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Roasted Salmon And Lemony Carrots

Juicy salmon, crispy skin, spicy carrots and no stress.

We should eat more fish, especially fatty fish like salmon, but many people are afraid of cooking it. Like steak, fish is (rightfully) expensive and rather easily ruined by overcooking. Fear no more, I have a super simple and tasty way to juicy, flaky fish, crispy skin and a great side dish all in one! Give it a try and thank me later.

What You Need To Know About Hydration

Everything you need to quench your thirst for knowledge.

If there is one thing that all the health and fitness professionals seem to agree upon, it is hydration. Usually you hear statments like “drinking water is important” and seemingly random recommendations like “drink 8-10 glasses of water a day”, but nobody explains why it is important and what happens if you don’t drink enough, what you should drink and if guidelines like “8-10 glasses of water” actually make sense for everybody. I wanted to know more, I wanted to jump into the murky waters of hydration and this is what I found. Enjoy!

Mighty Meatballs

Awesome comfort food without blowing your calories.

Oh boy, do I like those meatballs! They feel like cheating with comfort food, but actually have amazing macros, easily fitting into any diet. You can prepare a huge batch of them with little effort and they keep well in the fridge. Give them a try, I am sure you will love them!

Do You Have To Track Macros Forever?

Tracking macros is a great tool to achieve body composition goals, but it can be mentally very tasking. I can understand, that you have enough of tracking, weighing and measuring everything in your life and you are afraid of having to do this forever. Relax. No, you probably don’t have to track macros for the rest of your life, there are varying degrees of freedom regarding your nutrition. Intrigued? Read on!

The Metabolic Damage Myth

Busting another fitness myth with the power of science.

Media and the more aggressive representants of the body positivity movement promoted the idea that dieting is bad. Their assumption is that being in a caloric deficit for a more or less extended period of time permanently damages the metabolism. Therefore you will be doomed forever to eat a ridiculously low amount of calories otherwise you will become fat. Gladly there is plenty of good evidence on this subject, so let’s take a look at it and once and for all get rid of this myth!

Muscle Moussaka

Protein rich Greek comfort food.

To help you make gains without blasting through your calorie budget, we created another healthy, protein rich version of a widely known comfort food. One of our clients (and a good friend) inspired us to give moussaka a try. We are very proud of the result, so give it a try, I am sure you will like it!

Advanced Training Techniques: Intensity Techniques

Common techniques, benefits and drawbacks.

Everybody knows and loves straight sets and traditional ways to organise training, but there are ways to make training more challenging, time efficient or both. Most of these techniqes are known as intensity-techniques, which is really a misnomer as training intensiveness (effort) is increased and not intensity (resistance). What are those techniques, do they really offer any benefit and who should implement them? Let’s take a look!

Easy Ossobuco

Italian comfort food to brighten up your days.

I think it is time for even more Italian comfort food. Today we go with ossobuco, a dish that is somehow magical for me. I still can’t quite understand why such humble ingredients taste so incredibly good together. The version I made is a little easier to prepare than the original and doesn’t compromise on taste. Give it a try!

Training Intensiveness

How hard should you train?

How hard you should train is an important variable in training and I think many people lose a lot of time durdling around at the gym without making any progress because they fail to implement enough intensiveness. But does everybody have to go “balls to the wall”, or are there finer nuances to it? And what are the drawbacks of high intensiveness? Well, let’s take a look!

Healthy Eating On A Budget

Tips and tricks to save your wallet while eating like a king.

Many people think that eating in a healthy way is very expensive, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Buying and cooking in a smart way can save you a lot of money! But first of all, remember that not investing in your health (and this includes not buying the best food you can afford) probably isn’t the best idea in the long run. Also think about why some foods are as cheap as they are. Somebody in the production chain has to pay for that. Who is it going to be? You did the first step in the right direction by reading this article, therefore here are my favourite ways on saving up some money when doing the groceries. Enjoy reading, set a couple of my advices in practice and you are on the best way on eating healthy without spending a fortune!