Matthew Smith, Author at Nutrition Tribune

About Matthew Smith

Matt Smith is a personal trainer and fitness writer based in London, he has a degree in Sports Science from London Metropolitan University and has been in the industry since 2009.

In that time he has helped hundreds of people to transform their bodies. He believes that achieving your fitness or physique goals requires an excellent training program, a calorie-controlled diet, adequate sleep, and a lot of patience.

Matt has helped clients to get in the shape of their lives for their weddings, complete the London Marathon, lift ridiculously heavy weights at 68 years old, and lose 36kg of fat within a year.

The Anabolic Window: Fact or Fiction?

Written by: Matthew Smith

Talk to most long-term gym goers, and they will tell you that one of the most important meals of the day is the post-workout protein shake (or high protein meal). The established belief is that you … [Read more...]

Four Nutrition Myths That Need To Go Away

Written by: Matthew Smith

There has never been a time in history where information has been so freely available for people. Every single person reading this article now has the ability to research anything they want about … [Read more...]

Five Tricks to Lowering Calories in Your Diet

Written by: Matthew Smith

If you are looking to lose weight in a healthy way (i.e. not starving yourself, wearing cling film wraps, or taking dangerous supplements/drugs) then you will need to lower your calories. When people … [Read more...]

The Increasing Importance of Protein as you Age

Written by: Matthew Smith

Whenever we talk about the benefits of protein it’s almost always focusing on how it can help younger people to build bigger muscles, increase their metabolism, and recover from all of their … [Read more...]

Bulking on a Budget

Written by: Matthew Smith

Losing weight whilst on a budget is pretty straightforward, stop ordering takeout, stop buying five-litre bottles of cola and do some push ups. Okay maybe it’s not as simple as that, but compared to … [Read more...]

The Truth about Aspartame

Written by: Matthew Smith

Depending on who you ask Aspartame is either a harmless sweetener that can help you lose weight or a cancer-causing chemical that should be banned from all food and drink. The fact is that the … [Read more...]

Should you be taking Niacin (Vitamin B3)?

Written by: Matthew Smith

Niacin is one of the B-vitamins known as Vitamin B-3. It is a very common vitamin and is found in many different foods. You can find high amounts of Niacin in meats (particularly turkey and chicken … [Read more...]

Healthy Foods That Can Lead To Weight Gain

Written by: Matthew Smith

Many people would say that they want to lose weight, and even more would say that they should be eating healthier than they are. The thing is that a lot of people think that these two things are … [Read more...]

Diet Like a Boxer

Written by: Matthew Smith

The thing about boxing is that it encompasses a whole variety of different shapes and sizes, from the flyweight to the heavyweight divisions there is every weight imaginable. Weights can start from as … [Read more...]

Five Simple Ways To Improve Your Diet

Written by: Matthew Smith

Improving someone’s diet without meeting them in person is an almost impossible task, in fact even after meeting that person it is still very difficult if they don’t track their calories or follow a … [Read more...]