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You’re training hard, staying “pretty healthy,” and even skipping the occasional dessert — so why isn’t the fat loss showing up like it should?

Here’s the truth: most people don’t fail fat loss be...

 If you're training hard and eating well but still feeling stressed, sluggish, or stuck in your fat loss journey, it might be time to add a low-tech but highly effective strategy: the 20-minute Parasy...

Whether you want to build lean muscle, drop body fat, or simply recover better from your workouts, getting enough protein is one of the most important (and underrated) parts of the process. It’s no...

At Ascend, we emphasise evidence-based strategies to help you achieve lasting results. One of the most important concepts to understand is calorie balance—the cornerstone of changing your body composi...

Portion Control: The Sustainable Way to Improve Your Nutrition

If you've already built a solid dietary routine and you're ready to take things up a notch—portion control is your next best step.

Un...

When it comes to fat loss programming for clients, we often turn to the aerobic system to guide our cardio choices and help increase overall calorie burn.

And most of the time?
We lean straight into...

A common myth floating around in the fitness world goes something like this:
"It doesn’t matter how you train if your goal is to lose weight."

We’re here to say—that’s completely wrong.

Yes, a cal...

One of the most common questions we get from clients is:
"Do I need to go low-carb to lose weight?"

Let’s break down what really matters—and how low-carb diets might help, but aren’t always the mag...

One of the most common questions in the world of fat loss is: If I’m in a calorie deficit, do my macronutrients still matter?

It’s a great question—and the answer is a little more nuanced than jus...