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Homemade Garlic Dough Balls

Here it is, my best creation to date:

Ingredients:

Yeast

Flour

Butter

Garlic

Parsley

Oil

Salt

Water

Homemade Chocolate Energy Bars!

Click above for the full recipe video

Suitable for anyone who needs an on the go fuel source.

Enjoy!

German Christmas Gluhwein - With A Twist

Here is my quick and easy recipe for a spiced up version of Gluhwein, generally found in German markets around christmas. In this version, warm up some red wine, or in this case, I managed to find some german mulled wine already. To make the mulled wine, add some spices, such as cinammon or orange peel.

Do not boil the wine as this will ruin the alcohol (the best bit)

Serve up the warm wine into a suitable mug or glas. Then grab yourself some amaretto / disaronno, and pour in a generous sized shot (50ml is about enough)

Now sit back and enjoy as it warms you up from inside.

A big thanks to the wonderful city of Amsterdam and the Wintermarkt where I discovered this!

Merry Christmas!

Homemade Protein Shake - Peanut Butter & Banana

Two videos in one week, damn you guys are lucky!

Here is one of my favourite shakes. Sometimes protein shakes can be a bit boring, and adding them with other ingredients can spice things up a bit, as well as boosting your intake of calories and vitamins.

Ingredients:

300ml Milk
1 Teaspoon Peanut butter
1 Frozen banana
1 Scoop Protein Powder





Stick it all in a blender until smooth! If you want a thicker shake, try adding extra protein powder or more banana.

Why Breakfast Cereal Will Make You Fat

My latest video on youtube:

The other day I decided that instead of cooking a large meal, I would opt for a small bowl of cereal. The first one that came to hand was Oatibix, basically oat flakes with some raisins. I added a further handful of raisins and topped with 1% Fat milk.

Luckily I weighed it out, so I could add the ingredients to MyFitnessPal and see what the damage was afterwards.

Needless to say, it was quite shocking.

The moral of the story, if you a re serious about health and fitness: track what you eat, dont rely on judgement to count calories.

Until next time

Stay safe out there.

Bodybuilders Creatine Breakfast

Check out the video above for a list of ingredients and basic how to.

There are many ways to take creatine, in water, juice, tea for example. This puts my own take on it, which has served me well so far.

Calories: 600

Carbs:97
Protein: 22
Fat:12

All in all its a standard oat based breakfast, but the flaxseeds add a different flavour, and for those who hate gritty creatine its a perfect solution.

Have your own alternatives? Let me know in the comments section.

Stay safe

Whey Protein: Common Myths & Advice

Whey protein is big business, but why?

Please check out the video above. I  made this primarily for a friend who has never used protein supplements before. He is a keen cyclist, and wants to encourage his legs to grow for more power, but as lean as possible to offset the weight disadvantage.

I explain that simple Whey Protein is his best bet, in my opinion. Most protein supplements have around 25g of protein per serving which would be an ideal way of getting in the nutrients without forcing down the common standard foods such as chicken, turkey, beef etc etc.

I also cover the general cost, that he should not expect any sudden gains or boost in performance, and also show that frequency and timing of protein in the diet doesn't matter in the long run.

Basically, when it comes to Whey, KEEP IT SIMPLE.

Enjoy.

Legal Steroids

Here is a short video about something I picked up in a supplement store:

The product is called Methdrol - and you may have guessed, it is a prohormone.

Im not going to get into the arguments for and against prohormones here, do what you will. All I ask is that you take care and read as much as you can first.

Please note in the UK where I am, these prohormones are LEGAL. They may not be in your area of residence.

Now, even though you can legally buy and use these as supplements, be wary of their contents. Methdrol contains a chemical compound which will be broken down by your body and introduce excess testosterone into you system. The particular compound found in this prohormone I understand to be BANNED by WADA, meaning in for example, a tested athletic event or bodybuilding show, you will be in the same class as the juicers.

I am not discussing whether they work, how they work or whether you should source these products yourself on here. What I am saying is:

UNDERSTAND FULLY WHAT IS IN YOUR SUPPLEMENTS BEFORE YOU TAKE THEM, AND WHAT EFFECTS THEY WILL HAVE ON YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

Stay safe.