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Liver Glycogen Versus Muscle Glycogen – The Fine Balance

One issue that relates to both fat loss food and muscle building food that anyone who's interested in changing their body composition should know is the difference between liver glycogen and muscle glycogen. Some people may not even know what the word 'glycogen' refers to so it's important to get that figured out right off the bat before moving forward. Glycogen is essentially the storage form of carbohydrates in the body. Whether you're taking in starchy carbohydrate molecules or … [Read more...]

How to Eat, Drink & Stay on Track during the Holidays!

By Dave Ruel 3 Comments

- Guest blog by Belinda Benn Whether you are gaining, maintaining or leaning – Christmas and New Year can throw a spanner in the works. Here’s a few tips to help you maintain the results of your hard work over the year - without feeling like you have to deprive yourself! Stick to your Routine & Control your Portion Sizes Your body is used to a routine, so to stick to it as much as possible. Try to keep your 5-6 meals a day around the same size. This is a huge factor in not … [Read more...]

EFA : The SUPER Supplement!

By Dave Ruel 15 Comments

If there's one supplement that you absolutely cannot miss out on with your diet plan it's essential fatty acids, otherwise referred to as EFA's. More and more people are starting to realize the importance of taking in EFA's daily, but yet there are still some individuals who have yet to wise up to this and start including them in their plan. Let's give you a brief run-down of what EFA's are all about and why you must start taking them so you can clearly see how important they are regardless … [Read more...]

4-Week “Vegas” Fat Loss Meal Plan – WEEK 4

By Dave Ruel 6 Comments

Well, 1 week left to this mini 4 week ''diet''... fat loss as slowed down this week as I anticipated (my numbers usually always slow down on the 3rd week), but still lost 1 lbs... This week, I'm gonna tweek the diet by reducing my stachy carbohydrates intake and bump my fibrous carbs intake. In other words, I'll have most of my carbs coming from veggies and fruits... a strategy that works well for me when it comes to burn body fat... When I diet for a bodybuilding show, I like to gradually … [Read more...]

4-Week “Vegas” Fat Loss Meal Plan – WEEK 3

By Dave Ruel 15 Comments

2 weeks down, 2 to go... and another 2lbs of bodyfat lost! Last week went really well once again. Energy levels are great, it more than likely due the carbohydrates I kept in my meal plan, a bit higher than I usually do when I ''diet'' for a bodybuilding show for example. I also don't have any cravings or anything, which is a good sign too. Here is my meal plan for WEEK 3: Meal 1 1 Serving of High Protein Peanut Butter Crepes Recipe at: … [Read more...]

4-Week “Vegas” Fat Loss Meal Plan – WEEK 2

By Dave Ruel 31 Comments

You will find below my complete meal plan that I’ll be using for week 2 of my 4-week pre-vegas ‘’diet’’. Last week went really well... dropped 3 lbs, and I had an unplanned cheat meal on sunday. I was planning on not having a cheat meal this week (I like to start my diets with 2 weeks of 100% clean eating before introducing my usual weekly cheat meal). If you've been following this meal plan, you can allow yourself 1 cheat MEAL next weekend (I won't as I cheated last … [Read more...]

The Vegas Fat Burning Workout

By Dave Ruel 30 Comments

As promised, because you were so many to comment on week 1 of my 4-week vegas fat loss meal plan, here is my 4-week Fat Burning Workout :) WORKOUT GUIDELINES: - This program should be done 4 days in a row, then allow yourself 1 day of COMPLETE recovery! (no weights, no cardio). - Begin each workout with 5-10 minutes of light cardio. - Evaluate the weight you need for the first set of each exercise and increase the weight when your need to perform less reps. - No Rest between … [Read more...]

4-Week “Vegas” Fat Loss Meal Plan – WEEK 1

By Dave Ruel 80 Comments

You will find below my complete meal plan that I’ll be using for week 1 of my 4-week pre-vegas ‘’diet’’. In fact, in exactly 4-weeks Karine and I will be in Las Vegas with my good friends and top fitness coaches Vince DelMonte, Lee Hayward, Mike Westerdal, Adam Steer, Dr.K, Joel Marion, etc… We’ll be in Vegas for fitness related meetings and also to go see the Mr.Olympia competition. So needless to say I want to look my best when I’m there :) I’ll modify my diet … [Read more...]

Baked Crispy Chicken Nuggets!

By Dave Ruel 40 Comments

This is a very simple recipe that will make any fat loss meal plan a lot easier to follow! It’s super easy to prepare. It will take you about 2-3 minutes to prepare and only requires 15 minutes of baking time. But be careful, just like some of my other recipes, these nuggets are highly addictive, and their flavor will put to shame these greasy disgusting McDonald’s ultra fat nugget! Here’s the recipe!... and make sure to leave your comment below! I want to know what your think … [Read more...]

How to eat healthy while traveling

By Dave Ruel 23 Comments

Traveling can be a stressful and tough time to make healthy choices. But when I hear people saying they can’t eat healthy when traveling, or use the excuse that it is impossible to make healthy choices, sorry my friends but you’re wrong! I travel a lot, both for business and pleasure, and trust me, you can eat healthy while traveling, the key to success is planning. Here are some suggestions in order not to fall off the fitness wagon while traveling: 1.Invest in a good quality … [Read more...]