To this day, many bodybuilding, health, & fitness enthusiasts stake their entire moral judgment of carbohydrate foods based on their glycemic index (GI). A considerable set of confounders challenges its & strict application. Becoming blindly enamored with something that may enhance our physiques &/or health is natural, and something we’ve all been guilty of. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the biggest myths in the fitness world is that carbohydrates make you fat; I swear, one of the most common questions that you could get as a nutritional expert is “are carbohydrates bad?” First off, you try to explain to them that they don’t make you fat. Then they end up not listening to you and just want to question everything. Read the rest of this entry »
If you ask most bodybuilders to write down their daily diet and supplement regimen you will most likely get a detailed account of when every gram of protein is eaten and when every supplement is taken to feed the muscle. Most serious lifters are meticulous about precisely timing every nutrient to make sure that their body will build muscle and not have to go a second without the nutrients it needs. Read the rest of this entry »
Leucine is not the most common word thrown around to beginners in fitness and bodybuilding. If you ask anyone what l-leucine is, you can bet that they will not be familiar with it. This is where we come into play to explain this “anabolic trigger.” Protein synthesis is a term you may see often when you read articles dealing with building muscle. But what is it? Quite simply, it is the synthesis of new skeletal muscle proteins. Read the rest of this entry »
A perennial question, argument and debate in the field of nutrition has to do with how many carbohydrates people should be eating. While the nutritional mainstream is still more or less advocating a large amount of daily carbohydrate (with fat being blamed for the health problems of the modern world), groups often considered Read the rest of this entry »
The issue of meal frequency for muscle mass gains would seem to be pretty well decided, right? Bodybuilders have been pushing for 6 (or more) meals per day spread out every 2.5-3 hours for decades and this is taken as an almost de-facto requirement for success in terms of optimal mass gains. Read the rest of this entry »
Maintaining a state of optimal health is essential if you want to build a better body. If the natural balance of health within the body is thrown off, your fat loss efforts will suffer. Nutrition for fat loss, fitness, and health all go hand in hand. Read the rest of this entry »
Here at Fit Universe, our goal is to provide you with the best information possible in order to reach your goals. Layne Norton, a professional bodybuilder with the IFPA and NGA organizations, is one of the most respected natural bodybuilders not only for his achievements and physique, but his knowledge on nutrition and training. Read the rest of this entry »
