The Path to Insulin Sensitivity
One of the most frustrating and damaging metabolic conditions a person can have is insulin resistance. On one end, insulin ...
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Tyrosine: An Adjunct to Intensity
Looking for lazer focus and unabated energy during tough workouts? Tyrosine could be the superamino you need to swoop in ...
BCAA’s
In terms of exercise performance and recovery, few amino acids get the notable mention that BCAA’s do. While glutamine is ...
Vitamins: The Forgotten Factor Holding You Back
Even a slight vitamin deficiency can halt muscle gain in its tracks... the scary thing is, you're probably deficient already! ...
Optimize Your Carb-Up Day
A common nutrition plan we use with clients involves rotating low carb days with higher carb days. Low carb days ...
The Effects of Carbohydrates on Your Workout – Part 2: Intra-Workout
Carbohydrates always seem to be a hot topic when it comes to losing fat or building muscle – or both. ...
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The Serotonin Advantage
In a startling feat of biological engineering, our body must involuntarily produce an array of chemicals to promote specific actions ...
How to Bench for a MASSIVE Chest (Hint… you’re doing it wrong!)
Are the results of your bench pressing, sore shoulders & a flat chest? Time to do things right. Here Ben ...
The Essentials of Bodypart Specialization: Quad Training
It is important to keep in mind that these 10 key suggestions for Quad training will fly in the face ...
Chelation & Why It’s Important for Mineral Supplementation
Minerals like zinc and magnesium are necessary for us to properly use energy, detoxify our bodies, and hundreds of other ...
Interview Q&A Series with Ben: Tips for Maximal Recovery
Question: “We all know that it’s essential for anyone who trains hard to recover sufficiently to continuously improve their performance and physique. What ...
Wheying in on the Debate: A Case for the Superiority of Whey Protein
Whey protein has been used in one form or another for at least 300 years, yet it has taken until ...
Glycine
Glycine is unique in that it is the most simple amino acid and makes a base-building block for many other proteins and amino acids. It is vital for detoxification, especially of the petrol chemicals we breathe in, drink and eat every day. It helps to improve growth hormone productions and is a building-block for glutathione as well.
Using anywhere from 2-20g can be used after a lactic-based workout to improve growth hormone release, but bowel tolerance can be an issue; taking too much will have you running to the bathroom soon after. 2-5g before bed can improve sleep quality by helping the liver.
