Showing posts with label nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nutrition. Show all posts

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Best 3 Creatine Brands

Creatine has been around for decades, even before it came in as a powder or tablet form, it was found in food such as beef, which body builders back in the day used to have to consume crazy amounts of this stuff for protein intake and Creatine intake.

But the crazy scientists that now make all these awesome supplements that we have on the market today are to thank for this "new" and incredible, but yet old school muscle builder, which is still the number muscle building and repair supplement to have as a part of your supplement arsenal.

Now as we all know buying sups is difficult there are so many brands to choose from, but here are three Creatine brands that have proved its worth TIME AND AGAIN. I'm a firm believer that what you pay for is what you will get.



Here are the top 3 creatine brands to go for

1. Muscletech Cell Tech, brilliant creatine and when combined with nitrotech, gains can be doubled.

2. ON ( Optimal Nutrition ) Creatine powder

3. Unversial Creatine Powder

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Best muscle foods


When it gets to eating right, especially when it gets to building rock solid muscle, it is always best to go with the best food imaginable.

there are a lot of foods out there that can build muscle, but here are a few that are guaranteed to pack on solid weight.

1. Eggs

1 large egg has about 6.2g protein, 0.3g Carbohydrates, and about 4g fat, has 9 essential amino acids, high in Vitamin D and vitamin B12. The branched-chain amino acids, Isoleucine, Leucine and Valine, which help build mass.

2. Fish ( Salmon )

High in Protein, healthy fats and also kilojoules. 1 x 85g ( 3oz ) of Salmon has about 20g protein ( lean ), and about 10g healthy fats, and omega 3 essential fatty acids, these fatty acids helped keep inflammation low, which will make recovering from training easier.

3. Beef ( lean cuts such as sirloin )

1 x 85g Sirloin Steak has about 26g Protein

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Winter health shake

A shake that has all the benefits of muscle building, and the bonus of possibly preventing a cold from sneaking up behind you and giving you a head slap.

what you will need is:

1. 1 cup non fat or skimmed milk
2. 1/2 cup low fat yoghurt
3. 1 tsp honey
4. 1/2 cup strawberries
5. 1/2 cup blue berries

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Protein shake part 2

Peanut Butter Oat bran protein blast, another excellent muscle building smoothie perfect for pre workout, or post workout, or in between meals, the Oat bran is added for extra fibre and the also has benefits including lowering cholesterol.

what you will need:

1. 1/2 scoop USN whey protein
2. 1 tsp Peanut butter
3. 1/2 cup strawberries
4. 1/4 cup oats
5. 1 tbsp. oat bran
6. 1 cup skimmed milk

Monday, May 6, 2013

Fats


Healthy fats to graze on
Healthy Fats
Now a few of us might think that fats in our foods are things we need to stay away from, far from it!. There are the good fats and then are the bad fats, which we will be discussing in this post

The good fats
Good fats are usually your monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, these would include foods such as:

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Chicken Pita Power


 

A meal that is healthy and nutritious, packed with good protein, healthy fats, and low GI carbs, and lets not forget the fibre. Pita bread topped with barbecue sauce, chicken strips, chillies, and mozzarella, sounds good right! Well it is.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Sandwich for the day

There is nothing better than a sandwich that is packed with all the right nutrients, proteins, carbs, and of course a little of the good fats that keep our hearts healthy and pumping.

The Whole Wheat muscle builder 
one of the tools to help gain muscle

Protein Shake for the day


Protein Shake for the day

High protein shake that is perfect for the morning, it has a few intermediate GI carbs to give you a kick start, and a few low gi carbs to sustain energy. Just chuck it all in a blender, its quick and easy if you are running late for work.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Top 5 Supplements


TOP FIVE SUPPLEMENTS TO HAVE IN YOUR CUPBOARD
If you had to have only 5 supplements in your cupboard, it would have to be these:

ZMA
The natural way to increase your bodies growth hormone production, it contains zinc, magnesium, and vitamin b6. Also proven to help with sleep.

WHEY PROTEIN
Still the best protein by far, biological value

Power Breakfast


I know, i would like a breakfast that is quick, easy, tasty and packed full of muscle building, bicep popping, ab revealing nutrients all mashed up into a bowl.

Well now its here, now some peoples taste buds are different to others, but personally feel this a excellent healthy meal that anyone could try, and it only takes 5 minutes to make

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Protein..the good stuff


Protein....the good stuff

protein
Whey Protein
Proteins are the building blocks for the body as we all know, helps build muscle and helps with recovery for muscles after training.There are good proteins

The curse of the love handles


The Curse of the love handles

There is nothing worse than wearing a tight shirt that looks good but then also shows your love handles.

Its most mens worst nightmare to get rid of, and no matter how hard some of us train to get rid of the infamous blubbery fat, it continues to stay in one place like a stubborn mule. Not to mention some of the names people call it..”muffin top “ being one of the worst, and describing it perfectly too.

What we do wish for however is the perfect V

Monday, April 22, 2013

Best energy foods


Best energy foods for training

Whether it be for a game that you are going to take part in or to recover after an intense training regime, the right foods can play a factor on your performance and recovery time. Before training or a game it would be advisable to consume carbohydrates that are low gi and which will allow for better and longer performance during a game.
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