is going to give.
Read MoreCarbohydrates. Which ones? /
Carbohydrates (CHOs) are a hot topic at the moment. Should you include them in your diet, should you not? When to eat them and when not to? And which CHOs are the best? It's all very confusing, even I'm starting to second guess myself. So let's keep it simple, shall we?
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