You’ve seen them. The people who faithfully go to the gym day after day and spend quality time on the cardio equipment and in the weight room. Yet their bodies never seem to make any visible changes. They are training. But they aren’t training smart with a plan that is specifically designed to meet their …
It’s called a beer gut for a reason. But, over drinking will do more than just cover up those abs you’ve been working so hard for. Take a close look at how it will wreck your athletic performance: Athletic Performance & Recovery Alcohol has a number of effects on the body that can impair performance …
You Booze, You Lose. How Alcohol Can Wreck Your Athletic Performance Read More »
Just a few weeks ago I had an athlete ask me if he should start eating chocolate for better recovery. If you’ve read the media reports you have probably heard a number of potentially great things about chocolate: One of the fatty acids in chocolate, stearic acid, does not raise cholesterol levels Cocoa and chocolate …
Are you confused about what to consume post workout? RD-to-be Sara Shipley breaks down the basics and provides excellent suggestions for post workout nutrition: We’ve heard it all before: “You need protein after a workout!” But why? And how much? Will two scoops of any protein powder in your morning smoothie cover all of your …
Post Workout Nutrition – what do you really need? Read More »
Hot off the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism press: Chocolate milk once again proves itself as a recovery beverage. Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin found that chocolate milk (which has a great combo of carbohydrate and protein) was a better post-workout beverage than a carbohydrate only sports drink or placebo. In this …
Chocolate Milk Does it Again – Great for Athletes Read More »
Lately I’ve got bad tendonitis. Too much typing, not enough stretching or massage, not following the RICE protocol, whatever the contributing factors are, all I know is that it hurts and popping NSAIDS is beyond useless. If you’ve spent your fair share of quality time in training rooms, in ice baths (I’m sold on these after …