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Looking for a healthy diet to boost your performance? Sports nutrition is of utmost importance for athletes and these articles will help you build a diet plan to personalised necessities like how to increase metabolism or reduce muscle cramps. You’ll also find information on general diet topics like eating disorders… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.
Back Injury expert Mark Alexander shares his Back Pain secrets
Mark Alexander, the author of our new self-management book on back pain, reveals all
Sports nutrition: practical advice on carbohydrates, hydration and antioxidants
How 10 years of sports nutritional research can be utilised in your training programme
Sports nutrition: is dietary nitrate the key to enhanced endurance performance?
Dietary nitrate can aid mental and physical performance for athletes.
Sports supplements: Spirulina reduces fatigue after exercise and enables athletes to run at a high intensity for longer
Spirulina reduces fatigue after exercise and enables athletes run at a high intensity for a longer period
Sports nutrition: how the right diet and training can boost an athlete's immunity
The importance of immunity for athletes and how best to achieve it
Sports supplements: are probiotics a help or hindrance for athletes?
The effects friendly bacteria have on an athlete's performance
Sports nutrition: a bean salad recipe suitable for all athletes
This bean salad recipe packs a delicious nutritional punch
Weight loss: can you lose weight effectively on a protein diet?
Protein and weight control
Fat Burning: using body fat instead of carbohydrates as fuel
Fat oxidation through intense exercise
Hydration – fluid intake advice and tips
New research suggests that optimum hydration is not just about ‘drinking plenty’ and hoping for the best. It actually requires a good deal more thought.
Sports nutrition: does glycerol help athletes stay hydrated?
Glycerol is recommended for athletes who train and compete for long periods
Ergogenic Aids not found in Oxygenated Water
The myth of ‘oxygenated water’
Cherries decrease strength loss and muscle pain
Benefits of a bowl of cherries
Caffeine in team sports
How caffeine boosts team play
Sports Nutrition: Dietary Basics
Optimum nutrition for athletes - what can we learn from recent studies
A Guide And Advice to Effective Supplement Usage
A Guide And Advice to Effective Supplement Usage
Body Fat and Running Performance
Optimum Running Performance and Body Fat Levels
Sports News: Cycling Training
Cycling Training and how carbohydrate, torso training and building endurance can help
Sports Nutrition and Carbohydrate Drinks
endurance training - do carbohydrate drinks help?
Glycobiology : Could sugars be the new route to sweet success for athletes?
Glycobiology : Could sugars be the new route to sweet success for athletes?
glycaemic index
The glycaemic index: how athletes can make it work for them
zinc & performance
Zinc & Performance: Why athletes may need more zinc in their diet
selenium
Selenium: Why athletes need more selenium in their diet
protein metabolism
Protein Metabolism : Eating and recovery should protein replenishment start before exercise?
sodium bicarbonate & sodium citrate
Sodium Bicarbonate & Sodium Citrate
antioxidant diets
Antioxidant Diets: Low antioxidant diets may hamper fuel delivery
disordered eating
Disordered eating is rare in Chinese athletes
body composition exercise
Body Composition & Exercise: Exercise intensity and body composition
strength training diet
Strength Training Diet : Hormones and strength - why low-fat, high-protein diets might not be best after all
athletics history
Looking back at the past - how much has athletics really changed?
Sports Science Glossary Part 7
Sports Science Glossary Part 7
Sports Science Glossary Part 9
Sports Science Glossary Part 9
calcium & metabolism
Calcium & Metabolism : Could the bone-building mineral calcium be the new Holy Grail of sports nutrition?
menstrual problems in athletes
Menstrual problems in athletes
athletes & antioxidants
Athletes & Antioxidants : A low antioxidant intake may harm athletes
sports drinks & teeth
Sports drinks and teeth
hydration
Hydration : How to calculate your personal fluid needs
muscle cramps
Muscle Cramps : No link between hydration and cramps
gastric emptying
Gastric Emptying : How variable-intensity exercise slows gastric emptying
caffeine dehydration
Caffeine dehydration : Caffeine and alcohol - just how dehydrating are they?
metabolic rate
Metabolic Rate : The metabolic impact of exercise - or how your body works out while you put your feet up
thermogenesis
Thermogenesis: It's not just what you eat...
