Be Smarter About Your Health In 10 Minutes! 1. Lifting To Failure Is Actually Counterproductive No pain, no gain. Sweat is weakness leaving the body. We’ve all heard the mantras, but while they might help you push through the last reps of a shake-inducing set, new research from Strength & Conditioning Journal suggests we shouldn’t […]
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Your muscles are made of protein, so if you’re building muscle you need to eat up. But how much protein do you really need? More than a couch potato, but less than many self-proclaimed internet 'coaches' would have you believe. A huge systematic metastudy recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine puts the debate to rest. Here’s how to quickly calculate the real answer.
