How important is having protein after your workout? It turns out not much — but there’s a bit more to it than that. Here’s what you need to know about post-workout protein. Many years ago, a fresh-faced overenthusiastic Aadam was just starting his personal training career. He was cocky, and…

I know what you’re thinking: What — protein is bad for you now, but isn’t protein like the golden child of the nutrition world? Unfortunately, nothing is safe from bullshit here: Carbs, fats, protein, fruits, and even vegetables. Oh, you think I’m just making stuff up for some cheap laughs?

Foam rolling is a type of self-massage that involves rolling parts of your body on a cylindrical tube. Because it mimics the mechanisms of a massage, it’s claimed that foam rolling can help reduce muscle tightness, reduce muscle soreness, and increase joint range of motion and flexibility. …

In 2007, Wired Magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly coined the term ‘quantified self’. A fancy phrase for ‘self-tracking’. Two years later, in 2009, Fitbit launched its first product–the eponymously named ‘Fitbit.’

Your lack of weight loss has nothing to do with a ‘slow metabolism’––here’s what’s really going on. — When people talk about metabolism, it can sound like this mysterious entity residing inside of us quietly dictating the fate of our body composition. Some people are genetically blessed with a ‘fast’ metabolism; they can eat whatever and however much they want and stay lean. Others have been cursed with…

This article originally appeared here. last year I wrote this explaining that if you weren’t losing fat it’s because you’re eating too damn much (even when you don’t think you are), and most of you were like: Some were like:

CONSIDERATIONS FOR IIFYM — By Adam Ali Regardless of what diet someone may follow, everyone, in some form or another (whether they realise it or not), is incorporating ‘macronutrients’ into their diet. The high-fat low carb (Paleo) folks are paying attention to their fat intake while keeping their carbs ‘grain and gluten-free’. The high…