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6th January 202213th January 2022

“Why Am I Exercising But Not Losing Weight?”

Understanding calories in/out with Oatein

It’s just after New Year at the time of writing – a period where many of us look to kick bad habits, adopt healthier lifestyles and eat better. While the numbers on the scale should never be the only answer, many of us also look to lose weight as we leave the Christmas period of indulgence behind us.

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30th December 202122nd December 2021

What is the Best Exercise to Lose Weight?

While there are many different ways to help encourage your body to lose weight, High-Intensity Interval Training or ‘HIIT’ exercise is undoubtedly the best way to achieve rapid weight loss when paired with a good diet.

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22nd December 2021

How To Build Muscle When Skinny

Here at Oatein, we’re all about fuelling workouts with tasty protein snacks, but we want to remind everyone that being ‘skinny’ is fine. There’s a lot of search interest via Google around building muscle when skinny, but remember that all body types are different.

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16th December 202116th December 2021

Do Carbs Build Muscle?

Carbohydrate is a macronutrient that’s essential for our bodies. They are the ‘fuel cells’ we utilise for energy, with carbs rapidly converted into glucose to feed muscles during exercise. Excess carbs, which are those not used in exercise, can be stored as glycogen that will kick in when you hit the gym.

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10th December 202110th December 2021

Can You Gain Muscle Without Weights?

When people look to build muscle, they often envisage hitting the gym. For most, that brings with it a set of worries about how you might look, what the gym will be like etc. for others, it’s less of a problem, and they’re happy to get started.

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2nd December 20212nd December 2021

How Much Protein Do I Need to Gain Muscle?

Building muscle doesn’t require any kind of secret formula. Essentially all it takes is to do anabolic exercise enough to break down muscle fibres, which your body fuses back together using myofibrils (muscle protein strands). These newly fused, repaired fibres are thicker and therefore create growth.

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25th November 2021

How to Create a Workout Plan That Suits You

Hit the gym. Hustle hard. Grind, grind, grind.

Just kidding – we’re not about that life.

Well, we are passionate about health and fitness – but we’re not big fans of the ‘grind’ mindset. In fact, here at Oatein, we’ve created tasty protein snacks designed to make getting protein into your diet easier. So it stands to reason that we’re also supportive of fitness activities that fit more conveniently into your life.

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18th November 202118th November 2021

Should I Workout With Sore Muscles?

As everybody who has ever hit the gym for the first time knows, muscle soreness is the real deal. After exercise, especially underweighted tension or if you’re performing a new movement to task muscles in a new way, your muscle fibres become fatigued. They break down and are knitted anew, which is how you build muscle.

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11th November 202111th November 2021

Compound Lifting: Which Muscle Groups to Workout Together

In the world of health and fitness, there aren’t many shortcuts. You’ve got to put in the work to get the results you want, but there are a few ways to maximise the value of your sessions and get more from your routine.

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4th November 20218th November 2021

How to Exercise Without Going to the Gym

Getting fit and healthy doesn’t mean you have to go out and invest in an expensive gym membership. While the gym is a great place to get fit, all it really represents is a place that has all the right equipment and classes to help motivate you.

You can get fit at home just as effectively, provided you have the motivation, desire and a bit of creativity. Exercise also takes many forms – so some activities will be easier to do without the gym than others.
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