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Author: Scott Morris, Fitness Expert Put the muscle under MORE stress I have talked so much about how to build muscle on this website as it is just one of the things that fascinates me most in life. I have spent a lot of time in the gym and maybe more time reading the scientific literature around it. What I can say is that it appears that there have been some breakthroughs in the science behind muscle building just over the last few years, and it seems that the body builders of the past are kind of saying “we told...

Author, Scott Morris, Fitness Instructor NASAL BREATHING IS ONE OF THE MOST ATHLETIC THINGS YOU CAN DO Why do we have a nose? To smell stuff, right? Wrong. While smelling the environment is a part of what the nose does, arguably the most important role it plays is to breathe. The nose filters out toxins, moisturizes the air, regulates CO2 levels in our body and regularizes the breath. Research into nasal breathing has been overlooked for many years and yet it is clear that our mouths have shrunk over the last few hundred years, leading to poor oxygen intake and...

The world of fitness has long been dominated by the reigning champion of proteins: whey. Revered for its rich amino acid profile and rapid absorption rate, whey...

Protein Powder vs Pre Workout I was challenged on social media recently that my statement about pre workout myths was incorrect. I said that protein shouldn’t be taken as a pre workout, that it wouldn’t give you any more energy. My friend here says, Here’s the thing, he’s not really wrong, but he's definitely not right. It has more to do with what you think pre workouts and protein shakes actually do for you.  What does a Pre workout do? First things first we’ve got to define what we mean by pre workout. If you want to get super into...