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August 24, 2017

What are macronutrients?

In terms of nutrition, the only thing you should be bothered about are the 3 main Macronutrients. These are - Protein, Fats and Carbohydrates. However, do you really know what most of them are and what they do, or are you under the impression to eat as much protein as possible, carbs are bad and fa...

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August 24, 2017

Fibre: Your key to fat loss

Fibre and digestion go hand in hand. Its actually hard to say what the exact figure is for each person is to consume fibre, as too much can cause digestion problems. Our gut health is something many people overlook. Fibre is one of the nutrients that can actually help our gut. Fibre helps with dige...

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August 24, 2017

What to eat pre and post workout and why its important

We get asked all the time what is best to eat pre workout and post workout. The simple answer is it all depends on what time of day your working out and what you can manage to fit in before hand. Some people train late evening which means they can afford to eat before the gym but sometimes skip a m...

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August 24, 2017

Is your diet failing you?

Does this routine sound familiar? Can you stick to your diet for the first 3/4 of the day and then suddenly find that post evening you find yourself caving in to your cravings and going over the top on sweets/crisps/chocolate etc? -
 The trick is to identify why your caving in, in the evening. Is ...

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August 24, 2017

How to enjoy a healthy BBQ

Its that time of the year where BBQs become a regular occurrence. Its also that time of the year when people want to get in shape for summer. So what do we do when we want to BBQ and stay in shape?

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August 24, 2017

Why eating out doesn’t have to stop your progress

Recently there has been a topic of conversation with our members, the discussion was about food choices and knowledge on nutrition whilst eating out. Now, most of our members may be training to loose weight. With training for weight loss they obviously have to be watching what they are eating.

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August 24, 2017

What is the 70/30 split?

Everyone joining a gym has a goal. As with any goal you need to put the work in to help reach it. Most people will do the gym 3,4,5 or even 6 times a week. But where they fail is the nutrition aspect... Some people will say its 70% nutrition 30% exercise. Others will say its 100% nutrition, 100% ex...

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August 24, 2017

Why sugar is not the enemy

We've met countless people, that are obsessed with the sugar content in foods and drinks. As much as this is somewhat important it's the overall calorie content that matters... however... -
 The next time your thinking of ways to keep your calorie content down and "drink healthy" just bare this in...

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August 24, 2017

Why you shouldn’t go zero carb

Its incredibly common these days to hear people subscribe themselves a diet. The most common one we hear is people cutting out carbs. The definition of a zero carb diet is Ketosis. Going zero carb in this day in age sounds like torture, however its quite common to see with most top end athletes. Thi...

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August 24, 2017

Nutritional BS to bear in mind

So we all know that to lose weight you need to be in a calorie deficit! There's no doubt about it, forget your eating carbs past 6pm etc. HOWEVER. Most people think to lose weight you need to eat less, THAN WHAT YOUR EATING NOW. So, if you're consuming on average 1000kcal a day then you automatica...

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August 24, 2017

How to control cravings

9/10 people are at the gym because they want to lose weight and diet down. One of the most common reasons people fail on their diet is due to letting the cravings take control. A diet is more of a mental battle than a physical battle...

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August 24, 2017

The benefits and drawbacks of caffeine

How many cups of coffee or energy drinks do you have a day? Do you understand about caffeine content? Most people rely on caffeine to get them through the day, if this sounds like you, then this post may be worth a read. Caffeine isn't bad at all, but, like anything, too much of it can be bad for y...

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