I’m going to guess when you saw the title of this article you probably thought “click bait.” Yet you clicked it anyway didn’t you? You may be surprised, however, that it actually wasn’t. I’m going to take this time to make the argument eating pizza and ice cream or any of your favorite foods not […]
Since I’ve been looking at carbs in my last couple of articles I thought it would be a good opportunity to take a look at another topic heavily debated in the fitness world. That of insulin sensitivity and exactly how much stock should be placed on carb timing. Or even if these theoretical times exist.
For many […]
In my last article we looked at research that showed diets containing mostly complex carbs had the same results in body composition as diets structured around simple carbs. I mentioned at the end of the article that I noticed a trend in the majority of the research that could in part explain why the […]
Search around social media and fitness articles and there is no doubt you’ll see a lot of material saying to stay away from simple carbs and stick to only complex carbs. Complex Vs Simple carbs – The Clash Of The Titans. There is certainly plenty […]
When it comes to getting the most out of your training one of the most important factors is to optimize your body’s hormonal response to training. Or at least that’s what a lot of people tell you. We hear all the time what to do to increase testosterone or growth hormone during our workouts. It’s […]
When we last left off during this muscle-building series we were discussing which rep range was the best for building muscle. If you missed it I’d suggest taking a step back and going through that before continuing on but for the sake of time I’ll provide a […]
If you remember when we last got together we talked about training to failure, whether you should do it and if so how often. After looking at a lot of evidence I came up with my opinion based on the data we have available. If you missed it be sure to check […]
Why Colin DeWaay Training and not Colin DeWaay Fitness? It’s a question I’ve been asked a few times. Most people tend to put fitness at the end of their name. It makes sense, fitness is a word that can be used to describe just about anything regarding, well, fitness. Just look at some of the […]
Welcome back to the series going over all things related to muscle-building. In the first article we kicked off this muscle-building series by discussing many of the elements that factor into muscle growth and more specifically the importance of volume. In the second article we discussed the importance of
