Diet
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 06:25
Protein Shakes vs. Meat
People sometimes ask me whether protein shakes are any good. The answer is yes, but there are some benefits of getting protein in through food in your diet. The reason for this is digestion and absorption.Protein shakes, provided they are made from good whey protein, digest very quickly and absorbs well. So they are a great source of protein, especially if you are on a high protein diet that makes it hard to eat a lot of protein.Protein from meat…
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011 12:44
6 Week fat loss diet
Even though I know exactly how to diet and why it is important to have a consistently good diet, I still find it hard to eat correctly for long periods of time. Instead I find it easier to do a radical 6 week diet.Here is how I go about it. Note that this is not a bulking diet, the idea is to lose fat. For protein, I try and prepare chicken breasts for at least 5 days at once and…
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Tuesday, 28 December 2010 06:08
Counting Calories part 1
In the quest for a better body most people will sooner or later cross paths with counting calories in their diet. Here are some basics surrounding the concept that will help you better understand what this is all about. All out food is made up of various components, but the three we are mostly interested in is the Protein, carbohydrate and fat content. The reason for this is that these are the only ones that have a nutrient or caloric…
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010 06:22
Protein Basics
Most of us know that protein is important and especially so when you are on juice. There are some considerations you must understand to get the most out of your protein diet.Eventually you’ll see that you need to have protein in every meal you have throughout the day. Lets start with night time.During the sleep period is when your body affect most of the repairs to damage causes by high intensity weight training. The main thing to consider is that…
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