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Protein is a crucial macronutrient for many fitness goals including muscle-building and weight loss. But, you can have too much of a good thing. Whether you’re getting calories from protein, fat, or carbs, consuming more per day than you burn off will always lead to weight gain, explains Emily Kyle, RD, the co-owner of Emily Kyle Nutrition. Plus, not all protein sources are equal: “High-fat, processed sources of protein consumed in high amounts can lead to negative health outcomes and increase risk factors for heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer,” says Maggie Michalczyk, RDN, founder of Once Upon a…
When it comes to frozen store-bought chicken nuggets, many consider Just Bare’s version to be a cut above the rest. Some customers have described the brand’s Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Chunks as a dupe for the super popular chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-A—a comparison that sent demand for the product soaring and caused customer-reported shortages in 2021. RELATED: 25 Best Costco Foods of All Time. Despite garnering such high acclaim in the past, Costco shoppers are starting to report that the nugget quality from Just Bare–which also sells its products online and at other retailers like Wegmans, Sam’s Club, and Stop &…
Getting all the vitamins and minerals you need through eating nutrient-dense foods alone can be tough, especially if you’re currently pregnant or trying to conceive. Obviously, you’re very invested in supporting you and your baby’s health. If you’re currently trying to conceive or are pregnant, it’s time to level up to a prenatal vitamin.Specifically designed to fill any gaps in your diet, ob-gyn Dr. G. Thomas Ruiz, MD, says that a good quality prenatal vitamin ensures that all the nutrients your baby needs to grow are present in your system while you’re pregnant. For example, you’ll want to prioritize getting…
If you have hit a plateau with your hypertrophy goals, you most likely need to switch up your training program. You can do this either by challenging your muscles more, improving your lifting technique, or implementing more recovery protocols, such as rest days, protein supplementation, or more sleep. The Science Behind Muscle Growth The biggest driver of hypertrophy is simply muscular damage through resistance training. There are three main components to hypertrophy training: progressive overload, mechanical tension, and metabolic stress (1). Progressive overload is the process of increasing the total volume of work you place on the muscle over time.…
This story discussed eating disorders. If you or someone you care about is struggling with an eating disorder, you can contact the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) helpline at 1-800-931-2237. For a 24-hour crisis line, text “NEDA” to 741741.25-year-old Jake Smith got a hell of a start in the running world. Last January, the Brit joined the NN Running Team (NNRT), granting him the opportunity to lace up alongside greats like Eliud Kipchoge and Joshua Cheptegei. But he soon found that training in Uganda had its challenges. He developed Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), a condition that causes severe…
Nothing beats the convenience of a sandwich for lunch on your busiest days, when you just can’t seem to find the time for any sort of break. Not only are they quick and easy to make, but with nothing but bread, cheese, maybe a few veggies, and your preferred deli meat, this lunch option is incredibly affordable as well. But when it comes to eating processed meat, some recent research has revealed that this food may have potentially dangerous side effects, like an increased risk of certain cancers or diseases. These findings—and others like it—may have many people wondering, is…
Using birth control is an easy-peasy way to prevent unplanned pregnancy, but choosing a birth control method might seem a little complicated. If you’re interested in starting birth control or you’re looking to switch up your current birth control method, you may feel overwhelmed by the seemingly endless options out there.There are pills, injections, IUDs, implants … wait, what? Implants?Yup, birth control implants are a thing, and they might just become your new birth control BFF.In this article, we’re giving you all the deets about birth control implants so you can decide whether they’re the right option to help you…
If you want to go from scrawny to brawny, the plan sounds simple: Lift hard and heavy. Eat more. But, for some guys, like our client John, it’s more complicated. John was a busy pre-med student tired of feeling skinny and slim. He wanted to add size. And he wanted to feel strong. The challenge is that John is what we call a “hardgainer.” Long and lean, with less than optimal genes for building muscle quickly. But being a hardgainer isn’t a muscle-building curse. While genetics inevitably do make a difference, your genetics are not preventing you from adding on…
At age 11, Jerry Jacobs world fell apart when he lost his beloved mother, Alice, to stomach cancer in 2009. With no father around, and an uncertain future, he was faced with grief and frustration, and the choice to either let his situation take him to the dark side, or try to make his siblings proud by becoming the human being and athlete that he felt destined to be. With great thanks to the love of his brother and sisters, the Detroit Lions cornerback is not only reaching his own potential, but is also using football as a means of…
Costco might be one of the last places you’d look for some top-quality smoked meats. But this might change your mind: customers have recently been praising an item that seems to be an ingenious shortcut to some authentic Kansas City barbecue. This highly-praised barbecue item is the Mission Hill Bistro Smoked Beef Brisket Burnt Ends, a refrigerated product that Costco sells in 1.5-pound packages. For those who aren’t very familiar with the dish, burnt ends are intensely flavorful pieces of smoked meat trimmed from the fatty “point” end of a brisket. Mission Hill Bistro’s take on this classic barbecue staple…