What’s possibly the single biggest stumbling block when it comes to improving your body composition? Like most of life’s burning questions, we needn’t look any further than the wisdom of skid row poet Charles Bukowski.
Eating a bowl of cottage cheese before hitting the sack has long been a ritual for many hardcore fitness buffs. Casein (one of the proteins in dairy- and the one that’s especially abundant in cottage cheese) has a time-released effect when it hits your stomach, making it a perfect choice for supplying the body with a steady stream of amino acids while you sleep. But what if you can’t stand cottage cheese, and still want a casein fix? Here’s an exotic recipe that’s not merely palatable, it’s downright decadent.
Were the Ancient Greeks on the juice? Is weight training destroying your teeth? What’s the final verdict on caffeine and fat loss? Our panel of XXL brains digs into the mailbag.
After a decade in the training racket, you get pretty accustomed to answering the same handful of newbie questions over and over. Usually, they’re not stupid questions- they’re just the wrong questions.
That which is currently helping the bar come off the floor.
Compliments of the bloody do-gooders over at Spezzatino magazine, here’s a great hippie-worthy recipe I recently contributed to their mag, for their special issue devoted entirely to plant-based eating.
