If you like to party, you probably won’t enjoy reading this. So, I’ll try to make this as quick as possible.

Your body treats alcohol as a poison.

What does that mean? It means, that when you’re drunk, you’re body is going to do everything it can to get the alcohol out of your system. To such an extent, that other bodily functions will no longer get the attention which they require.

More specifically related to weight lifting, your body does not synthesize protein which is already in your system when you consume alcohol. Therefore, you should either try to consume your protein a few hours before you’re even planning on drinking, or just drink on days which you’re not exercises/consuming exorbitant amounts of protein for muscle recovery.

So a lot of people don’t realize this and they really take it for granted, but getting enough water is a huge deal when working out or trying to lose weight. One of the first things to understand is that the body can’t retain unlimited amounts of water, so drinking a ton of water all at once just isn’t gunna cut it, you need to space out your consumption throughout the day. The standard amount you should drink is eight glasses a day. If you sweat and workout then you should of course drink more to replace what you’ve lost. Another way to measure how much you should be drinking is to take your body weight in pounds and multiply that by .55. So for example, I weigh 172lbs x .55 = 95 ounces of water per day. Additionally, don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink, by then you’re already dehydrated and performance will decline. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m often asked the question, “What should I do at the gym to lose weight?” I always find this question interesting, because there are so many options.

Personally, I feel the best way to lose weight is through the food you eat. It is extremely difficult to lose weight when you have a bad diet, please keep that in mind.

The simple math, is you must expend more calories than you consume.

If you’re doing that in your current diet, you wont need to add any additional exercise to your current routine (daily life) to lose weight.

There are 3500 calories in 1 pound of fat.

What does this mean? It’s simple, if every day you burn 100 more calories than you eat, you will lose 1 pound of fat in 35 days.

If you’re not interested in changing your diet at all, and you really just want to know how to lose weight through a lot of hard work, read on.

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A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas.? He said the expression “going bananas” is from the effects of bananas on the brain.? Read on:

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes.

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