Original Nutrition and Training Articles by Steve Marteski

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The mentality of people who stay fit all the time

Nearly all of us that care about our fitness seem to function in streaks. We will nail the diet and workouts for a few weeks, then we wil...

Should you include fruit in your weight loss diet?

“Sugars are bad, sugars make you fat, and fruit has sugar, so you shouldn’t eat fruit if you want to lose weight.” -Most People This is...

This home workout strategy gets results

As many of us are, I’ve had to switch over to home workouts the past few days. The only piece of equipment I have is a pullup bar in the ...

FIVE hidden reasons you AREN’T losing weight

Losing weight is simple right? You cut calories, increase activity level, and the body responds by burning body fat. It really is THAT si...

Are you doing too much cardio?

Cardio training, in all of its forms, is more or less synonymous with fat loss and getting “fit”. Walking, running, aerobics, stair-stepp...

Why counting calories doesn’t work

Calories in versus calories out. We add up all the calories we eat throughout the day, then subtract out the calories we burn off with ex...

What’s the Real Problem with Processed Foods?

Pretty much every diet and every dietician and diet coach universally agrees and reiterates that we should avoid processed foods. But wha...

The Best Diet is………The One You Can Actually Follow!

So many different diets to choose from…vegan, paleo, fasting, no carb, no fat, carnivore, etc etc etc. Every one of them has their benefi...

Why does my fat come off in spurts...and how do I keep losing fat?

If you’ve ever been on a serious diet for more than a couple weeks, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that the road to a leaner body does not go...

THE DOWNSIDE OF LOW/NO CARB DIETS: GREAT FOR FAT LOSS, BAD FOR TRAINING

Low/no carb diets have become incredibly popular..In fact, the vast majority of weight loss/get fit diets incorporate some form of extrem...

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Steve Marteski

Physique and Performance Research

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