If you want to know how many calories you should eat to build muscle or lose fat, you’ll want to read this article. “How many calories should I eat?” This question is asked more often than you would believe, especially by those entering the fitness lifestyle for the first time. The answer to that question […]
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Protein powder is quite frequently the very first supplement (outside of a multivitamin) you purchased when starting to workout. You were told protein was important for building muscles, and you were also probably told that whey protein is one of the best proteins to take for building muscle and recovering from training. On the surface, […]
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If you want to know what sweat is, why you sweat, and why sweat smells, you want to read this article. Following a grueling weightlifting or high-intensity cardio session, there are a few noticeable things: Your Muscles Ache Your Lungs Burn Your Shirt is Drenched in Sweat Sweat is a sign of accomplishment, a sign […]
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The last few days leading up to a physique competition are extremely stressful. You’ve been dieting for weeks on end, lifting multiple times per day every day for weeks Not to mention you’re going crazy with cardio during the hours you’re not lifting. As the content approaches, the end is in sight. You’re nearing the […]
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If you’re a hard training female athlete, you’re at a higher risk for certain essential nutrient deficiencies. Read on to find out what nutritional pitfalls await the active female athlete. Physical fitness is more popular than ever these days, with more and more people heading to gyms than ever before. It’s not just men embracing […]
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Whey protein powder is almost universally the very first supplement a person purchases. What’s not to like about it? Whey protein is: Convenient Effective Affordable Stores Easily Absolutely Delicious Whey protein powder makes perfect pancakes, whips up easily in a smoothie, and even works wonders when added to a bowl of steel cut oats. And, […]
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At SteelFit® we create the highest quality, most effective, best-tasting products on the market. Our products are formulated for optimum results both onstage and off and are designed for all health and wellness enthusiasts, from fitness competitors to weekend warriors and everyone in-between. Physician formulated with clinical doses of the most cutting edge, research validated, […]
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Creatine is the undisputed king of sports nutrition supplements, but how does it work and what are the benefits of this best-selling pre-workout ingredient? Over the past 20 years, sports nutrition has escalated by leaps and bounds, and in that time, athletes, bodybuilders, and casual gym rats have been inundated by all sorts of shiny […]
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If you want to know the pros and cons of training fasted and whether or not it is superior for losing fat or building muscle, you want to read this article. For decades, if you wanted to lose weight and get rid of that unsightly body fat, you performed hour after hour of fasted cardio. […]
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Building muscle requires a few important things: Resistance-Training Progressive Overload High Protein Intake Caloric Surplus Plenty of Sleep While each of these is important in their own right, all the sleeping, resistance training, and progressive overloading you do won’t do a lick of good if you’re not consuming a sufficient number of calories. The way […]
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Weight loss supplements, a.k.a. fat burners, are some of the most popular supplements on the market. Just about every company in the game has at least one product specifically designed to help you get lean, drop unwanted water weight, and reveal the slim, sexy physique hidden underneath the stored fat. Most of you know that […]
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Sucralose is the leading artificial sweetener included in sports nutrition supplements these days. There’s a great deal of confusion about whether or not it’s safe for consumption or if it affects your blood sugar like regular sugar does. We’re here to answer all of your questions and more! Sugar is public enemy #1. It goes by […]
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Burning fat is big business. One need only look at the gross revenue of the weight loss industry, which just so happens to be a $66 billion dollar a year industry [1,2], for proof that there’s of money to be made helping people lose unwanted body fat. Over the decades, all sorts of pills, potions, […]
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Burning fat and losing unwanted weight usually involves two things — lots of exercising or eating an insanely restrictive, low-calorie diet. Neither of these sounds appealing to most people, which is part of the reason so many people struggle to lose weight in the first place. There’s always the option of trying out a fat […]
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When it comes to weight loss supplements and fat burners, the words “thermogenesis” and “thermogenic” are used extremely frequently. Based on the way these two words are splashed across advertisements, you’re led to believe it’s a good thing to boost, increase, or enhance. But have you ever wondered what thermogenesis means, or why you would […]
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