Drug free muscle building nutrition tip of the day.

Posted by on Mar 15, 2010 in body building, carbohydrates, diet, drug free, glycemic index, muscle, nutrition | 2 comments

Don’t fear carbohydrates! Carbohydrates are a necessary part of a smart nutrition plan. You just need to have an understanding of the Glycemic Index Rating of carbohydrates and how to time them most effectively. All carbohydrates are converted into sugar once ingested and the glycemic index (GI) rating basically measures the rate at which this conversion happens. If a carbohydrate has a low...

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Body Transformation Tip

Posted by on Feb 23, 2010 in body composition, diet, documentary, nutrition, transformation | 10 comments

Healthy eating and eating to transform your body are not necessarily the same thing. In order to make significant changes to your appearance (decrease body fat/increase muscle) you have to be really smart about nutrient timing and selection. Simply watching your calories or “eating healthy” is not good enough. You can see for your own eyes perfect evidence of this in our documentary...

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Diet drinks and fat loss.

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 in diet, drug free, fat loss, lean, soda | 5 comments

I was recently asked if consuming diet soda or other zero calorie drinks was OK or would it ruin fat loss results? I firmly believe based on my own experience that diet drinks will not impede fat loss. I achieved the best shape of my career in 2003 and I consumed A LOT of diet drinks including diet soda and coffee with calorie free sweetener during the process. Diet drinks helped control cravings...

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Fat Loss Tip – Calorie Reductions

Posted by on Jan 19, 2010 in body composition, calories, diet, drug free, fat loss, nutrition | 6 comments

One of the main components in the fat loss equation is calories. You need to be mindful of how many calories you are taking in each day. If you are not showing the results you desire it is likely you need to eat fewer calories but be careful, calorie cuts should be made with a scalpel not a hatchet. Don’t do a dramatic cut all at once or you risk committing metabolic suicide. You need to...

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Organization is Key

Posted by on Jan 12, 2010 in body building, diet, drug free, nutrition, oganization | 0 comments

We always talk about discipline, hard work and dedication when we talk about achieving goals and these are all important attributes without a doubt but often times a key skill gets overlooked is organization. Being organized will be critical to achieving your goals, particularly when we talk about nutrition. One tool that can help you stay organized with your nutrition is writing out a menu with...

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Competitor Tip of the Day

Posted by on Jul 22, 2009 in body building, diet, drug free, steroids | 3 comments

A lot of drug free bodybuilders worry about timing their condition and peaking on the day of a show. They are often concerned about losing too much muscle and as a result they end up smooth and shy of great contest shape the day of the show. They are hoping that some last minute carb loading or sodium manipulation trick is going to make them appear shredded and rock hard. Then when they look...

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