Wondering if you’re addicted to mountain biking? Here are 20 symptoms to watch for: 1. You to go for a ride on your local trail network and you can’t keep the smile off your face for two days afterwards. People think you have a new special someone in your life and refuse to believe the…
The weather is getting nicer and many of us have started training again! Here are some of my favourite pre-workout nutrition strategies. What are the priorities? Performance – Completing workout as planned, meeting all reps and load targets Adaptation – Increasing strength, power, endurance, stamina, size, etc. Injury Prevention – Avoiding nutrition-related injuries, excessive fatigue…
Here are 5 natural supplements for performance that you could consider for performance: 1. Caffeine Caffeine is a stimulant with well-established benefits for performance. It is by far the most widely used psychoactive drug in the world, found in coffee beans, tea leaves and chocolate (cocoa beans) and cola nuts. Benefits Improved vigilance and alertness when sleep-deprived Makes endurance…
This is something I see a lot people struggle with. We concentrate on meeting our protein targets and fuelling our workouts, but we forget about our fruit and veggies… Fruit and veggies possess health promoting nutrients. And they help your body recover by decreasing inflammation! A lack of fruit and veggies in your diet can…
