Strength is another key area of concern for a bodybuilder. But the amount of weight you can lift isn’t just important for impressing your gym buddies. Being stronger allows you to place more mass-building overload on the muscles you are training every time you go to the gym.

Yogurt vs. Cottage Cheese: Which does a body better?
By Jordana Brown
A flexonline reader is hard to trick. Not only are you driven to attain mammoth muscle, you’re extremely well educated in how to do that in the quickest, healthiest manner. You know, for example, that dairy products are great sources of protein. But in our never-ending quest to stump you, we have a doozy of a dairy question: Which is better for muscle — yogurt or cottage cheese?
On one hand, yogurt is heaving with calcium, particularly when compared to cottage …

Fast-absorbing protein is the way to go pre-workout.
You definitely want a high-quality fast-acting protein before you train. Not on the way to the gym, of course, but 45 minutes prior should do the trick.
Amino acids reduce muscle loss and get the anabolic process started–a much better alternative than atrophying for two hours and eating when you get home. Besides whey, your best choice is egg whites (always cooked).
Egg whites have a higher quality of protein than whey, and they give blood a particularly rapid spike of muscle-building amino acids. A …

Eating a balanced diet filled with whole grains, lean meats, and fresh fruits and vegetables is well-known to be a healthy choice. However, some people continue to suffer chronic health problems despite improving their diet. When mainstream doctors are stumped, many individuals have found that removing certain foods from their diet can relieve symptoms, and in some cases completely cure the problem. Support can be found for dietary change through a naturopath or Ottawa wellness professional.
The top two offenders:
1. Gluten. Individuals with digestive problems are likely to have heard …

In the battle of the bulge the most pernicious enemy our will power must fight off are those cravings that sneak up on us every day.
According to recent research, it appears that if you’re a woman you experience cravings about 10 times throughout every single day. This is likely true of men as well.
The most common times, it appears, for these cravings to pop up are at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This corresponds to drops in your blood sugar levels as you system works off your breakfast and lunch. …

By: Jamie Hale
Casein Protein
Casein Protein constitutes 80 percent of milk protein. It is recognized for its excellent amino acid content, slow digestion, and anti-catabolic effect.
Benefits:
It’s slow to digest, clots in the stomach, and appears to be anti-catabolic due to this effect. It contains dairy calcium (which is important for bone health and body comp effects).
Disadvantages:
Slow digestion can be a negative before or after training when you are trying to get amino acids into the system quickly. People who have problems with lactose may have gas, and some people are allergic, …