Gut Microbiota: Why It Matters for Athletes
How the gut microbiota may influence health, exercise performance and training adaptations, with practical ways to support microbial diversity in athletes.
Read more
Debunking Common Myths About Creatine Supplementation
The International Society of Sports Nutrition has reviewed frequent questions and misconceptions about creatine. This article summarises key points.
Read more
Carbohydrates After Exercise: Practical Guide, Part III
Continuing with the series of “practical guide” posts about carbohydrates, in this third entry we will see that they are not only important during ...
Read more
Alcohol: How Does It Affect Athletes?
What research says about alcohol, training adaptations and recovery in athletes, including the different implications of moderate and high-dose int...
Read more
Carbohydrates: A Practical Guide, Part II
A practical guide to carbohydrate intake during exercise, with hourly targets by session duration and advice on combining carbohydrate sources.
Read more
Carbohydrates: A Practical Guide, Part I
Surely you all know that you have to “eat,” well, better said, ingest carbohydrates during training and/or races, especially when they are either l...
Read more
How Can We Avoid the Negative Effects of a Training Break?
Maintaining some training intensity during a holiday break can limit detraining and help preserve aerobic fitness, strength and repeated-sprint cap...
Read more
Ketone Supplements in Athletes: Do They Work?
Ketone supplements are currently one of the “trending topics” among athletes, especially in cycling. There are many rumors indicating that these su...
Read more
KETOGENIC DIETS: EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE AND BODY COMPOSITION
Ketogenic diets increase fat oxidation but are not currently supported for improving strength or endurance performance and may compromise muscle-ma...
Read more
Caffeine improves performance… but is it the same for everyone?
Caffeine can improve endurance, strength and power performance, but responses vary between individuals. This article reviews habitual intake, biolo...
Read more
Nutritional Strategies and Muscle Recovery: Part 3
Part three reviews antioxidant-rich foods, polyphenols and targeted supplements that may reduce exercise-induced muscle damage and support recovery.
Read more
Protein with Carbohydrate for Post-Exercise Glycogen Recovery?
Recovery after training is a fundamental process in performance improvement. Specifically, the restoration of muscle glycogen stores (which decreas...
Read more