The protein absorption myth – How much protein per meal?

A while ago, I stumbled over a post on Reddit, where someone was asking about how much protein we can absorb. It’s the famous protein absorption myth. People ask this question all the time. Here’s the post: “Hey redditors, im sure all of us heard the phrase: “You should eat max 25G of protein in a meal” Some say it wont absorb well and turn into fat, Some say it causes bloating etc.. So my question is basically IS Continue Reading…

Mindfulness can reduce exhaustion from lack of enough sleep – Short Tao

Sleep is important and unfortunately for many different reasons, at times, we aren’t getting enough. Maybe you just got your first baby and have sleepless nights, or it’s a broken relationship that keeps you awake. Or you’re a busy entrepreneur who’s working hard to get things up and running. Either way, sleep or rather the lack of it impacts our health negatively. One of the things that can be done to reduce exhaustion, besides more sleep, is a regular mindfulness practice. Continue Reading…

Recap of 1st week back powerlifting – PBS #3

Here we are with episode 3 of Project Big Stefan. In this episode of PBS I’ll share with you my current diet progress and how I am doing on my powerlifting training. At the end I share my a few of my lifts with you too and of one of them I am especially proud of. It’s a 75kg Olympic style front squat for 4 reps. It took me a long time to get the mobility for it and Continue Reading…

6 weeks of hypertrophy training – Project Big Stefan – PBS #2

Here we go with #2 of Project Big Stefan. I’ll share with you my current progress of 6 weeks of hypertrophy training and what’s to come. Hypertrophy Training I discuss what kind of program I used during these 6 weeks (MI40 Foundation) and give my honest feedback of it. Once that is done and some coffee sipping took place, continue with what planed the upcoming weeks. Hypertrophy 101 In case you aren’t sure what hypertrophy training is all about. Continue Reading…