The role of protein in sports performance
How much protein do athletes need and how safe are high-protein diets?
Sports nutrition: a training strategy for protein consumption
There is more to protein intake than simply eating the right amount
testosterone | diet
Testosterone and diet
nutrition for football
Nutrition for football: 'Your role is to make sure there are no fat b******s in my team'
hydration in football
Hydration football - It used to be oranges in the centre circle... now it's a personal hydration strategy
degenerative joints | veteran athletes
Degenerative joints - The best foods and supplements to protect your joints from age-related degeneration
sport nutrition
Sport nutrition - How athletes can benefit from world consensus on sport nutrition
creatine vegetarians
Creatine for vegetarians
exercise stress
Exercise stress: Strategies to boost your natural immunity and keep infection and the effects of exercise stress at bay
wrestlers weight
Rapid weight loss in young wrestlers
omega-3 omega-6 | essential fats
Omega-3 and omega-6: Essential fats are the answer to most athletes' prayers, helping your body to conserve carbohydrate while shedding fat
Sports Nutrition: Glycogen levels need to be replenished post exercise
Glycogen synthesis: your post-exercise plan
Zone Diet: you can't live off just carbohydrate, protein and fat
Zone Diet Is a No-No
Sports Nutrition: the rise of anorexia and other eating disorders
Anorexia Nervosa - Elite Runners are at high risk of eating disorders
Sports Nutrition: increasing fat intake can improve endurance levels
High-fat Gains for Ultra-endurance Performance
Macronutrients - carbohydrates should be the fuel of choice for serious athletes
As competition day looms athletes should aim for a high-carbohydrate intake
Power training: research shows increasing protein intake will improve performance
Power Athlete's Diet:
Weight Loss: high carbohydrate diets
Do high carbohydrate diets encourage weight loss?
Zone Diet: cut back on carbs and you risk reducing your performance level
Have carbs had their day?
Dieting and nutrition: should you opt for a low weight or a high carb diet?
Owen Anderson answers your training queries
Sports Nutrition: eating plenty of fruit and vegetables can reduce the risk of a stroke
Six fruit and veg portions a day keep strokes at bay
The zone diet: is it suitable for athletes?
Dieting to improve performance
Fat burning: train your metabolism to use up those calories
Endurance-type training usually enhances your muscles' abilities to metabolise fat
Sports drinks: recovering from exercise with hypotonic drinks, isotonic drinks and hypertonic drinks
The importance of post-exercise rehydration
Dehydration in sport: why it is vital an athlete maintains hydration levels during exercise
How to prevent dehydration from seriously damage your performance
Sports nutrition: how carbohydrate loading will boost performance
How to increase your glycogen levels by up to 20 per cent to boost your energy levels
Sports nutrition: an overview of vitamins, supplements and dietary requirements
The latest sports nutrition research
creatine monohydrate effects
Creatine Monohydrate Effects: Dietary supplementation with an important amino acid called creatine has been linked with greater muscle strength during weight-lifting exercise, faster running times during 1000-metre intervals, and improved recovery following intense exercise.
Free radicals and disease
Free Radicals And Disease: There are things you can do to compensate for your higher free rad load. As we've mentioned before in PP, it makes sense to ensure that your diet is high in antioxidants. For high doses of Bcarotene and vitamin C, fresh fruit and veg are your best bet - " coloured" vegetables such as green leafy ones, beetroot, carrots and sweetcorn are particularly high in B-carotene.
Exercise, endocrin and eichotech
Exercise endocrinology and the myth of the Eicotech diet.
Exercise, endocrin and eichotech
Exercise endocrinology and the myth of the Eicotech diet.
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