#LIKEABEAST BLOG

In the first installment, we talked about Diet.  Now let's talk about Exercise: This is the fun part! The optimal mix here would be resistance training + cardio but a lot of people don't like to weight train, specifically women. There's no need to force anyone to do anything, people...

A typical reoccurring theme in our lives is weight loss. The thing about it is, most people over-complicate it like crazy. Losing weight is not rocket science. In very general terms it's calories in vs calories out, being that the daily calories you intake in a day must be less than the...

If you are new to body building sometimes just showing up to the gym can be intimidating.  If you are new to the scene and want to start off on the right foot, here are some quick and easy guidelines that should get you on the right track to a...

I can rest when I retire. People ask me all the time if I ever get tired of "dieting" and being so strict with my training, my lifestyle. It's an easy question, yes, I get tired, but quitting is not an option. Prepping for NPC competitions has been apart of...

The Glycemic Index (GI) is a method of ranking different effects of carbohydrate based foods on blood sugar. It is measured in a two-step process, first by giving people 50 grams of pure glucose and then measuring the effects over several hours. Second, they give people 50 grams of a...