You may think fasting intermittently is as out there as these guys… but sometimes being different – is being awesome.
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This is a question that is not asked very often by the general population, but one that the fitness community is always talking about – meal size and frequency… is there really any right answer?
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So far most of the calorie talk on this site has been all about how to get weight off, so today I’m making a quick guide to how to calculate the calories you need to put some weight on!
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You can start to invest with as little as $5 a month and with $100, you can have an equity position of almost $20,000.
We like to do a few things before we invest. Firstly, we like to get a sense of whether the company we’re investing in is a good fit for our portfolio, we usually get help from companies like SoFi, who can pretty much find the right fit for you. If you’re a US-based investor, it might be worthwhile to take a look at the US market in general, and to learn about companies who operate there. Also, you should read up on the company’s history and how it got to that point. This could tell you whether the company is a good long-term investment, and whether its current financial performance is promising.
Another way to determine whether a company is a good fit is to see whether its management is up to snuff. Many funds are set up by people who have a lot of capital, and some management teams may not be up to speed when it comes to risk management. On the other hand, if you invest in companies whose management is good, you can usually count on good investment returns. Some of the most common signs that a company is a good fit are as follows: The management team has little, if any, experience in the industry. Even if the management team is experienced, it may not have much expertise in the particular business being managed. Management isn’t burdened by a large number of debt obligations. There are very few companies in the world with more than $2 billion in debt, and many companies that are considered “leveraged.” The management team doesn’t have a history of getting into financial trouble. While the company might have been acquired in the past, the management team has typically rebuilt the company, either by buying companies back or by forming new businesses. If a management team is financially strapped, it’s unlikely that management will keep investing money in business ventures to stay afloat. Because the management team isn’t very well-regarded, it doesn’t have a history of major corporate missteps, so it won’t make changes that might affect the bottom line.
Borrowing to get through rough periods
Often times, businesses that can get through rough periods have a higher degree of debt. For instance, a company might have an asset base of $500 million or so and have a financial ratio of 12 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA. This means that after adjusting for things like interest rate, the company’s revenue is 12 times the amount that would be needed to keep the business going. A company that has a low credit rating, such as a big government-subsidized recipient, might have a ratio of 8 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA. This means that after adjusting for things like interest rate, the company’s revenue is 8 times the amount that would be needed to keep the business going. In a down period, businesses with a much lower debt-to-EBITDA ratio have better chances of making it through a recession, because they can service their debts more quickly and increase their revenue from investment.
In 2012, Goldman Sachs put its median EBITDA ratio for private-equity firms at 8.3. The company that had the most expensive loan on record that year, Apollo Global Management, with a median debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 28.1, had a median EBITDA ratio of just 7.4. Other firms
Just a quick one today… and a little bit of easy advice on your fructose intake
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While I didn’t put it in the title, this article is actually another myth buster. Why? Because the post-workout window (at least the conventional, optimize-with-a-protein-shake one) is not a real thing. Shock. horror. So kindly put down your (unfortunately worthless) shake for a moment and read just what about workout-windows is fact and what is fiction…
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The idea of whether eggs are good for you or not changes as often as the villain in a James Bond film. And when the opinion is on the negative side, it’s often made out that eating an egg could dispatch you even faster than said villain going up against 007 himself. So what should you believe? It doesn’t take a world class egotistical spy to solve this one, but I accepted the mission anyway…
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Probably a post I should have done earlier, but in response to a comment on a previous post (and the lack of formatting my comments system seems to allow atm) – here’s an article on how to calculate a good estimate of your Maintenance Calories.
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Dieting is a horrible word. It conjures up images of plates filled with nothing but a single pea, and lush looking foods living out their days in a dustbin, instead of their true home – your stomach. The idea of dieting can represent weeks or months spent unsatisfied by not only what you eat, but also how much.
But what if I told you it didn’t have to be that way? What if I told you that a few simple food choices could make dieting not only easier, but naturally happen without you thinking about it? Science says that is the case…
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I am sure many of you are looking around and/or have tried many different supplements, in an attempt to; bulk, improve strength, get lean, shredded, cut, dench..(the list goes on). I aim to give you an insight into the benefits or lack of, behind taking IGF-1 as a supplement, allowing you to make up your own mind about it.
If you’re a keen exerciser and/or dieter, or you spend a lot of time around people who are, chances are you’ll have heard about the craze that is intermittent fasting. If you haven’t, don’t worry, you may just be about to be introduced to the best thing they never taught you at school…
(this one runs a little long… but it’s worth it)