General Knowledge for Fitness Success
Besides setting your diet and training, getting a great physique requires a few more skills such as estimating your body fat percentage, knowing how to track progress, knowing whether you should cut or bulk, and more. In this section, we've compiled videos, articles and other resources for you to learn how to become your own fitness coach.
RECENT GENERAL FITNESS ARTICLES
In this post we’ll cover some key points about cardio and fat loss and at the end you’ll find my recommended cardio routines. Let’s get started. Cardio for Fat Loss – Should you do it? If conditioning is not too important for you and you only want to get ripped, cardio is not necessary. You…
Click Here to Read MoreThe “rules” for productive weight training while cutting are not as clear cut as they are for nutrition. There are however a few basic principles that any productive workout routine for fat loss must be based on. We’ll discuss these principles in today’s article. By the end of this (long) post you’ll have a good understanding of…
Click Here to Read MoreIn recent years the arguments about meal frequency have started to wane off. I’m so glad about that haha. Now that we know we can choose our prefered diet structure as long as we hit our macros, we can make our diet fit our lifestyle not the other way around. That’s great for adherence and consistency (which leads to…
Click Here to Read MoreCan I eat chocolate on a cut? If it fits your macros targets, then go ahead. Can I eat pizza while gaining muscle? If it fits your macros, yes. Can I eat cheesecake without gaining fat? IIFYM. Can I eat peanut butter while cutting? IIFYM!!! This is how the IIFYM acronym and trend was born.…
Click Here to Read MoreIf your goal is to get shredded, your main focus during a cut should not be just weight loss, it should be fat loss with muscle maintenance. Losing weight doesn’t necessarily mean your body composition (the fat to muscle ratio in your body) is improving. That is because some of the lost weight may actually…
Click Here to Read MoreYou may have noticed that almost all the workout routines we recommend are built around Reverse Pyramid Training. We love this style of training because it’s so efficient! In this article you’ll learn in detail what Reverse Pyramid Training is, how it compares to other training styles, and how it can help you gain strength fast…
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