Living Strong

After reading the four hour work week by Tim Ferris, I often find myself visiting his blog and picking up more gems of knowledge and skills that challenge me to grow as a person and live a better life. This post was the one that inspired me to actually wear and offer the Vibram FiveFingers on the [...]

The best carnitine today for those wanting to improve body composition, recovery and performance is L-Carnitine L-Tartrate for its ability to improve protein synthesis aswell as the added benefits of bioavailability and improved absorption rate.

As a personal trainer and strength coach I have been asked many times “how can I quickly gain muscle?” For those who find it hard to build muscle I have found this is because people spend too much time in the gym and therefore either don’t work intensely enough or end up over training.
 
I [...]

If you have ever visited the Pacific Islands or the Philippines you will notice that the local people who have not been heavily influenced by the western diet are very healthy; free from diabetes and obesity. One of the main reasons is due to coconut and coconut oil consumption.
 
Coconut Oil is the ‘Low-Fat’ Fat [...]

Leucine on its own is one of the most anabolic amino acids a person can ingest. Studies have shown that it can:
• Help to preserve lean muscle tissue ,
• Preserve muscle glycogen
• Improve performance
• Supply the body with energy during bouts of extreme exertion
• Increase fat loss
• When consumed alone, Leucine is now believed to be the only amino acid that can increase protein synthesis
• When combined with other proteins give a huge anabolic response
• It has also been shown to speed up the recovery process and therefore stimulate muscle growth and prevent muscle breakdown.

One the things that annoys me the most about most protein powders are the chemicals that are in them. Just check out any protein powder and you will find a bunch of ingredients that have no place being there. Some protein powders actually claim to be or sound natural but more often than not, this is not [...]

Maltodextrin and Dextrose are both easily digested carbohydrates, commonly used in post workout (PWO) drinks.
 
Dextrose goes by many names, including glucose, d-glucose, or blood sugar.  It occurs naturally in food, and is sweet.  It is a simple carbohydrate.
 
Maltodextrin is moderately sweet, easily digested carbohydrate.  It does not occur naturally, and is thus generally [...]

Beta Alanine is the sports supplement that is most likely to be the next creatine
in terms of athletic ability. We cut through the jargon and tell you how it
works, plain and simple and how to use Beta Alanine effectively without
letting your body just waste it.

Glutamine is a wonder amino as it is the most abundant amino acid in the body and is responsible for doing so much. Glutamine has amazing immune boosting properties mainly for the gastrointestinal tract which creates a knock on effect in terms of building muscle and losing fat. Not many people are aware of how this amazing amino works. Here we explain its process of assisting the body to fight off stress that has been induced from intense workouts and how to use glutamine whilst saving time and money and how to make it more effective for long term usage.

Creatine has stood the test of time within the sports supplement world. However many people are not aware of where this great supplement comes from, the different varieties available and which ones actually are proven to work. He we explain how to use creatine whilst saving time and money and how to make it more effective for long term usage.