What is “metabolic damage” according to Dr. Layne Norton? According to the video log of Dr. Layne Norton, he believes that low-calorie diets can slow down your metabolism to the point where you are actually gaining weight on diets under 1000 calories. Cool, but in what universe? Nature says it’s not possible. There are natural laws which […]
Cardio is a gold mine. Almost every gym owner is willing to trade free weights for a bunch of treadmills in order to create a playground for the local fatsos. In case you don’t know, gyms make most of their money from fatsos. There are two main reasons for that. First, many people are fat. […]
Fear of losing muscle is common for bodybuilders, fitness models, and recreational lifters. Many muscle constructors believe that a few hours without protein in the system can initiate catabolic processes a.k.a. muscle loss. Similar thoughts often result in incredible anxiety. Consequently, some lifters start walking around with funny plastic protein bottles and pre-cooked meals carefully […]
Regardless of your wishes, your lifts are heavily dependent on your bodyweight. Out of the Big Three, the squat and the bench press suffer the most when you start a diet. Why? Because you can’t support a mountain on a pair of chicken legs. During the bench press and the squat, your arms and respectively […]