fitness (163)

what to eat after a workout?

Anyone cares to share their favorite meal or smoothie for after workout?

I always make a smoothie out of banana + coconut water + spinach/wheat-grass, but I would like to learn how to recover faster. "quickly repair muscles after a workout". Sometimes

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Help me get fit!

Im looking for advice if anyone could help me out with achieving my fitness goals. First, a little background on me. Currently I am 20 years old, 5'9 and 144lbs, with a body fat percentage of 21.6% which I'd like to lower as much as possible!

However,

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80/10/10 Olympians?

I'm not sure if anyone has already posted something like this, but I figured that I'd shoot it out there anyway.

Does anyone know of any 80/10/10 athletes competing in the Olympics this year? I'm just curious. You'd think that there would be, since ma

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Studies on protein

Hello everybody,

I'm brand new in here, so this will be my first contribution to the health discussions on the forum :)

The other day I was searching google to find studies supporting a low protein diet, but I could hardly find any. I found this from D

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Watermelon seeds

I know this may be a stupid question, but I would like to know if watermelon seeds are good for you? I'v looked up what nutrients they have and they have lots, but they also seem to have alot of fat aswell. I know with seeds and nuts, you only need l

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Burpee breathing technique?

Hey everyone! Wondering if anyone has a good breathing technique for burpees? I find it's difficult to establish a pattern. I'm imagining a burpee that includes a pushup and a jump. Looking for when to inhale and when to exhale. Thanks!

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