We all have heard about Creatine. Some people have a misconception that Creatine is a steroid-like supplement with adverse health effects. To what credibility are these claims? Can Creatine give you that extra boost to get you past a plateau? What is it, where does it come from, and how does it help you? Let’s talk about Creatine.
Too often we are given the wrong information regarding the most effective way to build muscle. There is a lot of bull that makes building muscle seem like an impossible task to ever achieve. However, I am all about being efficient, simple, and realistic. I believe that many people make building muscle far more complicated that it needs to be, but it really is not. If you are consistent, knowledgeable, and dedicated then you will get your results, I don’t care who you are. This is the all you need to know article about training to build muscle.
Ok, I’m going to tell you about the Law of Attraction that exists in our society. However, let me make this clear. I am not talking of the metaphysical Law of Attraction that many believe the universe is propelled by. I’m not speaking of the “positive thinking gets you everywhere” mentality, nor am I condemning it. However, I am writing about the Law that governs how people treat each other, that explains some inequality, that gives people who have this an advantage, and that makes our prejudgments downgrade those who don’t. The Law that I am talking about is the law that our society has created that gives the attractive more opportunities, better income, and many advantages in our daily lives. It isn’t fair, but it happens each and everyday. I’ll try to attempt to explain why we do this and how we can use this knowledge to help us to get ahead.
Sometimes I find it quite amusing to see how stubborn many people in society are. On the back of cigarettes, it clearly tells you the consequences of smoking. Yet this is still a multi-billion dollar industry. Likewise, the health industry constantly attacks and blames soda for many of society’s problems such as diabetes, obesity, tooth decay and hyperactivity. Yet so many people relish in its presence as they down bottle after bottle. However, I’m a pretty understanding person. I mean if you are like me, then I like to know the reason behind an objection before I am truly convinced. I wouldn’t expect you to stop drinking soda without enough supporting evidence. Therefore, I will analyze every aspect of soda that makes it bad and pass the message on to you. If you can still drink soda after I’m through, then you are the paradigm of a hard-headed, narrow-minded, self-indulging brain washed zombie!
You type this term into Google and return over 6 million results. You don’t have time to devour all of that information, and I bet 90% of it says the same thing in a different way. However, I am going to cipher through the BS and tell you what you need to know to lose fat, not just weight.
This trend has been dominating the fitness field for the last few years. Weight loss programs, such as Weight Watchers and Nutrisystem, have based their entire course around controlling these critical macronutrients. But why is there such a fuss over carbs? I will try to answer as many questions as I can about this very complex subject, so stay with me.
Today while I was working out, I made a new friend. I’ll just call him Joe. Joe was curious about my reasoning for working out, after all, I’m not a student athlete. I told him that I was training currently for a bodybuilding competition and afterward I would try to further pursue fitness modeling or future shows. I am a pretty tranquil, easy-going person almost all of the time, however, I sort of have a pet peeve about people who try to fake like they know what you are talking about, and when in reality they are clueless. Joe asked me what weight I planned to lift for the competition.
So my girlfriend, Sarah, and I had indulged in a fabulous brunch. We had nice casual conversation, and then I decided that I noticed that she was not eating the crust of her french toast. Feeling the urge to taunt her and poke fun at her preferences, I decided to inform her that the crust was the most nutritious part, and not eating it isn’t very sapient. However, one thing about Sarah is that she is pretty clever, witty, and loves to play back. She explains that the only reason that the crust is brown is because that is the result of the bread being cooked on the outside. Acceptable answer indeed, but I couldn’t back down. I will not care to restate some of the absurd claims that I made to support my statement, but it did lead me to discover the truth behind this old wives tale. Welcome to Myth Busters – Travis Edition
We have heard the expression that if it is too good to be true then it probably is. However, there is no easier method of filling in the gaps that your diet leaves open than to supplement with proper vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Yet we still overlook this overly simplistic method of filling this void. As a matter of a fact, I was visiting my family today for spring break and noticed that I forgot to bring my vitamins. No problem, I thought, I’ll just ask my parents. To my surprise, they had no vitamins. None, zilch, nada. Don’t they know the benefits of these important elements? Do you?
For the first post of my blog, I deemed it of urgent importance to explain the basics of building muscle before getting into more specific topics. This is the check list that you need to go by before asking yourself why you are not gaining muscle.