Advanced Diet and Sports Nutrition Blog

In general everybody is gung ho for any type of efficiency. You never hear, “I’m trying to be as inefficient as possible this year.” Nope. It’s all about efficiency… until you start talking about losing weight.

Since our last Lean Eating group wrapped in late Dec of 2009, anxious participants and observers have been blowing up our in boxes wondering who won the 10K male body transformation prize and the 10K female body transformation prize. Well wonder no longer. Click here to find out.

For you strength and nutrition coaches working with hockey or basketball athletes, there’s a symposium coming up in May that’ll be right up your alley. Click here to find out more.

You may have heard the old-timers at your gym say, “If you want big arms, squat.” They mean that the hormonal release generated by large exercises improves overall muscle gain results. But is that true?

In today’s update, PN’s Dr Bryan Walsh attempts to answer the question: is coffee good for us or not? And he tackles the question by looking at the effects on our neuroendocrine and immune systems. Whether you drink coffee or abstain, this is one article you’ll want to check out.

This week’s video, part of the Eat and Run program we’ve produced in conjunction with Competitor.com, is all about Preventing Dehydration. Our Eat and Run series is full of useful nutrition tips for active folks. Check it out by clicking the link above.

Oh, the agony of the post-squat waddle, or the post-bench-press tooth brushing. Wouldn’t it be nice to find a way to alleviate delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)? Well, one new supplement shows promise. (That is, if you can make your post-superset-row arms work well enough to open the jar.)

Back in 2008, in conjunction with the release of Gourmet Nutrition V2 – The Cookbook For The Fit Food Lover, we ran an article called “When Gourmet Meets Nutrition.” Well, it’s been 2 years since that article ran. And, just the other day, I realized that it’s high time I shared a few more examples of “gourmet nutrition” in action.

This week’s video, part of the Eat and Run program we’ve produced in conjunction with Competitor.com, is all about Caffeine and Athletes. Our Eat and Run series is full of useful nutrition tips for active folks. Check it out by clicking the link above.

Fast food is cheap. But metabolic syndrome — a consequence of poor diet and inactivity — is expensive. Luckily, the solution to metabolic syndrome is also pretty cheap… at least, if it doesn’t involve drugs.

The anti-aging movement has it completely wrong. It’s not about hormones. It is about brain function. And in this article, we provide a broad overview of the brain as well as share some important ways of improving brain function through nutrition.

This week’s video, part of the Eat and Run program we’ve produced in conjunction with Competitor.com, is all about Eggs. Our Eat and Run series is full of useful nutrition tips for active folks. Check it out by clicking the link above.

For those of you that didn’t get into this year’s Lean Eating program, or for those of you who aren’t yet ready to take the Lean Eating challenge – we’re still here to help. Indeed, you don’t have to be a Lean Eating client to get into the best shape of your life in 2010. Here are 6 tips, complete with video lessons, that you can use to live your healthiest and happiest in 2010.

It’s that time again. The next Lean Eating group is about to kick off. And we’re doing something extraordinary. We’re offering 40K in prize money. And while this prize money will go a long way toward getting you motivated to change your body, there are THREE THINGS that must come first. Click here to find out what they are.

Does adding something potentially good to a junky food make the junky food better? Does it turn French fries into broccoli? Well, ask yourself: are “light” cigarettes a health supplement?

This week’s video, part of the Eat and Run program we’ve produced in conjunction with Competitor.com, is all about Watching Your Sugar Intake. Our Eat and Run series is full of useful nutrition tips for active folks. Check it out by clicking the link above.

It’s that time again. The next Lean Eating group is about to kick off. And we’re doing something extraordinary. We’re offering 40K in prize money. But that’s not all. We’re also planning on giving you access to the NUMBER ONE fat loss advantage. Click here to learn what that is.

Increasingly, evidence shows that our children and even grandchildren can inherit non-genetic elements — stuff that’s not our DNA, but rather changes in the way our DNA can be expressed. And as it turns out, feast or famine can affect the fatness of future generations. If you’re struggling with your weight, perhaps it means your grandma survived a tough winter.

This week’s video, part of the Eat and Run program we’ve produced in conjunction with Competitor.com, is all about Fish Oil for Athletes. Our Eat and Run series is full of useful nutrition tips for active folks. Check it out by clicking the link above.

