Jack Radford-Smith

February 28, 2023

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Bodybuilding Off-Season

Jack Radford-Smith

February 28, 2023

Contrary to popular belief, the sport of bodybuilding entails more than just “comp prep” and an “off-season”.

Jack Radford-Smith

February 28, 2023

How To Track Correctly On MyFitnessPal

Jack Radford-Smith

February 28, 2023

Are you puzzled why you’ve been seeing red for your calories, when you’re still in the green for macros?

Let us help you put an end to this MyFitnessPal mystery!

Jack Radford-Smith

February 28, 2023

The Truth About Eating Processed Foods

Jack Radford-Smith

February 28, 2023

Spoiler alert: we ALL have a processed diet.

Everything we eat essentially goes through a process before it reaches our mouth - hence, we all eat “processed” foods by definition whether we like it or not.

Jack Radford-Smith

January 3, 2023

BCAAs vs EAAs vs Whey Protein - How To Choose The Best Protein Supplement

Jack Radford-Smith

January 3, 2023

The truth about BCAA’s: They’re unlikely to hinder your training, however they won’t enhance it either. The good news? There are alternative protein supplements available on the market that CAN enhance your training performance and subsequent physique results.

Jack Radford-Smith

January 3, 2023

What All Weight Loss Diets Have In Common

Jack Radford-Smith

January 3, 2023

If your goal incorporates weight loss, then this infographic illustrates a few important points to bear in mind when trying to “go on a diet” and how to actually do it successfully!

Jack Radford-Smith

December 21, 2022

Surprising Food Sources With Hidden Artificial Sweeteners

Jack Radford-Smith

December 21, 2022

For decades now artificial sweeteners have been abundant in our food environment, and with this has come decades of randomised control trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis which have researched their effects on human health outcomes. So the question is… are they safe?

Jack Radford-Smith

December 17, 2022

How To Achieve Bodybuilding Conditioning and Get Stage Lean

Jack Radford-Smith

December 17, 2022

The process of getting stage lean and “conditioned” for a bodybuilding show is multi factorial. For simplicity, we’ve broken down this process into five main components. Swipe through the above to read our best advice on how to nail the conditioning criteria for your next bodybuilding season!

Jack Radford-Smith

December 17, 2022

Busting The Top 5 Bodybuilding Myths

Jack Radford-Smith

December 17, 2022

Some claims in the fitness industry have merit… and some, well… don’t. Swipe through the above to bust five common bodybuilding myths, and understand that while they sound good in theory, they don’t hold up in practice.

Jack Radford-Smith

December 3, 2022

How To Stay Fit During The Holidays

Jack Radford-Smith

December 3, 2022

Don’t ditch your goals in December! Today is the first of the month, meaning that there’s still 31 days left in the year of 2022. Despite this being >8% of an entire year’s worth of potential progress, some people are convinced that December should be a “write-off” simply due to an increased number of social events (namely Christmas and New Years Eve).

Jack Radford-Smith

December 3, 2022

How To Make The Most Of Your Off-Season

Jack Radford-Smith

December 3, 2022

Despite the name, this is not a time you want to be taking “off”. Swipe through to read our five top-tips for how to maximise your results and maintain momentum during the off-season!

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Strength Training and Longevity: What Lifting Does Beyond Building Muscle

Strength training is one of the most underrated health interventions available. A walk through the specific outcomes it influences beyond aesthetics and muscle gain, including approximately 15 to 20 percent lower all-cause mortality risk (up to 40 percent when combined with aerobic exercise), preserved muscle mass across the aging curve, increased bone mineral density at the spine and hip, better balance and mobility with reduced fall risk, improved insulin sensitivity and metabolic health, and sustained independence into later life.

A Practical Food List for Every Macro | Carbs, Protein, Fat, and Mixed Sources

A practical food reference list grouped by macronutrient contribution: carbohydrate-primary foods, protein-primary foods, fat-primary foods, and the mixed sources that contribute to more than one macro at once. Use this as a quick lookup for building macro variety across every food group, whether cooking at home, eating out, travelling, or adjusting a meal without overthinking every ingredient.

