My Workout Split

A lot of people ask me "Mark?  what does your workout look like?"  Well I don't exactly have an easy answer to that.  I very my workouts constantly.  I haven't repeated a workout in years because I like to always have my muscles guessing, and I have seen really good growth from this strategy.  But for the past few months I have done the same body parts on the same day of the week. A sample of what one of my weeks would look like this Monday: Legs Squats:  5x5 Romanian Dead Lift:  3x8 Lunges: 3x8 Leg extension:  4x10 Hamstring Curl:  4x12 Tuesday:  Chest Dumbell Bench Press:  4x10 Incline...

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The 5 Biggest Eating Mistakes

I know that nearly all of us have the goal of building muscle, and losing fat.  While you all may kill it in the gym, that may be for only 1 hour a day.  The other 23 hours is what will really make or break your fitness goals, and that is why nutrition is so important. 1.  Not eating Before/ After your workout Eating before and after a workout, is the most critical time.  The window that is 30 minutes before the workout and 2 hours after is the most anabolic period for building muscle.  When you eat before you will increase your energy in the gym.  In addition, eating after a workout, will provide your muscles with...

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All Sources of Protein Are Not Created Equally

What nearly every diet has in common is that protein is one of the most essential things.  Protein is the building blocks of muscle.  In addition it takes more energy to digest protein than any other macronutrient, which is protein carbs and fat. There are BV's (Biological value) of protein.  Whey protein is rated at 100, and now here are the rest of the proteins. Whey-100 Whole Egg-99 Cow's Milk-91 Egg White (only)-91 Fish (various) - 83 Beef - 80 Casein -80 Chicken - 79 Soy - 74 Wheat Gluten - 64 Rice - 59 Wheat - 54 Beans -...

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Ginkgo Memory Benefits

Ginko is a an herb that is ground up to make medicine.  While there are many benefits of ginko one of the most well known one's is its help in memory loss.  In addition it can help slow Alzheimer's disease and it can help sharpen the memory skills of younger people. While Ginko has many memory benefits, its benefits may include aiding in PMS (Postmenstrual sydrome), improve distance vision with those with macular degeneration, improve color vision for patients with diabetes,  and it can act as an antidepressant.  In addition people use it for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), blood clots, heart disease, high...

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Coenzyme Q-10 Benefits

Coenzyme Q-10 or Co Q-10 is a nutritional supplement with a lot of value.  It is really good for the heart, and it should be added to any person diet who either has a CO Q-10 deficiency or a Mitochondrial disorder, which is a inherited or acquired disorder that limits the energy production in the bodies cells. However, even if you don't have these things, co q-10 can help the body with a whole bunch of other things.  In addition to helping mitochondrial disorders, co q-10 is effective in treating : Congestive heart failure (CHF), in combination with other medications. Decreasing the risk of additional heart problems in people...

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Valerian Roots Benefits, helping you get a good night sleep

Do you have trouble sleeping?  You don't want to take sleeping pills, and melatonin just doesn't seem to be working.  Try taking some valerian.  There are many valerian root benefits that can help you, but helping insomnia is its number one benefit.  However, you need to be slightly careful because some people experienced side effects such as headaches or uneasiness when they were on valerian.  But valerian root is an all natural supplement so you should not worry about taking it. There also is thoughts that there are more valerian root benefits in addition to helping insomnia.  There is thoughts that it helps: depression,...

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How To Stick to Your New Year's Resolutions

Another year has passed and you probably are making the same new year's resolution again. Odds are you are just one of the statistics. There are more gym member sign-ups in January than any other month of the year. It is because of all of the people like you who want to start their life fresh. Now another sad fact is that most of these people will be gone and stop working out by March. If you don't want to be like them try these tips: 1. Start of Slow The body doesn't do well with dramatic change. Odds are if you go from a couch potato from a gym-rat overnight, you won't be able to stick with your plans. However, if you just plan on showing...

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The Benefits of Cinnulin

The Benefits of Cinnulin |Healthier Life Advice Cinnamon is a ingredient that has been around for thousands of years with a great history.  For centuries it has been used primarily as a good healthy spice to put on foods, to add that little bit of sweetness without the sugar;  But now, cinnulin, the active ingredient is found to have many benefits. There are many cinnulin benefits.  Cinnulin helps regulate blood glucose levels and helps suppress appetite.  This means that it is a great thing to take if you have type II diabetes.  In addition, if you are trying to shed those extra pounds and don't want to shed...

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Vegetarian Bodybuilding

If you look at diet plans of bodybuilders, I would say that about 95% of them include things like grilled chicken, lean steak, and other types of meat.  While meat is the easiest way of getting in a high protein low carb meal, there are plenty of bodybuilders who have been vegetarians, and you can too. You can get your protein from sources like eggs, nuts, soy products like tempeh, or the obvious protein powders. But if your vegan, you can use soy or pea protein powders.  Also when you are bodybuilding on a vegetarian diet it is important to consume an adequate number of calories.  Since fruits and vegetables have a high water...

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Betaine-More Than Just Beet Juice

What is Betaine? Betaine is a modified amino acid commonly known as trimethylclycine.  It's called betaine because it was originally isolated from beets.  However, it is also found (in greater amounts) in spinach and wheat germ.  Betaine is naturally found in the body from the breakdown of choline. What it does Betaine is great for promoting overall health.  It has been proven to reduce the risk of heart disease, it can fight depression, enhance liver health,  and aid joint recovery.  It has even shown to lower cholesterol, and reducte the risk of atherosclerosis.  While it is really great health wise it can...

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