When it comes to supplement taste (particularly with protein powders, meal replacements, post workout recovery supplements, etc) if it tastes too good to be true; IT IS!! If the last postworkout meal replacement you had reminded you of a McDonald's vanilla milkshake, it may not have been too far different nutritionally...
The whole concept of cheat days is just fundamentally flawed as it is. You're working hard, eating right, training consistently and working towards getting closer to living the healthy lifestyle you know you deserve and the mindset is that your "reward" for being on your best behavior is to get to f&*k it all up with a day of bad eating?!?
I am confident that I can walk into any restaurant on the planet and find SOMETHING that I can eat that will not only NOT destroy what I've been trying to accomplish all along with my hard effort in the gym and that will actually HELP me to continue the muscle building and fat burning efforts. Guess what? You can too and here's how...
One of the most common questions I get is whether or not fruits belong in a muscle building meal plan. The confusion lies in the usually high sugar content in fruits and the fact that most have heard that sugar is generally a bad thing when it comes to building lean muscle. Well, let me help to clear up the issue right now...
I get the question at least two to three times a week. How do I put on weight fast? It's usually asked with a sense of urgency that makes me feel sorry for the person asking having sat in their shoes at one time (most likely in early high school if I can remember correctly), desperate to put not be the "skinny guy" any more...
Whoever is to blame for the "carbphobia" that permeates the minds of so many people struggling to lose weight, it's time to track them down and hold them responsible for the biggest most ill-conceived and irresponsible marketing ploy in the last few decades. Plain and simple; carbs are not the enemy. One more time - CARBS ARE NOT THE ENEMY!
