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Will Casein Protein Before Bed Help Your Gains?
Muscle Building, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 10/3/23 Muscle Building, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 10/3/23

Will Casein Protein Before Bed Help Your Gains?

Or is this another case of majoring in the minors?

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Vegan Diets Are Fine to Support Muscle & Strength Goals
Muscle Building, Nutrition, Strength Training Dylan Dacosta 4/6/23 Muscle Building, Nutrition, Strength Training Dylan Dacosta 4/6/23

Vegan Diets Are Fine to Support Muscle & Strength Goals

Some additional barriers may be met, but this diet can still support your gains

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Simple Strategies to Manage Your Diet Without Tracking Calories
Nutrition, Mindset/Behaviour Change, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 8/5/22 Nutrition, Mindset/Behaviour Change, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 8/5/22

Simple Strategies to Manage Your Diet Without Tracking Calories

If you don't want to track, what else can you do to help manage your energy intake?

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You Should Probably Be Taking Creatine
Nutrition, Muscle Building Dylan Dacosta 7/10/22 Nutrition, Muscle Building Dylan Dacosta 7/10/22

You Should Probably Be Taking Creatine

What the evidence says and what it also can teach us about the supplement industry.

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Simple Strategies to Hit Your Daily Protein Targets
Nutrition, Muscle Building Dylan Dacosta 7/6/22 Nutrition, Muscle Building Dylan Dacosta 7/6/22

Simple Strategies to Hit Your Daily Protein Targets

Simplifying a needlessly complicated problem in your fitness journey.

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How Much Protein Should You Eat Per Day to Maximize Muscle Growth?
Nutrition, Muscle Building Dylan Dacosta 6/29/22 Nutrition, Muscle Building Dylan Dacosta 6/29/22

How Much Protein Should You Eat Per Day to Maximize Muscle Growth?

ow much is enough and how much is too much? Let’s find out.

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Whey Too Much Protein — Maybe the Bros Were Onto Something
Muscle Building, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 1/27/22 Muscle Building, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 1/27/22

Whey Too Much Protein — Maybe the Bros Were Onto Something

Study review breaking down the effects of 2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight per day, in trained individuals.

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Eat Slow, Eat Less?
Nutrition, Mindset/Behaviour Change, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 1/10/22 Nutrition, Mindset/Behaviour Change, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 1/10/22

Eat Slow, Eat Less?

Study review on the effects of eating pace and energy consumed.

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Metabolic Adaptation: The Body’s Defence to Fat Loss
Weight Loss, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 1/4/22 Weight Loss, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 1/4/22

Metabolic Adaptation: The Body’s Defence to Fat Loss

Study review on metabolic adaptation to significant weight loss.

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Mitigating Holiday Season Weight Gain
Weight Loss, Nutrition, Mindset/Behaviour Change Dylan Dacosta 12/19/21 Weight Loss, Nutrition, Mindset/Behaviour Change Dylan Dacosta 12/19/21

Mitigating Holiday Season Weight Gain

Strategies to help you navigate the high calorie environment of the holidays without deprivation

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Low Carb Vs Low Fat Diets For Weight Loss
Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 12/16/21 Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 12/16/21

Low Carb Vs Low Fat Diets For Weight Loss

Forget the dogma - what does the actual evidence say?

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How Much Protein Should You Eat During Fat Loss?
Weight Loss, Nutrition, Muscle Building Dylan Dacosta 12/5/21 Weight Loss, Nutrition, Muscle Building Dylan Dacosta 12/5/21

How Much Protein Should You Eat During Fat Loss?

Study review on high vs low protein intakes during energy restriction combined with resistance training

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What Would Happen if You Overate by 1000 Calories Per Day?
Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 11/27/21 Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 11/27/21

What Would Happen if You Overate by 1000 Calories Per Day?

Well… it may depend on your genetics.

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Does Human Metabolism Decline With Age?
Weight Loss, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 11/15/21 Weight Loss, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 11/15/21

Does Human Metabolism Decline With Age?

Study review on how the metabolism changes through the human life span.

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How Diet Breaks Can Help You With Your Fat Loss Goals
Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 11/15/21 Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 11/15/21

How Diet Breaks Can Help You With Your Fat Loss Goals

Study review on utilizing diet breaks to improve fat loss efficiency and fight off weight regain

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How To Make Your Own Meal Plan
Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 8/28/21 Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 8/28/21

How To Make Your Own Meal Plan

What's that old proverb about teaching one to fish?

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Why Protein Is Crucial For Your Fat Loss Goals
Weight Loss, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 7/1/21 Weight Loss, Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 7/1/21

Why Protein Is Crucial For Your Fat Loss Goals

The key macronutrient to optimizing fat loss

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Is Eating Too Little Sabotaging Your Weight Loss?
Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 6/26/21 Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 6/26/21

Is Eating Too Little Sabotaging Your Weight Loss?

One of the most common patterns I've seen from clients.

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3 Supplements That Actually Work.
Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 6/12/21 Nutrition Dylan Dacosta 6/12/21

3 Supplements That Actually Work.

They still won’t transform your body, though.

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How to Not Become Another Weight Regain Statistic</a>
Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 3/11/19 Nutrition, Weight Loss Dylan Dacosta 3/11/19

How to Not Become Another Weight Regain Statistic

You may statistically be likely to gain it all back, but that doesn’t mean you have to.

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