by MikeandMida | Dec 18, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Lifestyle, Nature, Nutritional Science, Omnivore, Plant-Based
The real issue with animal-based high-protein food choices is not about your individual health, nor is nutritional deficits. Assuming that you are in fact eating a healthy, nutritionally complete high-protein, high-satiety diet.
The issue is the planetary impact and indirect harm to all human beings.
by MikeandMida | Dec 16, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Lifestyle, Psychology
At Strength By Fitness, we do not just coach nutrition and fitness, fat loss, performance and strength and all those things.
We work with fostering healthier habits too, and recovery and stress management are part of that, as is sleep.
So here are a few basic pillars that will let us improve your sleep quality and sleep cycle, and the many health metrics that in turn will improve.
by MikeandMida | Dec 9, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Lifestyle, Omnivore, Plant-Based, Psychology
As evolved, educated, teachable, and acutely intelligent as the human species are, we are also, just as primal as every other animal species that still roam this planet.
The primal driver of pack mentality is why omnivores are seen as more socially acceptable than plant-based people.
by MikeandMida | Dec 6, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Lifestyle, Nutritional Science
I have lately seen some health, nutrition & fitness conversations about protein intake and kidney disease. Expressing the good old fable that a healthy high-protein intake will be a bad thing for people with kidney issues.
And especially so the elderly.
But this is for most people a fable, based on a small grain of truth. Welcome to another fact-based deep dive from Strength By Fitness.
by MikeandMida | Dec 4, 2024 | Gluten-Free, Plant-Based, Recipes
Welcome to another gluten-free, edamame recipe. This time it´s a delicious bowl of edamame spaghetti and vegan mince.
100 grams of protein, and a satiety range of 66 to 80 makes this a winner.
by MikeandMida | Dec 3, 2024 | Gluten-Free, Plant-Based, Recipes
Welcome back to a tasty, yet basic and easy-to-make Edamame Spaghetti Salad. This might not sound like it could end up as a protein powerhouse, but hey, it is a Strength By Fitness recipe, so it is, of course, loaded with taste, health and fitness-friendly ingredients, satiety, and protein
Roughly 646 calories and 76 grams of protein, and a satiety range of 66 to 80 with 40+ grams of fiber!
Enjoy.
by MikeandMida | Dec 3, 2024 | Healthy Fats, Plant-Based, Recipes
Time for our second high-protein recipe. This time we have bumped the protein content to 90 grams without increasing total energy by much at all.
Enjoy the meal and stay healthy fit, and let us know which pancake recipe taste better.
by MikeandMida | Nov 29, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Exercise Science, Lifestyle, Nutritional Science
Never be afraid of lifting weights as a woman or man who is currently out of shape, less fit, obese, or if you simply are a person with some excess fat to lose.
When you change your food habits in order to achieve a healthy amount of fat loss you will also lose some lean mass, including skeletal muscle mass, bone mass and organ mass. Welcome to a new article and study.
by MikeandMida | Nov 27, 2024 | Plant-Based, Recipes
A plant-based Casserole with 70 grams of protein & 117 grams of whole plant-based carbohydrates. Boom, this is one tasty and healthy casserole. Pro tip for Thanksgiving day, eat this and not the popular junk food, marshmallowized poor health outcome version.
by MikeandMida | Nov 27, 2024 | Plant-Based, Recipes
Nothing fancy going on here, just another high-protein oat bowl, loaded with health-promoting fiber, protein, healthy, plant-based micronutrients, fats, and quality carbs. 53 Grams of protein in total, and 658 calories.
by MikeandMida | Nov 24, 2024 | Gluten-Free, Plant-Based, Recipes
10 plant-based crunchy chocolate cookies. Rich in taste, and micronutrients while providing that unholy crunchy cookie experience.
Each cookie comes loaded with about 6.2 grams of protein, roughly 61 calories and a rich amount of micronutrients.
by MikeandMida | Nov 23, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Exercise Science, Lifestyle, Nutritional Science
We are living in a fact-free world where a ton of people tragically assume that as they grow old there is absolutely nothing they can do to maintain better health, and fitness, mobility and body composition relative to their sedentary peers.
This is not true, habits dictate how you age, dive right in and find out how you can enjoy a healthier second half of your life.
by MikeandMida | Nov 17, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Exercise Science, Lifestyle
Today we we will take a look at over 150,000 completed marathons from 120,000 runners, so there´s no lack of data points in this article.
All data was from the final 16 weeks preceding the 151,813 marathons that were completed successfully by 119,452 runners.
by MikeandMida | Nov 16, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Lifestyle
Mike Tyson vs Paul was, as most had expected, not a great boxing match.
But the value of the entertainment is not the purpose of this article. What I want to say is that Mike Tyson impressed me, and more importantly he should inspire countless of people around the world.
Now, why did Tyson impress me?
by MikeandMida | Nov 11, 2024 | Coaching, Coaching Wisdom, Lifestyle
End of year sale. 12 months of unlimited private online coaching from Strength by Fitness for only 200€.
by MikeandMida | Nov 10, 2024 | Exercise Science, Lifestyle
Intervals are far more demanding than steady-state exercise. But, read on for the why and take that knowledge with you as you program smarter fitness plans.
The human body will use way more energy moving into a higher level of physical effort than it does once a steady state has been achieved.
by MikeandMida | Nov 9, 2024 | Plant-Based, Recipes
Welcome all to a tasty, and phenomenally protein-packed plant-based lasagna.
This meal for two that will provide roughly 170 grams of plant-based protein and 1500 calories of high-quality energy.
Enjoy.
by MikeandMida | Nov 8, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Exercise Science, Lifestyle
This is how you train older clients for vastly better results and health.
In these studies, we see that roughly 12 sets in total per week of resistance training across two separate gym days track incredibly well.
Read on to uncover the secrets of successful strength training for the elderly. Load, rep range, rest and exercise choices, and why that is.
by MikeandMida | Nov 7, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Exercise Science, Lifestyle
Welcome to another Strength By Fitness article, today today we will talk about the crossroad of body mass, muscle fibers, strength, speed, agility and explosive power and how its all connected.
In short, this article will explore how you should train to become stronger, faster, and more explosive as an athlete and person.
This comes into play when your total mass is already too big for your relative strength to successfully power even faster, and more explosive movement.
Coach Mike, Strength By Fitness
by MikeandMida | Sep 28, 2024 | Coaching Wisdom, Lifestyle
Long-term stress harms your health in a major way. But a healthy fact-based lifestyle mitigates a lot of that negative impact.
And just as you can learn to eat healthier foods, and create healthier food, exercise, and lifestyle habits you can also learn how to reduce chronic stress.