Its been a while sense my last post, but I thought this deserved attention.

For over a year now I’ve been making Protein Pudding, and i thought i would share it with my readers, because it’s an delicious way to get more protein in your diet.

The pudding you choose for this is all up to you, but I prefer Butterscotch or Chocolate, as they seem to mask the flavor of the protein powder the best.

Not everyone feels hungry after a workout. However, when there’s popcorn or a bagel waiting for you, it’s hard to pass up. Fast-digesting, high GI carbohydrates have been proven to spike your insulin levels for a short time, bringing more blood flow to your freshly pumped muscles immediately after a workout.

Eating before bed can be both good and bad. To minimize fat gains and muscle losses during your sleep, the main idea is to avoid all carbs, and consume a high amount of slow-digesting protein (The Three Types of Protein) and a moderate amount of healthy fats.

There’s several different cuts of steak out there. You need to know what cuts are to avoid and which ones are the best because it can be difficult sometimes when you’re at a restaurant ordering a steak, only later finding out that there was 50g of fat and only 20g of protein.

If you have trouble gaining weight, and fat isn’t too much of a factor for you, but protein is – then any steak

Don’t lie to yourself. It’s not good to make up excuses for not going to the gym, especially because it’s habit-forming.

These 7 tips will help you stay motivated and focused when you really need it:
1. Keep Track of Your Progress
Keep a record of all your stats, like your max squat, your weight, running times, etc… Then post it on your wall, the office, in a journal, where ever you will see it every day.

This list is arguable, especially because different exercises work better for different people. However, these are my top 5 chest exercises for gaining mass:

Ok, I thought i might talk about Subway, just because i was eating it the other day and felt bad for all the people who think it’s healthy.

Well, it’s not all bad…

First, lets say you have a 6″ oven roasted chicken breast….
you’re getting
310 calories, 5g fat, 1.5g sat fat, 0g trans fat, 48g carbs, 5g fiber, and 24g protein. (taken from Subway.com’s nutritional page.)

So, that’s not half bad, right? Especially if you’re trying to gain muscle, because a foot long would be
48g protein, 620 calories, 96g carbs, and only 10g of fat.

Last Wednesday was back day, which means last Wednesday was a deadlift day. Lee, another gym member who I saw on back day, gave me some tips on my form. I thought I would share it with you, because I added an extra 20 pounds to my 1 rep-max :)

So, I told Lee that my hips and upper-quads were feeling awkward when I lifted off during the beginning of the lift, and he said I should NARROW MY STANCE.

Many people will ask me about creatine. One of the most popular questions is “is creatine safe?”

Some people may spit controversy at you and say that it is bad for your kidneys, or it causes cramping and dehydration.

First of all, creatine is a natural occurring product made in your body, so it would only make sense that your kidneys are ready to be handled by the kidneys. Also, the people saying creatine is bad for your kidneys have no scientific studies to back it up with.