I’ve just been helping Chris write his diet for his weight loss cycle which will start at Easter. I’m also going to be following a short weight loss cycle to keep him company. Since we do our workouts together and also eat similar meals it is convenient for me to follow a weight loss regime [...]
Tags:Carbohydrate·Diet·Fish oil·Goals·Supplements·weight loss
I’m on holiday this week and have set up the blog to provide you with some reading in my absence. However, that does mean a bonus blog-watch rather than the usual Wednesday article. I’ve often mentioned that I follow a low-carbohydrate diet. I find it helps me to control my figure and was, to a [...]
Tags:Carbohydrate·Diet·Paleo diet
Two things happened over the last fortnight to get me thinking about whether it is beneficial to convert to being low-carb if you are an endurance athlete. The first was a question on one of my old posts from someone who wanted to know how I dealt with the problem of being glycogen starved while [...]
As promised last week, this week I am doing a series of three posts to provide some more in depth information about three key nutrition areas that I have tried to target in the improvements to Chris’s diet: Omega 3 and 6 ratio Acid-base balance Different carbohydrate sources I’m explaining why these are areas to [...]
Tags:Carbohydrate·Diet·Glucose·Muscle gain·Training·Workout nutrition
One of my responsibilities at home is to continually research and improve our own diets to enable both me and Chris to achieve our goals. Recently I’ve done quite well at meeting my own nutritional goals. However, while I have been cutting, Chris has been working on turning into the Incredible Hulk and has some [...]
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