
Problems with nutrition science and how to spot them
Posted on 22-10-2019 | Last updated 21-10-2019Here at the BTN Academy we promote evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice doesn’t JUST mean that you read a bunch of research and base your actions on that, though, it’s properly defined as a combination of the best available evidence, your professional expertise and (most importantly in my opinion) your client’s...

Intuitive eating, is it really intuitive?
Posted on 19-09-2019 | Last updated 18-09-2019A few weeks ago we sent out a short email about intuitive eating. While our emails have always proven popular this one seemed to blow up, resulting in our inbox being flooded by tonnes of comments and questions from people, so we decided to expand the conversation into a blog...

Metabolic adaptation to weight loss: Where is the science now?
Posted on 22-08-2019 | Last updated 30-07-2019Metabolic adaptation to weight loss – the phenomenon of reduced energy expenditure during and after a period of calorie restriction, is probably one of the most misunderstood topics related to nutrition and body composition. Ideas commonly shared include but are not limited to: As you diet, your body will adapt...

Exercise & Mental Health - is the connection as clear as we think?
Posted on 01-08-2019 | Last updated 30-07-2019Mental health is something that has been historically treated as a separate thing from physical health – a situation that arises from the dualistic idea that the mind (‘you’) and the brain (the physical thing) are somehow independent entities that can and therefore should be discussed separately. This dualistic way...

How many calories do you burn during weight training?
Posted on 27-06-2019 | Last updated 27-06-2019This blog is a poignant one for me because I hate seeing people work their arses off in the gym to then be greeted by minimal results at the end of the month. There’s nothing worse than trying super hard, or feeling like you are, and getting nowhere. It’s disheartening,...

BTN And Active IQ Press Release
Posted on 25-04-2019 | Last updated 25-04-2019How exciting is this? We have been working behind the scenes for a very long time to achieve something really cool, and we’re so glad we finally get to spill the beans. What you can see below is a press release to announce that we, the BTN Academy, are now...

Freestyling vs. tracking what you eat to get AND stay lean
Posted on 04-04-2018 | Last updated 08-04-2019Here I will define ad libitum dieting as eating without tracking your macronutrients. Can you do this and get contest/photoshoot lean? Good question. There are well known and respected figures in the fitness industry such as Menno Henselmans who have managed to successfully apply ad libitum dieting to get down...

Do you think and train like the athletes you coach?
Posted on 15-03-2018 | Last updated 10-04-2019In the world of bodybuilding many will argue that you cannot truly prep someone for a bodybuilding competition without having done one yourself, and I can imagine many Triathlete coaches would say the same about competing and coaching in triathlon. While this statement isn’t fully true as science is science...

Is flexible dieting healthy?
Posted on 12-12-2017 | Last updated 10-04-2019
Which vitamins and minerals are you most likely to be deficient in?
Posted on 05-12-2017 | Last updated 10-04-2019Tired of conflicting nutrition information?
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