Should Athletes Eat More Carbs to Sleep Better?
Spewing headlines like “The crazy-surprising benefit of carbs for athletes,” fitness websites and training blogs recently went wild over a new study in the Journal of Sports Sciences investigating the...
View ArticleEveryday Products are More Toxic Than You Think
You probably have some inkling that the chemicals in plastics, pesticides, cleaning solutions, and other everyday products are bad for you—but just how bad are they? Can they really cause tumors,...
View ArticleThe Government Wants You To Eat Less Sugar
It’s 2016 and we all know what that means: Time for the U.S. government to release its latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Hooray! If you’re unfamiliar with this ritual, here’s how it works. Every...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: How Many Calories Should I Be Eating?
I dunno. How many do you wanna eat? Okay, so that was a joke, but eventually, it’ll be the right answer. When all your hormones fire right and you’re filling yourself with healthy, whole foods, your...
View ArticleWhy Are Nuts Included in Both the Blue and Orange Containers of Some Fix Plans?
Orange containers and Blue Containers are both for primarily fat-based foods and they both factor out to about 100 calories. Their main difference is volume. With this in mind, the more calorically...
View Article7 Tips to Follow If You’re Training to Win
Everyone has one special thing. —Boogie Nights I have spent my life as an enthusiastic, mediocre athlete. Years of swimming, soccer, other various ball sports, surfing, rock climbing, yoga, and cycling...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: Can You Target Belly Fat?
The Short Answer You’d better sit down because, believe it or not, you can—albeit not in the way you probably want. If we’re talking spare tires, muffin tops, or that last bit of pooch covering your...
View ArticleIn Memory: Steve Edwards
Beachbody Vice President of Fitness and Nutrition Steve Edwards died the morning of February 25th after a long battle against an especially aggressive form of mantle cell lymphoma. He went after it...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: Can You Have Honey on the 21 Day Fix?
Yes, but probably not as much as you were hoping for. Creating the 21 Day Fix Eating Plan was a balancing act. On one hand, Autumn Calabrese wanted to teach people how to enjoy the taste of real,...
View ArticleWhy P90X Results and Recovery Is Good, but Beachbody Performance Recover Is...
Science changes constantly. And if you happen to work in the supplement industry, it really keeps you on your toes. Sometimes, a complete paradigm-shifter of a study comes along and completely upends...
View ArticleHow Can I Lean Out and Build Muscle With The Master’s Hammer and Chisel?
Q: I’m doing The Master’s Hammer and Chisel and I want to both “lean out” and “build muscle.” Which should I pick on the Plan Quiz? A: I can see where this might appear confusing. Maybe a longer...
View ArticleHow to Eat Leading up to Your Big Endurance Event
Ah, the week before a big race. You’ve been training vigorously for months—honing your mind and body in preparation for an event that will be a memory come Monday morning. Now that event is just days...
View ArticleI’m Not an Athlete. Do I Need the Beachbody Performance Line?
If you’ve seen the ads, you probably know that the Beachbody Performance Line is packed with awesome science that can make already awesome athletes even awesomer (yes, that’s a word—trust me). And...
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Observations from An Ironman
As Ironman coach Pete Valdez laid into me that sweltering Texas morning, it took everything I had to keep up. His interrogation was relentless, the questions firing like a machine-gunning from his...
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How to Eat for Recovery
Just have a knockdown, bells-to-the-wall, heckbent-for-leather training effort? Work out so intensely that you don’t even have the juice to untie your sneakers? Push yourself so hard in a race that you...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: When Will That Cheat Meal Show Up on the Scale?
Q: I cheated on my diet. How long will it take to show up on the scale? The Short Answer: Probably never and even if it does, it’s most likely temporary fluid retention caused by excess salt or sugar...
View ArticleHow to Lose the Last Few Pounds
Anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight knows that those last few pounds can be the hardest to shed. If you’re just trying to be generally healthy, this isn’t a big deal. After all, [insert Jersey Shore...
View ArticleWhat Should I Eat During a Hard Endurance Event?
One of the perks of being a serious endurance athlete is that you can pork out with impunity. All of that training burns major calories, which is why we can do real damage to all-you-can-eat buffets....
View ArticleHow Can I Lean Out and Build Muscle With The Master’s Hammer and Chisel?
Q: I’m doing The Master’s Hammer and Chisel and I want to both “lean out” and “build muscle.” Which should I pick on the Plan Quiz? A: I can see where this might appear confusing. Maybe a longer...
View ArticleHow to Eat Leading up to Your Big Endurance Event
Ah, the week before a big race. You’ve been training vigorously for months — honing your mind and body in preparation for an event that will be a memory come Monday morning. Now that event is just days...
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