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Have you seen those trainees at your gym that are constantly on the treadmill, trying to lose fat, but they just look the same since you first saw them? Doing cardio for fat loss is one of the biggest misconceptions in fitness — somehow a dogma, traditionally associated with fat loss above all else.

It is a common question among bodybuilders and weightlifters: “Does cardio make you lose muscle?” And the answer is – yes, cardio will make you lose muscle. But not in the way you think it will. Before you decide not to do cardio ever again, read further.

The process of increasing your muscle mass can’t be simplified to a single nutritional prescription. You can’t just say: take more protein and that’s it.

Everybody knows how boring cardio can be sometimes. Fortunately there is a more challenging and highly effective fat loss program, known as PHA – or Peripheral Heart Action Training. With PHA training you can build muscle while simultaneously working your cardiovascular system.

Contrary to popular belief, squats are not knee killers – though squats with bad form could certainly fit that description. If you’ve tried to add squats to your routine only to find that they hurt your knees (assuming you don’t have an existing knee injury), don’t give up just yet.

For years, we were told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Although this is not entirely true, some people may benefit from skipping breakfast – but that may not be the case for others.

Every lifter wants to have a training plan that would lead him/her to the fastest, meatiest gains possible without extended delays, and that’s especially true in the case of leg development.

According to a study at the University of North Carolina, the average person consumes 300–500 calories from added sugar every day. About 20% of the American population takes in over 700 sugar calories daily. To put that in perspective, imagine eating a cup of sugar. Not a pretty sight.

Can you trust AI fitness advice? This is one of the biggest concerns trainees face as the technology becomes more common. AI canbe useful for buildingworkouts,explainingtraining concepts,findingexercise substitutions, andadjustingworkout plans.However, that doesn’t mean it’s always right.

One of the hardest things about dieting is the sugar cravings. You could be disciplined and consistent in your food choices for weeks — and then one bad day turns you into a raging sugar-craving monster ready to eat anything sweet to stop the incessant pull. So why does this happen?