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What's The Most Repulsive Fast Food Item In The US? Ranking The 50 Most Fattening Fast Food Abominations[L]et's get sauced. Given the current state of crisis in the portable food arena, we asked a basic question: what's THE most repulsive fast food item in the US? And just how egregious is it?... -
[Review] Smoothie, Shake, or Juice Junkie? You NEED A Vitamix Blender In Your Health Arsenal, And Here's Why*Disclaimer: This review is unsponsored and unaffiliated with Vitamix. I bought my own blender. All opinions are solely mine and those of Lean It UP. [T]here was a point when I thought... -
Love Ice Cream, Hate The Calories? Cut Through The Summer Heat With These 4 LEAN Frozen Desserts[B]y now, most of us have learned that no matter how hard you work in the gym every day, the key to a chiseled summer body comes down to what you’re fetching for in the kitchen. With the thick... -
[Workout Plans] Cut Up Your Core With The Total Ab-Domination Workout[L]ooking for a little high octane fuel to light explosive new ab growth? Fire away at your core from all angles with the Total Ab-Domination Workout. Giddy up. Your abs are about to get lit the... -
Examine.com — Your #1 Resource To Learn The Unbiased Truth About Supplements[D]ietary supplements represent one of the fastest growing industries in the entire economy. According to the Nutritional Business Journal the industry produced $32 billion in revenue in 2012,... -
Stack ALL Of Your Supps In One Place With Blender Bottle's New GoStak & ProStak Lines [Product]*Disclaimer: Blender Bottle sent us a ProStak and GoStak for trial purposes. This review is otherwise unsponsored and solely reflects the views of Lean It UP. [S]TACK IT UP! Everyone knows... -
How Hilary Knight Got That ESPN Body Edition Body [Infographic]"I've tried to shatter the body image that muscular isn't feminine." — Hilary Knight [E]SPN just unloaded the latest edition of its Body Issue, which annually exposes a lineup of... -
37 Killer Resistance Band Exercises To Burn Up Your Muscles Anywhere[J]et-setting to a tropical oasis? Bouncing across the country for business, perpetually stuck in hotels 24/7? Don't want to splurge for a full gym membership? All of those situations can... -
[WOTM, 07/2014] Build A Tank-Like Upper Body With The Chiseled Chest + Triceps Workout[G]et chiseling. We're about to sculpt a wide, striated, dense chest of the gods. Using a circuit of high-powered dumbbell exercises, July's WOTM—The Chiseled Chest + Triceps Workout—works... -
Pop The Top Off Your Coconut In Under 5 Seconds With The Coco Jack [GIVEAWAY]*Disclosure: Coco Jack graciously sent us a sample pack to test out. This review is otherwise unsponsored and only reflects the opinions of Lean It UP. [C]uckoo for coconuts? We're about... -
Eat As Much Protein As You Want — You Won't Gain Weight [Study]Image: Lky7Sports [C]HUG. CHUG. CHUG. CHUG. What if I told you that you could eat as much as you wanted and you wouldn't gain any weight? As long as you're chugging protein, that might very... -
Confessions Of An Ex-Cardio Queen: 5 Fitness Myths That Made Me Skip The Weight Section[A]s an avid gym-goer over the past seven years or so, I’ve noticed the same exact pattern at every gym location. There's almost always a clear distinction between gender activity — women...
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Diet It UP
Calories, Carbs, and Alcohol Percentage in Popular Beers
Nutrition facts, including calories, carbs, and alcohol percentage, for all of your favorite beer brands.
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The Fast Food and Chain Restaurant Epidemic
It’s incredible how ignorant America is when it comes to fast food and chain restaurant nutrition. The majority of food/drinks at Starbucks, PF Changs, Outback, Olive Garden, etc. are atrociously unhealthy, yet we continue to send money their way. We’ve got a fast food and chain restaurant epidemic…
Soda Makes You Fat…[VIDEO]
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WOW this is so horribly disgusting I almost just puked…but I freaking LOVE IT! Soda sucks, it makes you fat plain and simple. Watch the vid and maybe you’ll agree with me 
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Yum…Taco Bell Meat Contains Only 35% Beef, 57% Fat
Honestly, it was pretty obvious that Taco Bell wasn’t serving high quality beef in it’s products. Lets be serious…it’s Taco Bell. What’s actually surprising though is that Taco Bell’s “seasoned beef” is not only fatty as hell, but it’s barely beef at all.
Cough Drops Could Be Making You Fat
Walk into any CVS and you’ll see a colorful collection of cough drops. I doubt many people even think about reading the ingredients or nutrition facts on cough drops…typically you wouldn’t think of them as “food,” but rather as medicine. It’s amazing how much sugar, artificial ingredients, and other unhealthy ingredients they can pack into a small, seemingly healthy cough drop…
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