Sports nutrition is the study of nutrients in food, how the body uses those nutrients, and the relationship between diet, health, and sports performance.
As the world of sports nutrition is very complex, our aim is to simplify that science so that coaches, athletes, and everybody else can understand how to nutrition in order to improve sports performance.
How Much Protein do your Athletes Really Need? Recommendations for both endurance and power athletes. Contents of Blog Post Determining Protein Requirements Protein Requirements for Athletes Energy Restriction Protein Timing Main Takeaways About the Author ... Read more
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Caffeine for sports performance - is it worth the hype? It seems almost all athletes may potentially benefit from caffeine supplementation, with aerobic sports benefiting most.
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Skinfold Calipers Considerations and practical recommendations Contents of Blog Post Summary Introduction How does body composition affect performance? What are Skinfold Calipers? How to Calculate Body Fat Percentage Validity and Reliability of Skinfold Calipers Technical ... Read more
Cannabidiol use in professional sport: is it really worth the risk? Your weekly research review Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments About … Read more
How Much Protein do your Athletes Really Need? Recommendations for both endurance and power athletes. Contents of Blog Post Determining Protein Requirements Protein Requirements for Athletes Energy Restriction Protein Timing Main Takeaways About … Read more
Skinfold Calipers Considerations and practical recommendations Contents of Blog Post Summary Introduction How does body composition affect performance? What are Skinfold Calipers? How to Calculate Body Fat Percentage Validity and Reliability of Skinfold … Read more
Do your athletes know why they are taking supplements? Your weekly research review Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments About the Reviewer … Read more
How to maintain immune health and prevent illness in athletes Your weekly research review Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments About the … Read more
The severe detrimental effects of making weight the wrong way Your weekly research review Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments About the … Read more
Do nutrition education interventions really embed what we want our athletes to know? Your weekly research review Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s … Read more
Nutrition for travel: what you need to know A research review from the Performance Digest Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments About … Read more
The effectiveness of prebiotics and probiotics on athletic performance A research review from the Performance Digest Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments … Read more
Back to Basics: Chocolate Milk in Recovery and Performance A research review from the Performance Digest Contents of Research Review Background & Objective What They Did What They Found Practical Takeaways Reviewer’s Comments … Read more
Hydration Testing Many forms of hydration testing exist, most of which are discussed in this article. Contents of Article Summary Introduction What is Hydration testing? Why is Hydration testing important? How is Hydration … Read more
BODY COMPOSITION TESTING A review of the many ways to measure an athletes body composition. Contents of Article Summary Introduction What is Body Composition Testing? How is Body Composition measured? Issues with Body … Read more
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