Nutrition — low sugar

 AUTHOR: Fitness Director - Gareth Sapstead In the previous article we covered the best source of amino acids to take during your workouts, and how casein hydrolysate represents the gold-standard of intra-workout protein juices. You may recall how we mentioned briefly that in order to support those amino acids in getting to work then you need to manage insulin.  Insulin is one of the body’s most anabolic hormones and among other things acts to reduce protein breakdown. It also controls the uptake of those important amino acids, like the hydrolysed casein that powers Oblivion. This is easy to do after...

Author: Gareth Sapstead - Fitness Director A calorie at 7.59pm is the same as a calorie at 8.01pm, and contrary to what some believe there’s no magical time where every calorie suddenly gets stored as fat. Saying that a calorie at 8.01pm will make you gain fat, is kind of like saying eating fat will make you gain fat, something we all hopefully know to be incorrect.   Eating of fats, carbohydrates, and even protein (albeit to a lesser degree) will cause you gain weight if you OVEREAT them. Your macronutrients (carbs, fat, protein, alcohol) make up your total calorie...

Author: Gareth Sapstead - Fitness Director Office parties, family dinners and fun festivities. It’s that time of year where for most of us routine goes out of the window and the extra calories start to sneak in.  Over the next month or so most of us will be exposed to more high-sugar and ultra-processed foods than the entire rest of the year. It’s tempting, and if you have strong willpower then you’ll manage to resist it getting out of hand. That being said, studies do indeed confirm that the key to a healthy sustainable diet is giving yourself permission to...