What is the best espresso maker for Dads? This is a question that has plagued me for a while. I love espresso and drink it nearly every day. So I need an every day espresso maker that is affordable, easy to clean and makes great coffee. So which is the best one for Dads? The […]
How many Dads do you know who eat a really good diet? Dads who eat well – whole food, fruit, vegetables and quality proteins? I know a few who eat intelligently. But then there are the others. The ones that don’t even get close. There are lots of problems with this. Firstly the majority of […]
What are the best supplements for 531 training? Jim Wendler’s strength programmes are some of the post popular from the last 10 years. Wendler has written extensively on his training and nutrition but when it comes to supplements, information is more scarce. One reason for this is that Wendler rarely writes about supplementation, or nutrition […]
A question I get a lot is this: should I be taking preworkout supplements. Now that’s a pretty broad question with a variety of answers. The first is pretty simple though: No. There is no supplement that you ‘should’ be taking if you have a fully complete and healthy diet. I’ve tried lots of different […]
As soon as I started eating healthily – higher protein, moderate carbs and fat – I began pre-preparing (also known as ‘prepping’) my meals. That was few years ago now but since then, meal prep has become much more fashionable. There are whole social media accounts and blogs on the subject of meal prep with […]
A few weeks ago my training was pretty flat. I’d had a period where my life had been disrupted and I hadn’t been able to train consistently. Added to that was a back injury I picked up – not deadlifting – but putting my son in the car. It was around this time that I […]
I love scrambled eggs. If I was limited to one food forever, scrambled eggs would be up there. What I don’t like is mess: scrubbing the pan for ages with little bits of burnt egg all encrusted onto the bottom. There has to be a better way. And there is. Now I make scrambled eggs […]
How do you get 200 grams of protein in just one day? That was a question one of you asked after reading one of my articles. So how easy is it to eat 200g of protein in one day? Read on to find out… If you’re looking to build muscle, lose body fat or generally be […]
High protein foods are the fashion these days. But are they making you fat? I was stalking the aisles of my local supermarket a few weeks ago when I realised two things: I really hate supermarket shopping There are increasing numbers of foods branded as ‘high protein’ Why are there so many high protein foods […]
