Fitness + Well-Being
Is Alcohol Destroying Your Athletic Performance?
There’s no question about it. Alcohol and athletics don’t mix, because it makes an impact on your recovery which is critical to reaching your optimal performance and fitness levels. Unfortunately, too many sports have created an entire culture based around drinking for fans and athletes alike. In fact, binge drinking is so prevalent in sports that studies suggest that athletes are more likely than the general population to drink in excess (1, 2).
How Much Should You Fail for Success?
You don’t gain much without failure. There’s been little doubt of this when it comes to improving strength and muscle mass. Chief among recommendations for lifting weights is to use high-intensity resistance above 60 percent of your one-repetition maximum—or the most weight you can lift in one effort—with failure defined as the inability to complete another full range of repetition (1).
For Best Weight Loss, Combine High Protein With High-Intensity Exercise
Eating a diet high in protein leads to more muscle gains and body fat losses when combined with regular high-intensity exercise, a new study suggests.
AMPED Recover 101
AMPED Recover is the AMPED Product you will use after your workout, and is the focus on the final of the four part series of podcasts on the new Performance Line. “You need to think of AMPED Recover as the trigger, and IsaPro as the building blocks that create muscle,” says Research Nutritionist Alex Mohr, M.Sc. CSCS. Find out more about what makes AMPED Recover such a critical supplement for athletes, regardless of their sport, for optimal performance.
Should You Still Be Doing Cardio?
During the 80s and 90s and the era of Jane Fonda workouts and Tae Bo, aerobics were in and weightlifting was out. How the tables have turned today. Now it’s all about being strong, not skinny. Having bigger arms, more definition, and rock-hard abs i
3 Ways To Get More Isagenix Greens, Daily
Not only does Isagenix Greens™ makes a great-tasting beverage on its own, but it can also be used in different ways to pack your diet with those phytonutrients woefully absent from most Americans’ diets. For most of the U.S. population the average intake of vegetables is only about two servings per day (1).
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