Why Your Gaining Phases Keep Failing | The Cycle That Cuts Bulks Short

Why do so many lifters spend years in the gym without building meaningful muscle? A guide to the self-reinforcing cycle where fear of fat gain repeatedly cuts the gaining phase short before muscle actually builds, the psychological asymmetries that drive premature phase termination, and what a productive gaining phase actually requires in terms of surplus size, duration, and tracking approach.

Can You Take Bodybuilding Seriously and Still Have Balance?

Balance in bodybuilding rarely looks like a 50/50 split, and it doesn't need to. A 90/10 framing that lets a high standard in the sport coexist with the rest of life, with practical examples across training, nutrition, sleep, and social events, and guidance on how the ratio shifts across improvement seasons, contest prep, and different competitive levels.

Know Your Macros | How Protein, Carbs, and Fats Distribute Across Common Foods

Almost every food carries all three macronutrients, not just one. A visual reference showing how protein, carbohydrate, and fat actually distribute across common protein sources, carbohydrate sources, and fat sources, with the practical implications for building meals around specific calorie and macro targets. The article covers ten common protein sources, thirteen carbohydrate sources, and twelve fat sources across three stacked bar charts, with guidance on matching source selection to fat loss, muscle gain, and general dietary variety.

How Many Calories Should You Eat? Why the Answer Is More Individual Than You Think

Two people with the same height, weight, age, and gender can have calorie requirements that differ by 1,000 or more calories per day. A walk through the six variables that shape individual maintenance, why comparison charts and calculators tend to miss the mark, and how to identify your own maintenance more accurately than any equation can through 2 to 4 weeks of personal tracking data.

Post-Workout Nutrition for Lifters: How to Structure the Peri-Workout Window

The anabolic window has been softened considerably by the research, but the meal around training remains a genuinely valuable opportunity to refuel and get quality nutrition into the day. A practical guide to structuring the six-hour peri-workout window, the protein and carbohydrate targets that support recovery, the plate-building principles that apply to the post-workout meal, and the specific exception cases where speed of digestion genuinely matters.

The Most Satiating Foods per 100g: A Protein and Fibre Density Chart

Foods that combine meaningful protein and fibre content per 100 grams tend to contribute more to daily satiety than foods that provide very little of either. This is a visual map of common foods plotted by their protein and fibre density, grouped by food category, showing where each sits on both variables and how to use the pattern to inform food selection during fat loss, muscle gain, and general dieting.

How to Manage Hunger During Contest Prep: A Practical Guide for Competitors

Hunger is inevitable during a contest prep, and the competitors who manage it well tend to accept it as a condition of the sport rather than an emergency. A practical guide covering satiety strategies, the distinction between hunger and food focus, meal structure across a twelve to twenty week deficit, and the specific patterns that make prep harder than it needs to be.

Everything Worth Knowing About Creatine: Muscle, Brain, and Practical Use

Creatine monohydrate has the deepest evidence base of any performance supplement, with consistent effects on strength, power, and lean mass alongside emerging research on cognitive function and mental fatigue resistance. A complete guide to how creatine works, how to dose it for physical and cognitive benefits, what the water retention actually represents, and why monohydrate remains the recommended form.

Why Your Tracking App's Calorie and Macro Totals Don't Line Up

The calorie total and the sum of the macros in a tracking app rarely add up to the same number. A guide to the five reasons behind the discrepancy (user-generated entries, rounding, Atwater factor variability, calorie versus kilojoule precision, and hidden energy contributors like sugar alcohols and alcohol) and when the difference actually matters across different phases of training and dieting.

The Five-Part Meal Framework for Training, Recovery, and Body Composition

Meals can hit macros and still fall short on fibre, food variety, vegetable portioning, fat source rotation, and micronutrient adequacy. A five-part meal framework for lifters and physique athletes that addresses the quality variables macro tracking misses, with four worked examples showing how the framework applies across different meal styles.

Rising Bowel Cancer Rates in Young Adults: A Dietitian's Evidence-Based Guide

Bowel cancer incidence has been rising in adults under 50 for two decades. A dietitian walks through what current evidence suggests is driving the shift, and the practical dietary and lifestyle habits that consistently show up as protective across large prospective studies, from fibre and processed meat intake to body composition, physical activity, and alcohol consumption.