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As trainers and fitness nuts, we obsess about our training - volume, frequency, sets, weight, periodization, progressive overload.  We drive ourselves insane thinking about our diet – protein per meal, macros, calories, meal frequency, supplements.  One of the most under prioritized factors affecting our progress is the amount of sleep we get each night.  And we neglect it at our peril.

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We’ve already covered why your sleep hygiene should be a top priority in our recent article, here.  Needless to say, the amount you sleep is as important as your diet and exercise.  Here are a few tips to help you when hitting the hay.

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Coffee Terms Explanation # 2: Espresso, Drip, Batch Brew, Pour over, Cold Brew, Aeropress, French Press, Nitro - wait, Whaaat?! Sometimes my coffee is so strong it wakes up the neighbours Caffeine is a major food group   But first, coffee.   “You can do it” - coffee

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As dedicated gym rats and fitness fanatics, we have high expectations of our supplements - we want to build muscle, burn fat and recover quicker and we want to do it now.  The sports supplement industry has seized on these high expectations and make slick promises of quick solutions that they cannot keep.  They want to pimp ineffective products, and one of the favourite tricks is the proprietary blend.

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Go without food and you can survive for weeks, but we all know that you can only survive a few days without water.  On average, the human body is 60 percent water and it plays a critical role in every bodily function. You can lose a litre or two of fluid an hour through exercise through sweating and breathing.

As much as staying hydrated is important for survival, it can play a vital role in our body composition yet up to 40 percent of recreational gym goers are partially dehydrated during their workouts. 

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