Health & Fitness Blog

Written by Justin Harris, Thomas Lackie, and Team 1D The benefits of cannabis for your bodybuilding goals Regardless of one's political views, it is becoming harder to deny that cannabis is an effective treatment for multiple diseases in certain individuals. When I began studying cannabis during my freshman year at the University of Memphis, I came across several studies and publications that suggested it could benefit bodybuilders and others by improving appetite, reducing fasting insulin levels, lowering insulin resistance, reducing waist circumference, and lowering inflammation markers that may help prevent diabetes and other diseases. Cannabis use and fasting insulin, glucose, and...

Written by Justin Harris and Team 1D   I'd probably prefer you dropped down to 5x a week of training, but that's my personal preference. I just have found that 4-5x a week of training is where people make the most optimal size gains.  I understand that people enjoy training sometimes too much to only go 4x a week, so that's why I say 4-5, but if I really analyze who's grown the most over all the years, it's the people going very hard 4x a week. 5x a week on occasion, but I really haven't seen the improvement with people...

Written by Justin Harris and Team 1D The Science Behind Your Insulin Resistance Everyone loves their high-carb days, not just for the copious amounts of carbs but for what our bodies do with them. If you’ve been following my content this far, you should know the function of insulin. Insulin is a poly-protein peptide that is the driving force behind your massive pumps on your high-carb days. You see, Insulin is a jack of all trades that has a hand in a plethora of important physiological cascades from glycogen storage to brain function and bone health. This is why insulin sensitivity...

Written by Justin Harris and Team 1D   What is progressive overload training? Everyone seems to be focusing on progressive overload training these days -which is great because of all the metrics used to gauge potential muscle growth; an increase in strength is about as direct of a correlation as you'll get.  Progressive overload is a principle in strength training that refers to gradually increasing the resistance or weight being lifted over time instead of the same weight. The idea is that by consistently challenging the muscles with more weight, they will adapt and become stronger. You have to consider how...