Pre & Post Workout Nutrition – Most people are aware that nutrient timing is as important as nutrient composition. In other words, it’s not just what you eat, but when you eat it that gives optimal results. As the man says, “Timing is everything.” Consuming the right foods at the right time can have positive [...]

Name: Mo Mendez Height: 5′-10″ Weight: 230lbs Hometown: Bloomfield, CT Biggest Recent bodybuilding Title: Musclemania Superbody Pro Overall Number of meals/snack you eat a day: 4 meals, 2 shakes Basic breakfast on a training day: 7:00am 12 eggwhites Pro 40 grams 1.5 cup Oatmeal (cooked) Carb 38grams 1 whole grapefruit carbs – 20grams 1 black [...]

In most of my Lean-Body Secrets Newsletters, I like to provide a healthy snack or meal recipe that not only is delicious and healthy, but also helps to get you closer to that hard-body appearance that everyone is looking for, while also more importantly, improving your health for life. In this article, I’d like to [...]

In this article, I cover what needs to be done with your diet. Don’t worry; I won’t take your carbs away or stick you with a liquid or celery diet. If you want a great body and have the determination necessary to do what it takes to get it, I describe the path that will lead [...]

If there is one thing that continues to perplex me, it is the disparity between how popular whey protein is and how much confusion there is regarding this immensely popular supplement. Why are people so confused about whey? I have to conclude that it’s part deceptive advertising by some unscrupulous supplement companies, poorly researched articles put [...]

As you’ve probably heard before, your post workout nutrition meals may very well be your most important meal of the day. The reason is that when you’re finished with an intense workout, you’re entering a catabolic state where your muscle glycogen is depleted and increased cortisol levels are beginning to excessively break down muscle tissue. These [...]

Legendary bodybuilding trainer Vince, “The Iron Guru” Gironda was famous for saying, “Bodybuilding is 80% nutrition!” But is this really true or is it just another fitness and bodybuilding myth passed down like gospel without ever being questioned? Which is really more important, nutrition or training? This IS an interesting question and I believe there [...]

You’ve been deceived into thinking that saturated fats are bad for you, but let’s look at some facts below… I’ll preface this article by saying that it will help if you have an open mind and accept that some of these facts are a slap in the face to politically correct nutrition in this day [...]

Think putting yourself on a muscle building diet has to be a painful process?  Whether your goal is fat loss or muscle building, getting proper nutrition is at least 80% of the game. If you don’t have that figured out, you are going to be a long time away from seeing results. The good news [...]

I’d like to start a little discussion today about carbohydrates… and in particular, “white foods” as well as potatoes. One reason I wanted to mention this is because so many health and fitness professionals trash talk potatoes about being a bad carbohydrate choice because of the high glycemic index. Some even say such ridiculous things [...]