How to distribute protein, carbs, and fat to stave off hunger without affecting performance Articles on nutrient timing are to the fitness industry what Billy Squire’s Big Beat is to hip-hop; it’s been done. Nutrient timing is obsessed over by stubborn bros, with one hand shackled to a shaker bottle 24-7; and dismissed by IIFYMers,… Read More

A Choose Your Own Adventure Guide to Christmas Temperance or Gluttony ‘This the season to write an article about how to avoid gaining weight over Christmas while still enjoying yourself. The truth is that while you devour those articles with a keenness on par with your appetite for Aunt Maude’s box of Ferrero Rocher’s, you aren’t… Read More

Around 2005 to 2006 I began to track macros. I already understood energy balance at this point, I knew that calories counted, that protein was important, and that fat wasn’t magically fattening. My long distance running had me thinking of food as fuel, with little emotional attachment to it. However, I’d always just looked at… Read More