Leucine has been called the “most important” amino acid because it promotes muscle growth and recovery. As an essential amino acid (EAA), leucine must be supplied through diet or supplements. Consuming a balanced ratio of EAA stimulates protein synthesis—adequate leucine intake maximizes this effect. Here are the science based best practices for integrating leucine into…
1.WHAT’S A PLANT-BASED DIET？ As the name suggests, a plant-based diet refers to any diet that centers around food, especially protein, that is sourced from plant sources. This can include fruit, grains, vegetables, legumes, peas, nuts, seeds and substitutes for meat such as soy products. Ideally, a healthy plant-based diet should consist primarily of nutrient-dense…
Training to “failure” has always been a hot topic in the fitness industry, with many diverging opinions and ideas that can make it hard to clarify how one should approach their training. For this reason, one of the goals of my PhD research is to help elucidate the influence of “proximity-to-failure” on muscle hypertrophy….
Now that I’ve caught your attention, with this title, let’s be honest. You probably felt like you’ve tried everything out there, and nothing seems to work anymore, or worse still, watch your best friend lean up twice as fast, putting in just half the efforts you have. With the multitude of diets, gadgets and information…
One of the most frequently asked questions in the fitness industry is: “How many repetitions should I perform for any given exercise?” If you are expecting a simple, straight-forward answer, forget it. Bodybuilding great Mike Mentzer was an advocate of performing one to two well-performed sets to failure for a given exercise, and kept his…
Fit Singapore has always strived to make an impact on Fitness Education and raise the standard of Personal Trainers in Singapore. With an ever-growing industry and ever evolving sport science knowledge base to draw from, our goal is always to deliver the highest level of education to fitness professionals and fitness enthusiasts, ensuring we cultivate…
Ken Baldwin – FAI Master Trainer Did you know that 10,000 people are turning 65 everyday in the US Alone? Here’s another interesting fact for you – in the 1900’s life expectancy was 49. Today women aged 65 have a 75% chance of living to 100. Men have a slightly less percentage. The average age…
By Filipe Pereira Would you be able to tell how many ways of training and how many styles of training people tend to gravitate towards? I am going to mention just three of them as I am very sure there are many styles I won’t be able to cover or even heard of before in…
