Tag: nutrition
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The Incredible Effect of BFR on Anabolic Hormones!(Testosterone, Growth Hormone, IGF-1, Thyroid Hormone)
Aloha my friends! Training while using professional-grade Blood Flow Restriction (aka occlusion) cuffs provides a HUGE variety of benefits. The one that people will be most familiar with though is that it allows you to use really light weight, but trigger the same (or greater) strength and size gains and fat burn that you’d achieve if you had been lifting extremely heavy weight! Nobody knows…
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Why 1 Minute of Movement Every 30 Min is FAR Better for Metabolic Health than 1 Hour Straight of Exercise!
Aloha my friends! 9 out of every 10 chronic diseases are downstream consequences of poor metabolic health. How effectively we can build muscle and lose fat are also largely dependent on our metabolism. So it’s fair to say that metabolic health is almost synonymous with overall health and fitness. And probably the biggest single factor that determines our metabolic health is…
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Sunscreen is Killing Your Testosterone or Estrogen!(The Traditional Chemical-Based Kind)
Aloha my friends! For this week’s tip I’ll be continuing to share some of the content that I had to cut from my upcoming YouTube video on how to naturally optimize your anabolic hormone levels (because it would’ve been far too long). When sunscreen was first approved by the FDA (it’s considered an over-the-counter drug and is…
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Boost Testosterone by Eating Orange… PEELS???
Aloha my friends! For this week’s tip I’ll be continuing to share some of the content that I had to cut from my upcoming YouTube video on how to naturally optimize your anabolic hormone levels (because it would’ve been far too long). This time it’s to eat orange peels!!! Or the peels / rinds of any citrus fruit (e.g.…
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The Food Item that Triggers Fast-Twitch Hypertrophy & Conversion! (& More)
Aloha my friends! Apologies for missing last week — I was vacationing with my family in Hawaii! In honor of the spearfishing I did while I was there (there are few things as deliciously satisfying as eating fresh fish you speared yourself from the ocean just hours before), I thought I’d share some of the incredible fitness…
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The Most Important Supplement You’re NOT Taking: MAGNESIUM!!
Aloha my friends! The benefits of magnesium supplementation are wide-ranging and incredibly powerful — especially for weightlifters! To name just some of them: Most people do NOT get enough magnesium from their diet, and therefore need a supplement. And on top of that, studies show that weightlifters or anyone engaged in consistent training should be consuming at least 20% more magnesium…
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Use This Simple Trick to STOP OVEREATING & LOSE WEIGHT!
Aloha my friends! Many people struggle to maintain a healthy weight / body composition… and simple overeating (ingesting more food than your body needs) is a common culprit. In one of my older YouTube videos I give one easily-applied strategy for preventing this that involves understanding how the hunger & satiety hormones (leptin & ghrelin) work. But today…
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Does the ORDER You Eat Your Food Matter?? (Should Veggies Really Come First?)
Aloha my friends, and Happy Fitness-Tip Friday! The answer is YES! While what you eat in the first place is definitely more important… research shows that the ORDER or sequence in which you eat it also has health-related ramifications! That’s good news, because it means you can improve the quality and “healthiness” of your diet WITHOUT requiring any change at…
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10 Thanksgiving Health & Fitness Facts! 🦃
The post discusses the health benefits of Thanksgiving foods like turkey, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, cranberries, apples, and green beans. It also touches on the average weight gain and its relation to muscle.
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If You Feel Thirsty… Your Gains Are Already SUFFERING! (Essentials of Hydration in Training)
This week emphasizes the crucial role of proper hydration in training. Addressing common misconceptions about thirst and advocating for sustained hydration throughout the day, the content emphasizes its significant impact on muscle synthesis and performance. Additionally, it provides guidelines for optimal hydration levels and timings.
Dr. Gains 