Now that you are nearing off season mode, which (should) most likely result in reduced training, it’s time to consider your caloric intake (that is, of course, after you have enjoyed your off season activities.)
It’s real easy – reduced training volume means you need less calories, and especially, less carbs. If you think you are [...]

Breakfast is arguably one of the most important meals for any endurance athlete. After sleeping, your glycogen levels may be a bit low (depending on how much, what, and when you ate the night previous), and if you do your workouts later in the day, it’s better to start fueling the muscles with calories earlier [...]

Your body has two sources for fuel: fat, and carbohydrate. One is abundant (Fat), one is not (carbohydrate). Based on the first sentence, which fuel source do you think your body should be better tuned to burning during an endurance event?
Let’s start with Fat. Fat is a very abundant energy source, both by the sheer [...]

Athletes care about efficiency. Improvements to your technique will help give you more distance per stroke in the water, a more powerful pedal stroke, and the least wasteful running form. Budgeting your time and your training program allows you to get quality training in a limited amount of time. [...]

I have always stuck with a certain mantra that my old college coach would tell me about training with respect to nutrition. He would say “Allen! If you run a lot, you gotta eat a lot!” I’ve have always remembered that little saying, mainly because my coach was a really animated 60 year old with [...]

Every now and then major scientific discoveries are made in the realm of athletic health and performance. Recovery nutrition is without a doubt one of the most recent and unbelievable advancements in sports science, but it is often neglected and misunderstood.
The biggest benefit of recovery nutrition comes from immediate post-workout consumption of liquid carbohydrates and [...]

There has been a lot of buzz lately about antioxidants, and about how they are so “good for you”. The truth is, they really are. As with most things, they are good for you within reason. Here is a layman’s view of why they are good for you, and why you need them.
When [...]