Bullshit, Brawn and Business

Last July I started a new job... Exciting I know! However, before I started I was aware that the job involved very long hours, 10 hours a day sometimes more. This meant that I had to fit my gym time into one of two slots, either before work or afterwork. After a little bit of thought I decided to go for the before work option as gyms are quieter in the mornings than the evenings, I would miss the morning rush hour if I found a gym by my workplace and I wouldn't be tempted to find an excuse throughout the course of the day not to hit my session afterwork. I managed to find a gym which was literally a two minute walk from work that coincidentally also had 24/7 opening hours! My first week at work came and went in a flash but it was absolutely creasing me. Not because the job was hard but because I was waking up at 4:45am getting my bag and breakfast ready for the day, then I was grabbing lunch on the go, which is never the healthiest, and then I was coming home and watching TV un...

Assisting your training and recovery through supplementation has become widespread in recent years and has lead to the rapid uprising of what seems like millions of supplement companies, so the question on everyones lips is which brand is the best? Now, we all know that is a minefield of a question and the real answer is IT DEPENDS! I'm aware that I've given a pretty wet answer there but it really does depend on  #1 how much you are willing to pay,  #2 what type of protein you are looking for,  #3 whether you are looking for quantity or quality. Only you can provide the answer to the three factors above but one thing I would urge you to ignore when deciding which brand of protein to buy is the advertising of the brands. The reason for saying this is because the vast majority of protein companies employee athletes and sexy celebs to 'endorse' their products, the sole purpose of this is to make you think that if you buy that brand of protein you'll end up looki...