Living in North America its almost impossible to avoid eat at a McDonalds at some point in your life. In most cases eat their is viewed as a treat by most kids. The things is a treat should only be indulged in once in a while. If you have stuck to your meal plan and its a cheat day for you and you are craving McDonalds…we say go for it. Just dont go over board and stuff your face till you faint.
There are a few items on the menu that …

There seems to be some debate as to what time of day that is best to exercise. Well in this article lets way out the pros and cons. For the purpose of keeping this article simple lets break our day down into hours that we are awake. The average person is out of bed at 8 am and usually sleeps around 11 pm. That leaves us 15 hours to choose when to workout. Now the reality is that most of us have to work between the hours of 9am – …

Raise your hand if you are 100% committed to going to the gym and really working out. I am almost willing to bet that the people who raised there hands are also the same people you see chatting away at the gym as if the place was some sort of local night club. It blows my mind when people tell me that they spend more than an hour a day in the gym. To me if you are doing a full body workout and you do things like deadlifts, pullups, dumbbell snatches and some abs and you do…

People always ask me what the best exercise to losing weight is, and time and time again I tell them that weight training with a proper diet is their best bet at losing those unsavory pounds. I guess that I should get a little more specific as to what kind of exercises are the best bang for the buck so to speak.

It is no secret that alcohol contains sugars and unwanted calories that your body does not require in order to stay fit. However drinking on occasion is something that everyone will indulge in. Excessive drinking will lead to unwanted weight gain and that spare tire that you have been working so hard to get rid of. The question is does drinking booze make you fat?
The answer is not as simple as yes or no. Depending on the amount of liquor you consume you really need to add those calories to …

A lot has to be said regarding diets, meals and training. However for those of us that are caught up in training and working hard at the gym and our lifestyles we some how forget to treat ourselves. No one should go without a cheat meal at least once a month.  Pay close attention to what I just said. Notice I said meal not day? Thats right just becuase you are training and getting into shape should not entitle you to stuffing your face with whatever your heart desires for …

Ok so you have finally got off the couch and managed to get yourself into one of the many local gyms close to your house. Maybe you picked a location because it was the place to be or maybe when you walked into the door the sales person that you spoke with was so good at convincing you this membership was right for you that you ended up signing a multi year agreement just to get a new pair of shoes. Depending on how long you have had the membership …

You know its funny. A lot of people understand that in order to gain muscle mass they need to hit the gym, lift weights and eat right. But most people under estimate the importance of sleep and rest. Sleep is 33% of the equation in order to get the gains that you so desire. Our bodies work in the following manner: We train at the gym to tear muscles, then we eat in order regain the strength we lost from our workout, but the bodies main reapairing shcedule is done when you are sleeping.

Compound exercises can be described as any movement that works multiple muscle groups at the same time. If your goal is overall fitness, strength, fat loss and muscle mass then you really need to start using these types of exercises. For the purpose of this article we will discuss some of the exercises you need to use in your routine.

A lot of people always ask…what is the best way to lose body fat? Well I have to say weight training.To be honest there is no way to lose those unsightly pounds with out lifting some form of weights. The response you get when you tell people something like this is usually mixed. Most folks will turn around and just agree and ask you what kind of exercises to do or how to split up your training. But you get the occasional few that turn around and say”but i don’t …