The Best Post-Workout Supplements for Growth & Recovery
The Best Post-Workout Supplements for Growth & Recovery You’ve been consistent with your training and your diet, training hard and pushing your body to the limit. Your pre-workout supplementation is covered, ensuring your body is primed to push some heavy weight. As you walk out of the gym with another workout conquered, it’s time to provide […]
How To Calculate My Bmr and Tdee For Weight Loss?
How To Calculate Your Macros To Lose Weight The average person considers two metrics when it comes to weight loss – calories and pounds/kilograms. This is common and those metrics are essential when it comes to building a solid weight loss strategy. However, science has evolved over the years and it’s important to broaden your […]
What is Total Daily Energy Expenditure Calculator (TDEE)?
What is TDEE? TDEE is an acronym for Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It represents an estimated total of the calories your body burns for energy each day. TDEE is an essential factor if you are trying to lose weight or gain weight because the two are basically about the deficit between your calorie intake and […]
Which TDEE formula is best on the IIFYM calculator?
What is Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE)? Your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) is essentially the total calories your body utilizes within 24 hours. This is the energy required for vital functions such as breathing, digestion, and brain activity. TDEE also includes the calories required to perform physical activities. As one of the most comprehensive […]
Pre-Workout Supplements: 6 Side Effects and How To Avoid Them
Before getting started, IIFYM would like to point out that pre-workout supplements are not for everyone and can have serious side effects to your overall health if not used as directed. IIFYM recommends that you consult with your doctor before using any pre-workout supplements. Also, IIFYM does not support the use of pre-workout supplements to […]
Meal Timing for Macros: Does It help with weight loss?
Meal timing has consumed our lives, well not anymore…Time to drop the obsession
The Reverse Diet Survival Guide
Months have passed, you’ve mustered up thousands of steps on the treadmill, uttered plenty of prayers before stepping on the bathroom scale for those weekly check-ins, and ran every calculation possible in the IIFYM calculator. You’ve upgraded your Instagram selfie game and reached the dieting goal you set prior to stepping on a bodybuilding stage […]
Can I Follow IIFYM if I have a medical restriction such as PCOS, Diabetes?
We’ve had thousands of clients with medical restrictions. Counting macros isn’t just for those with a clean bill of health. Macro nutrients make up everything that you consume. The nutrients your body needs don’t change due to your medical dietary restriction. You’ll just need to pay closer attention to what and how much you’re consuming […]
Retaining Muscle Mass – Should You Do Pre or Post Workout Cardio?
Cardiovascular training aka “cardio” has countless benefits for the human body, which we won’t delve into in this article. However, we do have a serious question for you… How many times have you seen people get to the gym, hop on a cardio machine, gas themselves to death, and then do resistance training right after? […]