The short answer is pretty damn hard! You want to push yourself to the point where your muscles really struggle to continue – muscles won't develop unless they need to! That said, it's not necessary to take sets to complete muscular failure.

Does our metabolic rate really slow down as we hit 30, 40 or even 50 years old? Let's ask science – let's check out a 2021 study on 'Daily energy expenditure through the human life course' containing 6,421 subjects. When reviewing the data, it's pretty evident that from age 20 to 60, our metabolic rate and total energy expenditure stays super steady.

When investing time and effort into building your dream physique, you need to have confidence in what you're doing. You need to know that what you're doing will elicit the body composition changes you are looking for, not think, but know! You want to have unflinching confidence in the process – without this – you won't put in the effort and time required to produce the outcome you seek.

New study on time-restricted eating (AKA intermittent fasting) vs calorie restriction alone for weight loss – let's break it down!

It's important to understand what a weight-loss snack is and what it's not. To me, a weight-loss snack is a tool to facilitate a net caloric deficit – it helps you consume fewer calories throughout the day.

It's not uncommon for us to let our hair down over the weekend – we've had a busy week, and we just want to relax and treat ourselves. This rationale is understandable – we all do it! But unfortunately for many, including myself, the calories we consume over the weekend can easily offset the deficit created through the week.