The Best Post-Workout Supplements for Growth & Recovery

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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?

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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 […]

Pre-Workout Supplements: 6 Side Effects and How To Avoid Them

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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 […]

The Reverse Diet Survival Guide

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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 […]

Keto Diet for Weight Loss and The Macro Calculator

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This diet isn’t simply another type of low-carb diet. There are some people who claim it is basically just another repackaging of older weight loss diets. However, that is not actually true. The Atkins diet limits fat, restrict carbs and focuses on consuming lots of protein. The Paleo diet isn’t actually a real low-carb diet […]

Why Meal Timing DOES MATTER (Sort of)!!!

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1. Meal Frequency: Why it DOES Matter “Forget about meal frequency man, it doesn’t matter.” What a turn around we’ve had in the fitness and nutrition industry in the last few years. I remember 6 years ago, when I was starting out in personal training, the advice I (and 99% of my fellow fit pros) […]

Rmr Vs Bmr and Calculating Your Macros Effectively

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What Is Resting Metabolic Rate? What is Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)? The resting metabolic rate is the energy your body needs to perform certain basic functions like circulation, and breathing. The rate at which you body burns energy while at a complete rest is part of your body’s total daily energy expenditure (TDEE), which calculates […]

Highly Palatable Food & Weight Management Issues

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Our society has become pretty comfortable blaming just about anything for their weight management issues. Gluten, dairy, eating too little, even blood types have been suspects over the years. Although a relatively simple concept, admittedly there are a lot of nuances that go into a really successful dieting effort. Tracking and adjusting your total calorie […]

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