Research Update: Does Drinking Water During Long Exercise Actually Help?
Does drinking during long endurance sessions improve performance? This study looked at endurance performance with and without drinking.
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Research Update: 80% of Recreational CrossFit-Style Athletes Were Under-Fuelled
Are you eating enough? This study found that functional athletes might be under-fuelled. But what does it mean for their performance?
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Research Update: Extra Protein Could Add 7 kg to Your Squat
Protein supports recovery, but this study suggests that supplementing protein could add strength. Here's what the results actually mean for your training.
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The great debate: ice or heat?
With the CrossFit Games Open less than a month away, athletes are training harder than they have all year. With this increased volume comes improved work capacity, strength, and...
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The Miracle that is Water
A whopping 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated; are you one of them? Water does everything from lubricating your joints to improving brain function. It's also a legitim...
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Supplements vs. food: How much food do you need?
As athletes, we are often questioned on our lifestyles: what we eat, how much time we spend training, the amount of money we put into what we love. One inquiry each of us has pr...
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Infographic - Dehydration...Making us Fat and Sick?
Dehydration can cause... fatigue skin disorders digestive disorders weight gain bladder problems kidney problems and more.... Sounds unappealing doesn't it? So drink up and re...
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The Four Pillars of Mental Toughness
“The most important game you will ever play will happen on the 4 inch ‘field’ between your ears” That is something one of my all-time favourite coaches used to say back in High...
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Performance Under Pressure Part 2 - Managing the Beast
In Performance Under Pressure Part 1 I talked about Stress as a 4 step process and addressed the fact that a situation is not stressful until we mentally appraise what the situ...
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Performance Under Pressure Part 1 - A Stressful Situation?
Technically speaking there is no such thing as a 'Stressful Situation' Now before you decide I'm nuts let me explain what I mean... Situations in themselves are not stressful, b...
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If You’re Not Failing, You’re Not Trying
Reposted with permission from Jerred Moon, the mastermind behind End Of Three Fitness blog Here's a quote: "Michael Jordan: Most people wouldn’t believe that a man often laude...
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Don't let vitamin D deficiency get in the way of your training!
OK, so I have covered the importance of adequate quality sleep and joint impact on your progression and health as an athlete. Now, as the nights draw in on those of us in the no...
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Cycling could be a bone breaker
Being a highly trained athlete, your bones are just as finely tuned and strong as the rest of your body... or so you would think. Chances are if you are a cyclist, and especiall...
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