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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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Understanding Creatine for Performance Part 3: Types of Creatine, marketing confusion, and research backing
The reason there aren't many elite female CrossFit coaches: The make ego and the female need for relationships
Understanding Creatine for Performance Part 2: Creatine’s History, Research-Record and Side Effects
Understanding Creatine For Performance Part 1: What the hell is it?
From group class mentality to multi-service facility: Should CrossFit affiliates seek to partner with other, on-site health professionals?
The first question affiliate owners ask each other is always the same one: “How many members do you have?”Why is this? Is it a way to size each other up and to judge the other ...
Is there a place for an off-season in CrossFit?
If you’re an NHL hockey player, the stereotypical off-season involves not much hockey at all. Professional hockey players are known to hit the golf course, and the committed one...
How much are you really eating?
Even if we take an epic cheat meal every now and then, most of us in the fitness world know what we should be eating on a daily basis. Lean protein, greens, healthy fats and hea...
How hard is CrossFit?
This infographic from menshealth.com gives us some numbers comparing the benchmark "Cindy" to your average health club workout using cable machines. We can't say we're surprised...
Recipe: On the go omelets
As much as we'd love to, who has the time to cook bacon and eggs every morning? Check out this super-quick recipe for on-the-go omelets that I work into my food prep each week. ...
Infographic: How does your heart feel about your diet?
If you're reading this blog, you probably know that extra butter popcorn and milk shakes aren't great for your overall health, but check out this infographic to see some foods o...
Infographic: Get up, the Turkish way
The Turkish get-up is a fantastic tool for building stability, strength and assessing movement patterns for imbalances or weaknesses. We love this infographic taking you through...
Protein, it's everywhere!
I don't want to be biased, but if you want to stay lean, gain muscle, and keep your performance top-notch, thinking about your protein sources is important. Too many people chug...
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