Today’s quick tip is regarding the use of Vitamin C post workout. Vitamin C has been shown to reduce cortisol levels which is very important to do post work out. What is cortisol? Cortisol is a type of hormone produced in the body that is best known as the “stress” hormone. It is produced during times of stress (exercise) and elicits the ‘fight or flight’ response which helps us to perform exercises. However, elevated levels of lingering cortisol after exercise can be very harmful as high levels of cortisol are linked to elevated blood pressure, muscular degradation (hurts the gains you are trying to make by exercising), excess perspiration and psychological issues which are a result of the effect cortisol has on the body’s production and balance of serotonin (a hormone found in the human
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How many times have you fallen into a rut that’s really derailed your progress and motivation to exercise? For the majority of us who are passionate and enthusiastic, there comes a point where we stop making progress and feel lethargic in the gym. So the question what is going on?
A few things, depending on your specific situation you may need to make a change to your exercise programs or you may actually make more gains by abstaining from exercise. Sound crazy? Not at all.
So, if you are working hard in the gym (and being honest with yourself is important) if you’re doing a lot of resistance training, perhaps lifting some heavy weights and have a lot of volume (a lot of reps, sets and different exercises) then you should actually be resting upon completion of your program. Yes, exercise is something that we do for life but
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One of the more common questions asked in regards to meal timing and nutrition is whether or not late night eating is bad for you and if so – how bad? First of all, we need to dispel some of the myths and establish a few key points on the topic. What time of day you eat is of course relative to when you wake up, therefore for the purpose of this article we will refer to ‘late night’ as being those meals consumed towards bed time or at the tail end of a long day. Now, it is important to know that the food you consume in itself does not change in terms of it’s nutritional value whatsoever. So that means, when you do eat late, you need to ensure that the meal is one that fits into your daily diet. If you are
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