It’s that time again. The next Lean Eating group is about to kick off. And we’re doing something extraordinary. We’re offering 40K in prize money. And while this reward is pretty freakin’ cool, reward only represents 1/2 of the fat loss equation. Click here to check out the other half.

It’s a truism that exercise helps with stress. But have you ever wondered… why? Could it be your DNA? A gang of swimming rats takes the plunge to find out.

Uh, yeah, about that diet advice I gave you last year… ha ha, well, there’s been a small misunderstanding. I need to apologize for a few things… Hooboy, this is awkward. OK, look, there’s this hippo…

It’s that time again. The next Lean Eating group is about to kick off. And we’re doing something extraordinary. We’re offering 40K in prize money. And in this video, I’m not only going to tell you why, I’m going to tell you how you can compete for it.

Whether you’re Paleo or vegan, raw foodie or ovo-lacto-pesco-pollo-flexo-whatever, here’s where you all go wrong with your nutrition.

This week’s video, part of the Eat and Run program we’ve produced in conjunction with Competitor.com, is all about Eating Frequency. Our Eat and Run series is full of useful nutrition tips for active folks. Check it out by clicking the link above.

The “turkey coma” is a common occupational hazard of holiday dinners. The tryptophan in turkey converts to 5-HTP and serotonin, which helps relax us and make us feel fuller. Could 5-HTP also help us lose fat? Possibly, although not if we consume it in the form of a buffet…

Last Monday we wrapped up our last Men’s and Womens coaching groups for 2009. And, as you probably know, there’s $10,000 on the line for the top male body transformation and $10,000 for the top female body transformation. So, at this point, I’m reaching out to all our PN readers. I need your help in determining the one man and one woman most worthy of the two $10,000 grand prizes.

Last Monday we wrapped up our last Men’s and Womens coaching groups for 2009. And, as you probably know, there’s $10,000 on the line for the top male body transformation and $10,000 for the top female body transformation. So, at this point, I’m reaching out to all our PN readers. I need your help in determining the one man and one woman most worthy of the two $10,000 grand prizes.

Jeff Novick is known as an insightful, straight-shooting dietitian who debunks a lot of the food industry’s misinformation with humour and useful tips. I caught up with him to ask 6 important questions about eating and health.

Despite the fact that fitness clubs across the globe are making billions per year selling exercise as a body transforming activity, exercise just isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In this video, I’ll share with you the results of two, rather embarrassing, exercise studies. 1-2 lb of fat loss in 3 months?! What a joke. Then, I’ll share with you the types of results you should be seeing. 20-30lbs of fat loss in 3 months?! No problem.

If you’re happy and you know it… you probably won’t eat a super-sized bag of chips.

Years ago, exercise physiologists thought that anyone who could run a marathon would never have heart disease. They were wrong. Really wrong. In fact, if you’re a middle-aged man concerned about heart health, this week’s study suggests that you may want to run away from marathons.

The Lean Eating Method is one of the most effective strategies available today for changing your body. Interestingly, it’s the opposite of most fitness approaches. Uh, no wonder 95% of all people who lose weight with diet and exercise gain it all back!

Kale is a nutritional superfood — it almost makes broccoli look like Doritos. But if you’re used to seeing kale as merely a garnish or perhaps an annual that provides colourful winter foliage for your garden, you might wonder how the heck to cook it. Don’t worry: star vegan chef Chef Ryan is on the job. Bam!

This week’s video, part of the Eat and Run program we’ve produced in conjunction with Competitor.com, is all about Eating Healthy Meats. Our Eat and Run series is full of useful nutrition tips for active folks. Check it out by clicking the link above.

Our intrepid reporter Ryan hits the American Dietetic Association conference in Denver, CO and meets gardeners, tigers, broncos… and the Colonel. (Huh?)

We know that having carbohydrates during prolonged exercise helps performance. But what if you didn’t actually have to eat the carbohydrate? What if the taste of carbohydrate were enough to boost performance? A new study suggests that this might be the case.

This week’s video, part of the Eat and Run program we’ve produced in conjunction with Competitor.com, is all about The Benefits of Drinking Green Tea. Our Eat and Run series is full of useful nutrition tips for active folks. Check it out by clicking the link above.

Krista’s not a natural jock. In order to become an authority on fitness, she had to lose 50 pounds herself and conquer her genetics and fear of the gym. What’s her advice on fitness and nutrition?

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