Tip: Why Evening Training is the Worst
If you can, try to work out earlier in the day. Here's why.
March 4
Tip: Carb Intake for Natural Lifters
Very low-carb diets reduce muscle gains in natural lifters. Here's why, plus a better plan.
February 24
Tip: The Truth About Cortisol
This mobilization hormone can help you or hurt you. And some diets can make it skyrocket. Here are the facts.
November 24
Tip: The Vitamin That Treats Anxiety & Panic Attacks
Some people may need drugs for anxiety, but others just have a simple vitamin or mineral deficiency. Here's the science.
November 18
Tip: A Japanese Method of Stress & Anxiety Control
Forest bathing sounds like something only naked hippies do, but now science backs up the practice. Read this to chill out.
October 2
Keep Your Carbs, Raise Your Testosterone
Here's why you need to up your carbs around workouts to keep your testosterone high.
June 22
Tip: Stress and Heart Rate Variability
Use this tool to find out if you're recovered enough for another heavy session.
June 18
Tip: The Common Vitamin That Nixes Nervousness
The answer to jitters, sweaty palms, and rapid heartbeat is probably sitting in your supplement cabinet right now.
June 6
Why You’re Not Losing Fat
Lowered your calories? Training harder? Then why is your body fighting back? Here's what's working against you and how to fix it.
November 28
Tip: Cortisol Control for the Natural Bodybuilder
Out of control cortisol can make building muscle harder and lead to muscle atrophy when dieting. Here's how to keep it in check.
October 17
Tip: Adrenal Fatigue is B.S.
Here's what you really have and how to fix it.
September 11
The Easiest Way to Unlock Growth
Think you're not getting bigger or stronger because you're not doing enough? It may be the opposite. Here's how to unlock gains by recovering better.
July 27
Tip: Get Leaner and Healthier by Doing Nothing
Got 5 or 10 minutes? Mindfulness drills like this one can reduce fasting glucose, making fat loss easier. Check it out.
June 28
Tip: Parasympathetic Recovery Breathing
Use this technique after tough workouts to calm the CNS and spark recovery.
June 20
Tip: Pre-Workout Crocodile Breathing
Practice this technique and correct your dysfunctional breathing patterns. Here's how to do it.
June 19
Tip: How to Naturally Control Anxiety
Anxiety sucks, but the side effects of anxiety drugs can ruin your workouts. Here's a natural way to calm the heck down.
June 14
Tip: Train at a Higher Level With Tactical Breathing
Known as box breathing in military circles, this technique can also be used by lifters to improve performance. Check it out.
June 7
Fix Your Breathing, Build More Muscle
Crocodile breathing. Tactical breathing. Recovery breathing. Perform better, recover faster and de-stress with these 3 methods. Here's how.
November 9
Tip: Low-Carb Diets and Cortisol
Long-term low-carb dieting leads to chronically elevated cortisol levels. Not good. Here's how to avoid it.
October 27
3 Reasons You Can’t Train Like a Juicer
Nothing wrecks a natural lifter faster than training like an “enhanced” bodybuilder. Here are the scientific reasons why.