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Intermittent Fasting and Muscle Gain



Intermittent Fasting and Muscle Gain

Guest Post by Brad Pilon, author of Eat Stop Eat

Breaking it Down to Build it Up

Fundamentally this what we are doing when we are in the gym. We’re doing some damage and stressing our muscles so they can repair and come back stronger.

It reminds me of the plot of just about every Rocky movie. Rocky fights and Rocky gets his ass handed to him. Rocky makes a comeback. Rocky is bigger faster and stronger. Rocky wins.

Eye of the tiger.

I think we all kind of ‘get this’ when it comes to [...]

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50 Renegade Nutrition Rules



50 Renegade Nutrition Rules

1)  Like Jack LaLanne said, “If man made it don’t eat it.” In other words, if it comes in a box or a bag your best bet is to skip it. Eddie Vedder also recommended that during YellowLedbetter, “Don’t eat it if comes in a box ooorrr aaaa bag… oh, no, no.” Go take a listen.

2)  Buy locally at farmers markets as much as possible. Stick it to the man.

3)  Focus on pesticide free produce and hormone/antibiotic free animal protein.

4)  Make sure your fish is wild caught and not farm [...]

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FINALLY… The Renegade Diet is Live



FINALLY… The Renegade Diet is Live

After countless roadblocks and delays I can proudly say that I beat Dre. The Renegade Diet is no longer the Detox Album. It’s actually here. The most effective recomposition plan ever developed, that makes gaining muscle and losing fat simultaneously a reality is live right now!

And during the special launch sale you also get a FREE copy of my brand new 16 week strength and conditioning program, Bad Intentions.

So get on over to RenegadeDietBook.com right now and order your copy today!

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12 Reasons You’re Not Losing Fat



12 Reasons You’re Not Losing Fat

1) You’re Eating Too Many Carbs

This should be pretty obvious to most people by now, but there are still the old die-hards out there who swear that everyone should be consuming two grams of carbs per pound of bodyweight every day while maintaining a low fat intake.

Load up on whole grains and fruit while cutting down on healthy, essential sources of fat like grass fed beef they’ll tell you.

Anyone experienced in physique transformation knows this is nonsense.

Most people have a terrible tolerance for carbs, shitty insulin sensitivity and simply [...]

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Bulking & Cutting Revisited



Bulking & Cutting Revisited

I’ve covered this topic before but judging by some of the questions I receive I may not have been clear enough. So I’m gonna try it again…

Fuck bulking and cutting.

Clearer?

The concept of bulking and cutting is old school bullshit that went out with fanny packs and jean shorts. For the initiated it means that you eat like crap for several months while training hard and heavy. The theory behind it is that it’s impossible to gain large amounts of muscle mass without getting fat in the process. So you accept [...]

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