How Many Sets for Muscle Growth?
How many sets do you need to do for muscle growth? The first post in the illustrated study series.
By Aadam on June 15, 2017
Articles
It’s Not as Simple as Calories in Calories out but Calories Still Count. Here’s Why.
Calorie math is super complicated but calories still count, here's why.
By Aadam on June 12, 2017
Scale Fluctuations Are Annoying. Here’s What’s Going On
Scale weight fluctuations are bound to happen when dieting. Here's why.
By Aadam on May 12, 2017
8 Reasons You’re Not Losing Fat in a Calorie Deficit
Eating well and training hard but still not losing fat? It's probably because of one of these 8 reasons.
By Aadam on May 8, 2017
The Broccoli and Cookie Conundrum
I'm going to explain what Brocolli and Cookies can teach you about diet success (and failure).
By Aadam on February 24, 2017
Starting Your Fitness Journey? Here Are Some Things You Should Know
I was recently asked what advice I would give to a beginner. Here's like 15.
By Aadam on January 24, 2017
7 Unsexy Fitness Truths You Need To Hear
You're not ready to lose fat until you hear and accept these truths.
By Aadam on November 14, 2016
10 Ways Your Brain Fucks With Your Fitness Goals
Cognitive traps are errors in our thinking that can cause us to make bad judgements about things. And the fitness space is one big ol’ orgy of cognitive traps. Here are 10 you should know about.
By Aadam on October 25, 2016
You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (Even When You Don't Think You Are)
The environmental and cognitive factors at play that have people eating more without realising.
By Aadam on August 30, 2016
The 6 Keys To a Successful Diet Plan
Every successful diet plan needs to abide by these six governing tenets. Without them, your diets doomed to fail.
By Aadam on May 19, 2016
The Magnifying Glass Effect
There's this really annoying quirk our brain has, I call it The Magnifying Glass Effect, and it's the root cause of why everything is blown out of proportion when you have one bad day of eating.
By Aadam on May 14, 2016
Should You Bulk, Diet Or Recomp: Troubleshooting Your Physique
This article is ~ 2900 words and around a 15-20ish min read. The most important decision you can make to have a successful physique transformation, and not spin your wheels for years, is to work out whether you should be gaining muscle, losing fat or utilising a body recomposition. Certainly, on the surface, it seems... Read more »
By Aadam on April 26, 2016
The PHASE Diet
THE PHASE DIET The Evolution of Nonlinear Dieting Calories in versus calories out is the irrefutable law of fat loss. If you want to lose fat, you have to consume less food; in turn, your body starts burning its own excess stored energy (body fat) and fat loss kicks in. Keep forcing your body to... Read more »
By Aadam on February 9, 2016
'Lean Gains' : Fact Or Fitness Fiction
A few years ago if you’d gone up to a Gymbro and said ‘hey man, I wanna get jacked – advice?’, you would have most likely heard something along the lines of: ‘eat big to get big’. The idea being that if you wanted to pack on any appreciable muscle mass, the consumption of copious... Read more »
By Aadam on February 19, 2015
The Diet After The Diet
You’re here. The promised land. The end of the diet. You’re lean. Abs popping, biceps bulging, chest striating. You’ve finally achieved the badass physique you set out to achieve. But, now what? You see, while everyone focusses on the weight loss, getting lean, shredded – whatever – part of the diet, nobody focusses on the most... Read more »
By Aadam on February 11, 2015
Body Recomposition: How to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle at the Same Time
A body recomposition is the process of simultaneously losing fat while gaining muscle. Here's the science behind how to recomp properly.
By Aadam on February 4, 2015