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Time-Restricted Eating’s Real Payoff, Why Bedtime Consistency Matters, and What Makes an Electrolyte Drink Work
This week's Research Update looks at whether time-restricted eating can trim body fat without costing performance, why an inconsistent bedtime may hit recovery hardest after your toughest training days, and what actually makes an electrolyte drink absorb better than plain water.
How Much Fitness Do You Actually Lose in the Off-Season?
Your season is done. Here's what the research says happens when you stop, and how to rest without starting from scratch.
The Real Science Behind Runner's High, Caffeine's Sleep Trade-Off, and Cramping at Long Distances
This week’s Research Update looks at what really causes runner’s high, how caffeine can help performance while hurting sleep, and why long-distance cramps may have less to do wi...
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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...
The Caffeine-Calorie Continuum
Whether we like it or not, we're all a little addicted to caffeine. It might be a latte to get your day going, an energy drink to get over that afternoon hump, or heavily leaded...
Gluten-Free: Fad or Fact?
In recent years, the gluten-free movement has been expanding while the number of individuals with Celiac's disease remains the same (about 1 in every 133 people). As the followi...
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...
Infographic - Got Milk? Throw it Away!
The USDA advises kids to drink at least 3 servings of milk/day & milk is commonly touted as a 'health food' crucial for good health; however, studies have begun to show that...
Infographic - Pullups, Knees to Elbow & Other 'Gymnastics-y" Movements
Well they're not all here (missing a breakdown of movements like the Butterfly Pullup, (Bar) Muscle-up, Toes to bar etc), but check out this cool infographic from Catalyst Ath...
Infographic - New Years Resolutions
Did you know that based on past years it is expected that 45% of Americans will make a New Years Resolution (or more than one) but only 8% will achieve it, and 25% wont ...
#Infographic - The Paleolithic Diet Explained
10 years ago if you asked someone about the paleo diet, or went on a hunt for paleo-friendly foods chances are you'd be shit out of luck most of the time. Fast forward to today ...
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...
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...
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...
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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