With Christmas just around the corner, I thought I would take a moment to share with you the bits and pieces of kit, equipment and supplements) I’ve added to my life and then kept there because I just wouldn’t be without them anymore. The things I would classify as essentials now. With everything listed here [...]
Tags:Fish oil·Glutes·Magnesium·menstrual cycle·Powerlifting·Resistance training·Supplements·Vibrams·Vitamin D·Women
There seems to have been lots of information out there about omega 3 over the last few months so, a little belatedly, I thought I would pull it together into a short blog-watch. There’s not a huge amount but omega 3 is one of those things that those of us who dabble in the strength [...]
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
As promised last week, this week I will be 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’ll be explaining why these are [...]
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 [...]
Tags:acid-base·Carbohydrate·Cheap·Diet·Fish oil·Meat·Muscle gain·Omega fats·Recovery
Myth: Because a product says it has 1000mg of fish oil, it has more omega-3 than a 500mg capsule. I explained on Wednesday that the main omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil are EPA and DHA. If you read the back of most fish oil packs and total up the EPA and DHA you [...]
Tags:Diet·Fish oil·Supplements
We all need fish oil. Unless, of course, you are allergic to fish in which case you need some other source for your omega-3s (such as flaxseed oil, walnut oil, green leafy vegetables, hemp or algae). Personally, I’m a fan of getting omega-3s from fish oil. If you are lifting weights but you aren’t getting [...]
