Michael Matthews Quotes

“A calorie is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius. This is also called a kilocalorie or large calorie, and is used to represent the energy value of food.”

“A carbohydrate is a molecule composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen that can be broken down in the body to release energy.”

“A high-protein diet is absolutely vital for building muscle and preserving it when you’re dieting for fat loss. A low-protein diet is absolutely good for nothing. End of story.”

“A protein is a naturally occurring compound that’s composed of one or more long chains of amino acids.

Proteins are an essential part of all organisms and are used to create body tissues such as muscle, hair, and skin, as well as various chemicals vital to life.”

“A sensible recommendation: if you’re overweight and don’t exercise, you shouldn’t eat a bunch of simple carbohydrates every day.”

“Always set goals and be looking to improve. Don’t just try to stay the same, because things tend to either get better or get worse.”

“An amino acid is a naturally occurring compound found in proteins.”

“An enzyme is a substance produced by organisms that causes specific chemical reactions.”

“Anabolism is a metabolic process in an organism by which energy is used to make more complex substances (such as tissue) from simpler ones (such as proteins). This is also known as constructive metabolism.”

“Any food that contains 'hydrogenated oil' or 'partially hydrogenated oil' likely contains trans fats, so just don’t eat it.”

“Cardio is negotiable.”

“Catabolism is the metabolic process by which more complex substances (such as proteins) are broken down into simpler ones (such as amino acids), together with the release of energy. This is also known as destructive metabolism.”

“Cholesterol is not found in foods made from plants.”

“Digestion is the process of breaking down food so it can be used by the body.”

“Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.”

“Eat at least about 30% of your daily carbs in your post–workout meal.”

“Every professional bodybuilder is on steroids. Yes, every single one, regardless of what they say.”

“Examples of powerful compound exercises are the squat, deadlift, and bench press, which train a lot more than just the legs, back, and chest, respectively.”

“Fried foods are often cooked in trans fat.”

“Fructose is a very sweet sugar found in many fruits and honey, as well as sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup, both of which are about 50 percent fructose and 50 percent glucose.

Fructose is converted into glucose by the liver and then released into the blood for use.”

“Galactose is a type of sugar found in dairy products that is metabolized similarly to fructose.”

“Glucose is a sugar that occurs widely in nature and is an important energy source in organisms. Glucose is a component of many carbohydrates.”

“If you eat a lot of prepackaged and prepared foods, it’s fairly easy to accidentally overeat because the calorie counts we’re given for various restaurant and packaged foods are often inaccurate.

In fact, food manufacturers can underreport calories by 20 percent and pass FDA inspection, and you’d better believe many are unscrupulous enough to use this to their advantage.”

“If you’re afraid that the cholesterol in eggs will increase your risk of heart disease, this myth has been thoroughly debunked by both epidemiological and clinical research.”

“If you’re looking to build a solid foundation of muscle and strength, you should do the same types of exercises every week, and they will include things like squats, deadlifts, bench presses, dumbbell presses, military presses, and others.”

“Ironically, if you want an area of your body to be leaner, training the muscles without also ensuring you’re reducing your body fat percentage will only aggravate the problem.

The muscles will grow but the layer of fat will remain, which will only result in the area looking bigger and puffier.”

“Is cardio best before or after lifting? Neither! Doing cardio right before or after lifting can seriously hinder muscle and strength gains.”

“Just to illustrate how absurd moral licensing can get, can you figure out why, after adding healthier items to its menus, McDonald’s began selling more Big Macs than ever?

According to research conducted by scientists at Baruch College, the mere opportunity to eat healthily gave people some of the satisfaction of actually doing it, which in turn permitted them to choose the cheeseburger.

As you can see, the moment we feel an itch for moral permission to stray from our goals or standards, it’s all too easy to find that emotional green light.”

“Lactose is a type of sugar present in milk that contains glucose and galactose.”

“Lift hard and heavy, get sufficient rest, and feed your body correctly.”