For the purpose of nutrition and training, the body is composed of 3 variables that are what we manipulate with our efforts in the gym and the kitchen. It’s fundamental to understand, at the very least, which ones they are and how they fluctuate through time to objectively evaluate that scale in the bathroom (or wherever you have it), and …
Intermittent fasting
The best tools in our nutritional plan are those that allow us to improve our consistency and adherence. Intermittent fasting has had a good reputation in the past years to accomplish this purpose. This system belongs to our level of Meal Timing, after establishing the previous levels (Calorie, Macros, and Micronutrition) we can try this option to plan our meal …
Micronutrition
This sector of nutrition is usually skimmed over when talking about diets with body composition goals, especially in those protocols for fast results, and this is worrisome. I guess this is largely due to the fact that it be very complicated to prescribe something detailed (unlike an amount of calories and/or macronutrients), and it may be impractical or overwhelming to …
A guide for macronutrient counting
Having understood the basic concept of calorie nutrition, Macronutrients are next in the nutritional structure. These are actually, to a deeper level, the sources of calories and they have a high importance because they will bring balance to the diet. Each one have been associated with positive and negative effects, that is not the purpose of this article so being as objective …
A guide to calculate calories
As a method of introduction for the first part and the Foundation of our dietary structure, we need to talk about the only immutable element. For those of us who pursue goals of body composition, it is essential to understand the law that governs the constant process that we go through every day known as Energy Balance. Fortunately it’s simple and …
Energy Balance
This article is probably going to be more technical than practical, but I had to make my version of it and leave it for those who want to delve a bit deeper with their curiosity as to what energy means in our body, at least in terms of how we calculate it for applicable purposes. In nutrition when we talk …