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How Long Does it Take to Get Ripped? (No B.S.)

March 5, 2021 By Jess Billitz

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Those long-sought-after noob gains are finally settling in. Every deadlift, creatine scoop, and exhausting HIIT session up until this point are finally showing in the mirror.

You’ve gained some 20 pounds of pure lean mass.

That once low-hanging gut is slowly uncovering the core muscles hiding beneath.

And, those old college T’s fit again (not busting at the seams, but also not baggy).

It’s time to take this newfound progress and convert it into a cut and buff summer body deserving respect in the gym. But how long does it take to get “ripped” these days?

Well, here’s our no B.S. guide to getting ripped.

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30 Surprising Fitness Supplement Industry Market Statistics

February 22, 2021 By Jess Billitz

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Beeline to the health & fitness aisle at your local supermarket or chain retail store, and you’ll find yourself in a “magical wonderland” that many lifters describe as “heaven.”

Rocket freeze pre-workout powders for a caffeinated jolt. Birthday cake-flavored protein bars to rebuild those pythons. Horse pill fat burners that slim down the gut you owe to pizza roll binges.

It’s a fitness junkie’s playground!

But if you explore a little deeper and yank a few tubs from the shelves, you’ll realize that sports nutrition is only the icing on the cake.

Other dietary supplements — like herbs, multivitamins, and energy bars — rule the supplement industry like they’re going out of style (fad or not).

It seems like everyone has dietary capsules tucked into their bags. These 30 surprising fitness supplement industry market statistics will examine how we fill in the remaining nutritional gaps.

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Using Ascent Pre Workout for More Gains (Review)

February 15, 2021 By Jess Billitz

When you add a tagline like the “Official Sponsor of Hard Work” to your brand, you’re practically setting yourself up for failure.

High expectations. Globally-known professional athletes agreeing to sponsorships. Results!

Miraculously (or not), Ascent Protein has managed to do the unthinkable — all three of those things and then some. But is Ascent Pre Workout the cure to lagging gains or gloomy plateaus?

We’re tired of the garbage products too!

Let’s cut to the chase.

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Ascent Native Fuel Whey Protein Powder Review

February 1, 2021 By Jess Billitz

A trip to the Vitamin Shoppe (or even the fitness aisle of a retail store) is supposed to be exciting. Dozens of options, flavors galore, and almost guaranteed gains on the horizon.

But then … you flip those 4-pound tubs around and scan the labels.

80mg of cholesterol?

Maltodextrin?

190 calories per serving?

Choosing a new whey protein powder winds up being a “lesser of two evils” scenario. If you want the mass, you have to make nutritional sacrifices elsewhere (right?).

Note quite.

From the “Official Sponsor of Hard Work” comes Ascent Native Fuel Whey Protein Powder. Now, does this rare “clean” supplement deliver on its expectations?

We’re about to find out!

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Swolverine Beta-Alanine Review (The Case for CarnoSyn)

January 18, 2021 By Jess Billitz

The athletic supplement industry is notoriously misleading. One pill, one scoop, or one gram can help you add 50 pounds to your bench press or pack on 15 pounds of pure muscle mass.

… until you read the fine print.

That’s where you learn the brutal truth — that many workout supplements are nothing more than placebos hoping to “trick” you into tougher workouts.

At first glance, Swolverine Beta-Alanine might sound too good to be true. Better focus, less mid-workout fatigue, and strength gains are all promises you’ve heard before.

Let’s find out if this pure pre-workout supplement is legit.

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