Blogs — muscle growth

Building an aesthetic, healthy and strong body is at the forefront of most gym goers goals. It is no secret that gaining significant amounts of muscle takes consistent hard work. However, this process is often over-complicated, with many people 'spinning their wheels' and making no progress. Here is some quick and straightforward tips to ensure you are making as much progress as possible! 1. Progressive Overload - This term is commonly cited within the gym community, but what does it actually mean? PO simply means to progressively make what you are doing in the gym harder. Whilst this can be achieved through...

Cream of Rice – What’s the hype about? Over the last 5 years cream of rice has infiltrated the fitness industry by storm, with nearly every mainstream brand now supplying their own product. But what’s all the fuss about, isn’t it just powdered rice? In essence, yes. Cream of rice products are powdered rice. However, many companies add extra ingredients, such as digestive enzymes and multivitamin complexes which add to the nutritional value of rice. The main selling points for cream of rice products are that they are flavoured and provide a simplistic, tasty method of getting easily digested carbohydrates...

Colostrum is often called “first milk” or “immune milk”. It is the first “milk” that comes from the mammaries of all mammals. In cows, it is produced up to 4 days after birth, at which time it gives way to the cow milk we all know so well. The purpose for colostrum is to develop the immune system and digestive system of the newborn mammal. Without colostrum a calf will die as it has no immune system and limited digestive capability to absorb nutrients and grow. Additionally, colostrum is loaded with growth factors which provides the spark for the young...