Okay, let’s first break down the facts before talking about the myths that are commonly spoken about white potato and sweet potato. *Per 100g raw weight: White potato has 69 calories, sweet potato has 86 calories. How crazy is that? I know I was a little surprised about the lower calorie content that white potato contains…most people will usually pick sweet potato over white potato because they assume it has less calories. Well, there you have it! This is mainly drawn from the fact that white potato contains higher water content, making sweet potato more dense in macronutrients. Sweet potato...

A muscle growth fundamental that has been around for decades, and is lore in gyms across the world, is the concept of the ''hypertrophy rep range''. While it can be vague and changes slightly depending on who you talk to, it is essentially a moderate rep range thought to be optimal for growing muscle. It can be as low as 6 and goes to 15 at the higher end. The generally accepted rep range for building strength is thought to be 1-6 (roughly), and anything above 15 is believed to be endurance or something close to cardio. Militancy about these rep...

How about some low calorie ideas to help get you through that mid-afternoon hunger spike or post dinner cravings? You have to admit, we all get ‘snaky’ every now and then! Whether it’s from having a bigger day at work, or a sugar craving coming on, you are only human when experiencing these feelings! I use to struggle with these feelings thinking that I was just constantly hungry, which would end up overeating towards the end of the day/night when restricting myself during the day! If you’ve done this/felt like this, then hopefully these snack ideas will help you too!...

Are you starting to feel a post-covid plateau coming on?! Do you blame this on your diet or your training? Is it really a plateau, or is there a lack of consistency within your diet, training and tracking? Did you know that you will (probably) never 100% accurately track your food intake? Even when you are weighing everything you eat, you will still usually either exceed or fall below your daily goal intake by 10% (each way). This, in some circumstances, means we need to focus more on what we are eating, as well as how much. This includes, of...