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Desperate Weight Gain Strategies
People hate me. Aside from the fact that I often make inappropriate jokes, dance badly at parties, and have no patience for loud dogs or annoying children, I can eat anything—and in large amounts—and not gain weight. It’s almost like a superpower, only, like all superheroes, I see it as a...
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More Things I Didn’t Learn This Year
This is the follow-up to my last post. 4. The anabolic window. When I started at Men’s Fitness nearly 10 years ago, the concept of “nutrient timing” was pretty new and gaining momentum. There was some research out of the University of Texas that said drinking a combination of protein and...
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Random Fitness FAQ
What should I eat when I wake up in the morning? If you want to lose fat, nothing. At least not for an hour or so. You can have coffee instead, with a tablespoon of coconut oil or heavy whipping cream. This is discussed in Kiefer’s Carb Back-loading book (reviewed...
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The FINAL Back-Loading Interview w Kiefer
At last, we’ve reached the final chapter in my long interview with Kiefer, creator of Carb Back-loading. If you haven’t heard the audio yet, go to muscleandfitness.com and click on “Nutrition”. It’s broken up into several 2–3 minute segments you can listen to. Note that the entire interview is not...
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Carb Back-Loading Q’s, Kiefer A’s, Part I
At long last he speaks! I’ve been promising an exclusive interview with Kiefer, creator of Carb Back-loading, for months now. In fact, I was the first one to sit down with him after his e-book officially launched, but a series of delays kept me from revealing our discussion until now