Weight Loss

Been hitting them all time low weigh ins on a DAIILYYYY in the words of lui marco I’ve honestly been dropping weight like mad and seeing drastic differences in my physique every morning- although I’m still fluffy as fck relative to physique industry standard Not even 2 cinnabons pre workout could help me maintain my performance- a few days ago I was benching 105 & 100 easily now it’s a damn struggle haha – I understand that due to such low calories and all the work I’ve been putting in I’m completely depleted more specifically I’m referring to my glycogen stores- I know and all other coaches know full well a cheat meal/refeed/high calorie meal will take a good few hours atleast to replenish stores enough to have a positive effect on performance– so basically this was expected. It’s a shame tomorrow is an off day because the higher calories today will definitely have an effect tomorrow. I still feel amazing after the meal mentally though and I’m content with that haha- if your thi...

Some good info here in regards to meak frequency and nutrient timing #Repost @themusclephd with @repostapp The second lesson in this week’s Muscle PhD Academy investigates a very controversial topic! Meal frequency and body composition. This study looked at individuals that either ate 5 times/day 3-4 times/day or 1-2 times/day. What did they find? Statistically meal frequency DID NOT matter in regards to body composition! Body fat loss was the same across all eating patterns. Surprisingly enough there was a trend for 1-2 meals to cause the most body fat loss. The take home message is that when your goal is fat loss eat for when it’s convenient for you. You don’t have to eat 5 times/day because you think it’s going to “increase your metabolism.” The research shows that when in a calorie deficit body fat loss is the same regardless of the meal frequency. Remember to tune in tomorrow for more from The Muscle PhD Academy! And don’t forget about the Facebook LIVE Q&A tomorrow afterno...