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How to Build Your Summer Body– Triangle of Bodybuilding

There are three core things that you need to religiously check in order to build your summer body (whether it is to build muscles, get lean or whatever it is you want to achieve bodybuilding-wise), and together, I call them the ‘TRIANGLE’ of bodybuilding: EXERCISE, NUTRITION and adequate REST. Sleeping on any of these three […]

The Best Source of Protein – Plant or Animal Protein?

For the most part of my childhood, I dreamed of being really tall, and I had no doubts that I would be. I mean, I loved eating beans very much. I was made to believe that beans were the best source of protein. It’s a food I really couldn’t get enough of, and in my […]

Why are Athletes Going Vegan?

Just in case you didn’t know, being a vegan means restricting one’s diet to plant products only. This is a bit different from being a vegetarian which just entails avoiding meat. A vegan is a strict vegetarian who consumes no food that comes from animals like milk, cheese etc. It’s not news that many athletes […]

Benefits of Bananas – 7 Reasons to Eat One Banana Daily

Bananas are one of the most popular and easily available fruits (even though they’re botanically classified as herbs too). They are filled with so many nutrients and come with a lot of benefits that you’d be tempted to think they should be expensive, but guess what? They’re one of the cheapest fruits around. Lucky us. […]

What Happens If You Stop Eating Sugar?

In October of 2018, I made up my mind to stop taking soda because of its high sugar content – and I’ve stuck to it. It was supposed to be the start of a no-sugar diet for me. This was just before I resumed for my final year in the university. Why did I do […]

The Reasons Why You are Not Gaining Muscles the Way You’d Like

I started bodybuilding in January of 2016 (my second year in the University) with a pair of pretty light concrete dumbbells (which I found quite heavy at the time) and all I wanted to do was lift them every time I had enough fuel in my tank. I did grow bigger arms (I mean, I […]

Six Bodybuilding Advices for a Beginner

For me, bodybuilding has mostly been a trial and error thing, and that’s not necessarily been a bad thing because I’ve learned a lot from my mistakes. It’d however have been a whole lot easier if I knew some truths and didn’t have to make some of those mistakes. I feel the responsibility to share […]

Three Reasons Why Your Weight Loss Program Won’t Work

You’ve probably been on a weight loss program before and it didn’t work for some reasons. It’s not easy getting back on something you’ve failed at before, but that’s the sign of a champion. You’ve got to get back on and burn some fat so you can be on your way to looking your best. […]

Why You Are Fat-Learn About Calories

Our bodies use calories for the normal functioning of the body, metabolism of food and for physical activities of different intensities. The difference between the number of calories used up during these above processes (cumulative) and the number of calories consumed daily determines whether we have a caloric deficit or surplus. If you want to […]