nutrition Archives - Tier Three Tactical

Ultimate Guide to Lean Bulking Macros for Max Muscle

February 18, 2024 by Jake

These days everyone is interested in lean bulking macros, calories, and other nutritional details, to help them gain muscle mass. It’s understandable. No one wants … Read more

The 16 Best Protein Drinks for Weight Gain and Lean Muscle Mass

April 13, 2022 by Jake

If you want to gain lean muscle mass then you need to to eat enough protein. This can be a difficult task for many folks, … Read more

Paleo Diet vs. Keto: 7 Key Differences Explain Which Diet You Should Choose

December 26, 2021 by Jake

If you’re anything like me you’re constantly bombarded with new fad diets. It can be hard to figure out which diet is best for your … Read more

7 Surprising Benefits of Low Fat Diets for Weight Loss

7 Surprising Reasons You Should Consider A Low Fat Diet for Optimum Weight Loss

September 12, 2021 by Jake

In my decades of training and coaching functional fitness athletes, I’ve rarely come across more nonsense than when athletes start talking about diets. This is … Read more

How Many Calories Does Functional Fitness Burn?

March 7, 2020January 25, 2020 by Jake

As a coach I get asked this all the time. It’s a reasonable question, and up until now there really hasn’t been a very good … Read more

Supplements, Functional Fitness, and Protein Intake

January 29, 2020August 31, 2019 by Jake

If you workout and take your performance seriously, then you need to make sure you are ingesting the right amount of protein. Unfortunately there is … Read more

The Ultimate Fitness Nutrition Calculator: Weight loss, Muscle Gain, and Body Fat

November 28, 2020May 20, 2018 by Jake

We can all agree that nutrition for athletes can be complicated. There are a million sources of information, most of which are conflicting in their advice. Eat paleo, no ketogenic is the way to go, but don’t forget carbs! This article is going to cut through all that nonsense, and provide you with a spreadsheet that will automatically calculate your calories, macros, and body fat, as well as put you on the right path to achieve your nutrition goals. Did I mention that it’s also free? Keep reading to get this awesome tool.

The Ultimate Functional Fitness Nutrition Guide

February 3, 2020May 5, 2017 by Jake

If you’re looking for a weight loss plan, or a new fad diet, stop reading now. This article is going to be a comprehensive guide to eating like an athlete, as well as an introduction to the principles that underline eating for performance. By the end of the article, you will be able to set up your own customized nutrition plan, as well as understand what you need to eat for maximum performance.

Carbs Equal to Steroids: New Nutrition Research for Functional Fitness Athletes

February 3, 2020January 24, 2017 by Jake

Oh no, he’s writing about carbs. We’re all gonna get fat, and all of our followers will flock to other Instagram accounts. It’s true, this article will cover some recent, hot off the presses research, that investigated performance and carbohydrate intake. Keep reading to discover how much carbs can improve your performance. Spoiler alert it’s as much as hard training on steroids!

A Fat Loss Plan for Functional Fitness Athletes

February 3, 2020March 13, 2016 by Jake

The reason you aren’t losing weight isn’t because you can’t, it’s because you won’t. The science behind weight loss is straight forward and it is well known to anyone who knows how to operate google. You must create a caloric deficit to lose weight. So what’s stopping us? We are. We find it easier to keep doing what we are doing, vainly hoping for an easier way to lose weight, a magic pill, a new exercise routine, anything. We do this because we know that dieting is hard, and even harder to do consistently. This article will cover recent research on weight loss, it’s implications for functional fitness and strength athletes, and methods to increase adherence to a simple weight loss plan.

nutrition