Protein synthesis

Post-Workout Protein Dare

December 11, 2012 By Brad Pilon

I'm just about finished the next update of How Much Protein, and I think the new editions to the book will really help people understand my views on protein. However, on piece of research is too interesting for me not to share with you today... Most research conducted on the acute muscle building affects of post-workout protein have two interesting thing in … [Read more...] about Post-Workout Protein Dare

Low-Weight High-Volume Training

August 30, 2010 By Brad Pilon

Let's talk research. Now, I'm not going to review this latest trial showing 'near equivalent' anabolic signaling between a Low Weight high Volume Training protocol and a High Weight Low Volume protocol, because it has already been done all over the internet. For a complete review check here --> … [Read more...] about Low-Weight High-Volume Training

How Much Protein Do We Really Need To Eat?

September 3, 2007 By Brad Pilon

Protein could be one of the most popular and controversial topics in all of nutrition. It's become the golden child of muscle building and fat loss. Wanna build big muscles? Eat your protein. Wanna lose fat and look like a fitness model? Eat your protein. After all, everyone knows you need to eat a minimum of 30 grams of protein every two to three hours.Back in my earlier … [Read more...] about How Much Protein Do We Really Need To Eat?

Why we hate the BMI

A new study adds to the growing evidence that an elevated BMI increases the risk of a heart attack in otherwise healthy people. In what has been called the largest study of its kind (data on over 500,000 people) researchers classified participants based on their body mass index (BMI), calculated as weight (kg) divided […]

How Many Calories can you Burn in a day?

Have you ever stopped to think that there might be an upper-limit to human metabolism? Basically a ‘ceiling rate’ at which we can burn through calories? Probably not, but don’t worry… I did for you! I’ve heard rumors of people eating well over 10,000 calories during a single cheat day, or even every day during […]

Reverse Taper Intermittent Fasting

The concept of the Reverse Taper Diet is still one of my favorite ideas. Without getting too technical, the concept is that you should be in your largest calorie deficit (eating the least amount of food) at the beginning of your diet, when you have the most fat to lose and thus the most fat […]

Fasting for Weight Loss – Setting the Record Straight

Paleo eating and vegan eating are the EXACT SAME THING. This is why any and all research on Paleo diets can be used for Vegan diets, and vice versa. It’s also why any personal experiences people have had with a Vegan diet can be directly applied to what you will probably experience with the Paleo […]

How to boost your metabolism by 16% in only 7 days, WITHOUT exercise!

Here’s an interesting study for you: 6 men, all roughly 50 years old were admitted to hospital, where they were fed roughly 6,200 calories per day for seven days. They ate 230 grams of protein, 775 grams of carbohydrates, and 240 grams of fat in 3 meals per day plus some snacks. They maintained […]

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