Earlier this month, the publication of a new study on training volume and muscle growth led to a collective Roger Moore-esque raising of eyebrows [1]. It reports, amongst other things, that a whopping 45 sets per muscle group per week led to muscle being built more quickly than 9 sets or 27 sets. When I […]
This is How Much Protein You Need to Build Muscle
How much protein do you need to build muscle? Is one gram per pound of bodyweight too much, not enough or about right? If you eat more, are you going to build muscle faster? Or will you do just as well with less? Let’s find out. Since you’re reading an article about how much protein […]
How to Lose Your Gut: Straight Talk to The Man Who’s Let Himself Go
Earlier this week, I was talking with one of my best friends. He’d recently entered the “dating scene” after getting divorced from his wife of 11 years. And, let’s just say that he wasn’t quite as lean as he was when they first met. Not only had his waistline expanded considerably, his confidence had taken […]
How to Lose Visceral Fat: Why It’s Easier Than You Think
If you want to know how to lose visceral fat, without cutting out sugar, alcohol, trans fats, doing endless hours of boring cardio (even HIIT), or throwing money away on totally useless supplements, this page will show you how. What prompted me to write this was a bizarre email I got from a guy who […]
The Great Love Handle Hoax
Came across an article the other day, in GQ of all places, with the headline “How to lose your love handles in three days.” Here’s a snippet: “For love handles, you have to work your legs. They’re the biggest muscle group in your body and they use the most amount of energy. They’re going to […]
The 60/40 Rule: US Navy Seals Reveal Their Secret for Fighting Fatigue
The other day, I came across this quote in a book I’m reading: “The US Navy Seals have a theory that no matter how bad we feel or how tired we get, we’re actually nowhere near the limit of what we can achieve; the brain is deceiving us to save the body from pain. In […]
My Uncensored Opinion of The Cracker Test for Carbs
The cracker test is a 30-second test that (supposedly) tells you if carbohydrates make you fat – and if you should cut down or eat more. In short, the cracker test is supposed to tell you how much amlyase – the enzyme that initiates starch digestion – you have in your saliva. The length of […]
Why I Don’t Use Fitness Trackers
Confession: I don’t use a fitness tracker. I have no idea how many calories I burned yesterday, how many steps I did, or how many miles I walked. Nor, quite frankly, do I care. What got me thinking about the subject of fitness trackers was a book I was reading the other day, about a […]
Is The “Fittest Man on Earth” Juicing?
JD, a Muscle Evo reader, writes in with the following question: “In the last year, I’ve become quite addicted to following the CrossFit Games. It’s quite a spectacle. Musclebound men and women at the top of physical performance. Are they on juice? I really hope and expect not. It would be nice to know that […]
The Simple Sabotage Field Manual for The Diet & Fitness Guru
In 1944, the Office of Strategic Services – the precursor to the CIA – distributed a secret pamphlet that described ways to sabotage enemies of the US during World War II. The Simple Sabotage Field Manual provided instructions for “citizen-saboteurs” in occupied countries like Norway and France who wanted to “sabotage” their own workplace, creating […]
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