Top Tips for Effective Study
Written by Kim Leggett (Clean Health Online Master Coach) 2020 has been a year of great change and the coronavirus pandemic has introduced and mainstreamed many changes into our lives in such a quick space of time, namely, the way we work, study and interact with other people. Just to get through day-to-day we have […]
Excessive Fatigue & Its Effect Muscle Growth
Written by Stefan Ianev (Clean Health Research & Development Specialist) In past blogs we’ve covered how muscle fibers need to be exposed to sufficient mechanical loading to stimulate hypertrophy. We also discussed how muscle damage and metabolic stress do not directly contribute to stimulating hypertrophy but tend to occur as a by-product of mechanical loading, […]
Are There “Good” & “Bad” Foods?
Written by Astrid Naranjo (Clean Health Accredited Clinical Dietitian) Are there good and bad foods? The short answer is… Single food items or single nutrients aren’t inherently good or bad for health. Now, the idea that some foods are inherently good while others are inherently bad has unfortunately become a well-accepted belief under the society’s […]
Good Sportsmanship as a Physique Athlete
Written by Kim Leggett (Clean Health Online Master Coach) Being a physique athlete is no different to being an athlete of any other sport; meaning – being a good sportsman is crucial. The choice made by athletes to engage in sportsmanlike behavior depends in essence on how the sport is structured by coaches, fans and […]
Top Tips for Maintaining a Good & Healthy Work-Life Balance as a Coach
Written by Kim Leggett (Clean Health Online Master Coach) In today’s modern world, work-life balance can seem like an impossible feat. Technology making employees accessible around the clock and fear of unemployment incentiving longer working hours. Data from a Harvard Business School Survey showed that 94% of working professionals report working in excess of 50 […]
The Types of Muscle Hypertrophy
Written by Stefan Ianev (Clean Health Research & Development Specialist) An increase in muscle cross sectional area occurs primarily as a result of hypertrophy. Hypertrophy is simply the increase in the diameter of a muscle fiber. On the other hand, hyperplasia, which is the increase in the number of muscle fibers, may also contribute to […]
Is Nutrient Timing Essential for Comp Prep?
Written by Astrid Naranjo (Clean Health Accredited Clinical Dietitian) Nutrient timing is a planned alteration of macronutrient intake in order to promote health, workout performance and get/stay lean. Nutrient timing strategies are based on how the body handles different types of food at different times. Many factors influence energy balance, with the laws of thermodynamics […]
Training Strategies to Maximize Recovery
Written by Kim Leggett (Clean Health Online Master Coach) As a coach, one of your most important roles in setting up your clients program is to ensure they are managing recovery. This is because their training program should and will demand a specific amount of effort and intensity in order to get them to their […]
4 Key Principles For Ensuring Successful Body Composition Changes
Written by Astrid Naranjo (Clean Health Accredited Clinical Dietitian) For far too many decades, dieters and diet books focused only on bodyweight. If it went down, that was good. If it didn’t or went up, that was bad. And while body weight is more useful than some think, it doesn’t tell the entire story. Rather, […]
Top Tips For De-Stressing
Written by Kim Leggett (Clean Health Online Master Coach) STRESS – it’s everywhere and in fact, gen pop clients are often perpetually stressed out. They work long hours, look after a family, don’t get enough sleep, eat poorly, expose themselves to environmental toxins and stressors constantly, and this is all on top of the stress […]
What Is Chronic Inflammation & How Can You Deal With It?
Written by Astrid Naranjo (Clean Health Accredited Clinical Dietitian) Inflammation has gained much attention as a threat to human health, owing to its association with such debilitating and sometimes life-threatening chronic conditions as Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, and rheumatoid arthritis (1,5-6). Nevertheless, despite being increasingly perceived as a harmful process, inflammation is a function essential […]
Tips for Fitting Comp Prep into Daily Life
Written by Kim Leggett (Clean Health Online Master Coach) So, your client wants to compete? GREAT! The first step to prepping for a competition is COMMITTING to the process! To learn more about coaching physique athletes to bring their best package to the stage, click here & enrol into Dr. Layne Norton’s online courses and […]
