Advice & Tips

More Protein, More Muscle Gains!

 I am sure most of you have an idea of why we need protein in our diets: for growth and repair of muscle tissue. Well ok, that was pretty simple! We all knew that. However, while most people will try to get in enough protein during a muscle building phase, protein can be pretty overlooked when looking to actually lose weight. I mean after all, the importance of weight loss is not to actually build up, but to trim down, right? Correct, but you don’t want to trim down everything! Even if you want to lose weight, you job should still be to preserve as much muscle mass as possible while losing fat only. This is why protein is also essential during your weight loss journey. Not only should you pay close attention to your protein intake during a muscle building phase, but also, during a weight loss phase. It’s also better for your fat loss efforts over the long-term!

When trying to lose

My name is Steve, and I am proud to be your coach at Peak Body UK Nutrition. Now, you are probably wondering, oh great, another coach! Don't we have enough of them already? Well, it's true, there are a lot of coaches flooding the industry today, but guess what, I am not like other coaches. I have other plans in mind! My goal, is to actually be a coach to you: to teach, inspire and

Turn Your Body Into A Fat Burning Machine

Many clients want to shed those excess pounds and keep them off over the long-term. I mean, who doesn’t? After all, reducing body fat significantly improves our health, makes us feel a lot better about ourselves and, allows us to perform everyday activities, better. However, the important question everyone is asking: what is the best way of going about getting rid of this fat? Ok, firstly,

Resistance Training Is Key

It is no surprise that if you want to build maximum amounts of muscle, you are going to have to participate in regular weight training. There is no way around it. Yes, there are many forms of exercise you can participate in, but when it comes down to achieving your goals of building quality muscle, weight training should be your primary focus. Why? Well, building more muscle over time is all about proving a large stress to your body. Stress is really the whole driving force

Looking for more size and strength gains? Then you have to get your training program dialed in! Training for optimal progress is so much more than simply picking weights up and putting them down. Yes, doing that is a good start, but eventually you have to start paying closer attention to the finer details of your program in order to truly maximise your progress for the longer-term. Many people (often beginners) overlook the importance of proper training programming when it comes to maximising their muscle growth. A few things I usually see: they more often than not fall into the trap of lifting too heavy too soon, they overlook the need for effective exercise technique, using too much volume, doing the same stuff over and over again and, not properly programming in enough recovery (e.g. rest days/deloads). Well, all these things eventually catch up with you, leading to the so-called dreaded plateaus! (a period of no progress). So, in order to avoid this potential problem, its good practise

SARMS: The Next Best Thing?

Over the last few years, there has been a surge in the use of SARMS, so called selective androgen receptor modulators to boost performance, accelerate fat loss and, enhance muscle size and strength. Clinically, SARMS could have a lot of potential to offer with regards to muscle wasting and osteoporosis. This is owing to their highly selective nature to androgen receptors in both muscle and bone tissue, while imparting a much weaker influence on those receptors

You have more to learn than you think!

Competing in a bodybuilding show has perhaps become the new cool thing to do. From my experience, this is a common trend with the new kids on the block: you sign up for a gym membership, lift some weights, guzzle down a protein shake, and behold, over the coming first few months of your weight training endeavors, you begin to notice some pretty startling and rapid changes to your physique. This might spark some feeling of invincibility within you. Changes like becoming bigger and fuller, the unravelling of hidden vascularity, as well as the emergence of visible lines that brings out muscle detail you only thought was possible in your wildest superhero-like dreams. Once you experience these changes, it’s really not a surprise that many develop the deep desire and curiosity to take things much further and see how far they can truly push the boundaries of what their body is capable of.

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