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When I start to diet and reduce my calories, after a few days I get crazy hungry. After a few weeks I find myself straying off my diet. Any advice on how I can avoid this and stick to my plan?

First off you simply have to want the results you are looking for more than you want the food. You have to realize that when you go off your diet that puts you further from your goals. Don't rationalize eating more food than you know you should. It's a mental...

Fat has more than twice the calories of carbohydrates and protein, so how can eating more fat help you lose body fat?

by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers

Adding more fat to your diet won’t help you with your fat loss results unless your follow two key principles. Firstly, any increase in fat intake must still fall within your calorie-specific eating plan. Secondly, the type of fats you choose to increase is...

My testosterone level is on the low side. Is there a healthy way to optimized my natural testosterone production?

by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers

First thing I recommend you look at is your training frequency and sleep quality. A drop in testosterone levels in healthy male athletes is a tell-tale sign of too much training and/or not enough rest. If you genuinely believe that you are not over-training then start...

I can’t tell you how pleased I am with Max-OT. I have put on 7 pounds in the last 2 months. I was thinking about taking GABA. How soon can I expect to see results from it and should I cycle this supplement?

by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers

7 pounds! Awesome! There are over 350,000 people around the world taking the Max-OT course right now! It has opened a lot of eyes and is producing a lot of gains as you are finding out. GABA is a really interesting supplement and works extremely well. In fact, there...

I read that most of your Max-OT workouts last between 30 and 45 minutes. I usually do six sets per body part (which is working much better than the 9-12 sets I used to do) and my workouts generally last closer to 20 minutes. Is this okay? I rest two to three minutes between sets like I’m supposed to.

by Jeff Willet | Questions & Answers

It sounds to me like you are on the right track with set volume and workout duration. Some of my body part groupings allow me to complete the workout in closer to 20 minutes as well. A longer workout doesn't equate to a better workout. In fact it is quite the...

I really want to focus on my upper chest development and I was thinking of raising the bench so the incline is a lot steeper. Is that a good way to really target the upper chest?

by Jeff Willet | Questions & Answers

To target the upper chest I would not suggest using a steep incline. The greater the incline, the more you will shift overload away from the chest and direct it to the front delts. I recommend starting your chest workout with 3 sets of an incline movement, bar or...

I’ve heard that creatine causes muscle cramping. How can you prevent this when taking creatine?

by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers

Creatine does not cause muscle cramping. Here, I'll say that again. Creatine does not cause muscle cramping. Contrary to what has been reported by the inept, ignorant and irresponsible media, supplementing with creatine does not cause an increase in muscle...

The more I read the bodybuilding magazines the more confused I get. Not only are the ads confusing, but the magazine’s articles are even worse. What is the best way to learn about training and supplementation? All I’m trying to do is add muscle and get lean the fastest way I can.

by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers

This is typical of the most widely asked question we receive here. It is very confusing out there. One of the biggest contributors to this confusion is trying to piece together bits of information from many different sources. Especially when the majority of this...

Do you have any suggestions on how I can make sure I eat the number of meals I need to eat each day? I find it’s too easy to miss a meal. When I look back over a weeks time it seems like I miss 6 of my meals at least.

by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers

This is very common. People don’t realize how much opportunity for muscle growth they concede every time they miss a meal. And like you said, when you look back over a week or more in time those missed meals start to add up fast. Realize this, once you miss a...

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