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Fitness and nutrition go hand-in-hand, so make sure you have your sports nutrition facts right. These articles will give you the sports nutrition education you need. Learn about muscle recovery, proper hydration, and the latest sports supplements the experts are suggesting… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.

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Sports nutrition: a bean salad recipe suitable for all athletes

This bean salad recipe packs a delicious nutritional punch

Sports nutrition: strengthening your immune system

How the right nutrition can help prevent coughs, colds and flu in the winter

Sports supplements: a guide to energy drinks

The role of sports drinks in an athletes diet

Sports nutrition: eating breakfast is vital in aiding recovery

Nutritional advice for breakfast

Sports Nutrition: spanish omelette recipe

How to cook an omelette and it's nutritional benefits to the athlete

Energy drinks: can repeated usage of sports drinks damage performance?

Could the routine use of sports drinks hinder the process of training adaptation?

Recovery: how the right nutrition can help prevent overtraining

Specific nutritional practices can prevent overtraining and accelerate exercise recovery

Sports nutrition: recovery drink recipe

The importance of sports nutrition and how to make the perfect recovery drink

Sports injury: can you eat your way to recovery?

The role of nutrition in recovery

Sports Nutrition: planning all year round to ensure optimal sports performance

The difference between every day nutrition and training/recovery nutrition

Energy drink: do protein shakes improve performance?

Sports drinks: should you add protein to the mix?

Nutritional Supplements: BCAA and its effect on sports performance

BCAA supplements- the latest evidence

Sports Nutrition: triglycerides can provide athletes with a valuable energy source

Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT): How fatty acids can improve sports performance

GABA: creatine for strength athletes

The naturally occurring amino acid known as GABA has long been know to function as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, and as such, is popular as an ‘anti-anxiety’ supplement. However, exciting new research suggests that it may also stimulate the natural release of growth hormone, which could yield benefits such as enhanced muscle recovery, strength gains and fat loss. Andrew Hamilton explains

Hydration – fluid intake advice and tips

Hydration is simple isn’t it? Well, no actually! 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. Andrew Hamilton explains

Can body fat loss and lean muscle gain be targeted with nutritional supplements?

Optimize Nutrition with Naturally Occurring Compounds

New kids on the block – do quercetin and beta-alanine have any value for athletes?

Reduce oxidative stress

Antioxidants compared

Nutritional strategy for optimum rowing performance

Why fluid is the key for pre-competition lightweight rowers

Sports Nutrition: Increase Muscle Growth and Strength

The Perfect Recovery Drink

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

Sports Nutrition information: Energy Drinks

Sports drinks – can you have too much of a good thing?

Caffeine reduces muscle soreness

Caffeine and leg muscle pain

Triathlon Nutritional Information

Why Triathletes Don't Need Extra Sodium

Exhaustive Exercise and Ginseng benefits

Effects of Panax ginseng extract on exercise-induced oxidative stress

Ergogenic Supplements: Phosphatidylserine

Could phosphatidylserine be the next big ergogenic aid for endurance athletes?

Carbohydrate benefit during cycling

How carbohydrate affects your mood

Endurance Training with Phosphatidylserine

Phosphatidylserine – a magic bullet for endurance?

Sports Nutrition: Dietary Basics

Optimum nutrition for athletes - what can we learn from recent studies

What's good, what's bad and what's plain ugly? Ergonenic aids: Positives and Negatives

What's good, what's bad and what's plain ugly?

Sports Nutrition: Antioxidants

Antioxidant protection for athletes: is it time to ditch the pills?

A Guide And Advice to Effective Supplement Usage

Half-time nutrition – what’s best for maximising fulltime performance?

Half-Time Training for Team Sports

Diabetes - how it affects sports and how to combat it

diabetes and sports performance

Half Time Strategy - Temperature

Coping With The Effects of Temperature on The Pitch

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

Research Round-Up: endurance, ergogenic drugs, hydration and vibration

endurance, ergogenic drugs, hydration and vibration

Dietary Performance Enhancement

Burning More Fat to Increase Periodization

Nutrition Advice for Endurance Cyclists

Glycobiology : Could sugars be the new route to sweet success for athletes?

Sports Science Glossary Part 2

glycaemic index

The glycaemic index: how athletes can make it work for them

Sports Science Glossary Part 3

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

Sports Science Glossary Part 9

calcium & metabolism

Calcium & Metabolism : Could the bone-building mineral calcium be the new Holy Grail of sports nutrition?

maltodextrin-plus-fructose drink

Maltodextrin-plus-fructose Drink: Carb combo drink produces most energy

creatine use

Creatine Use: Long-term creatine use is safe

athletes & antioxidants

Athletes & Antioxidants : A low antioxidant intake may harm athletes

sports drinks & teeth

Sports drinks and teeth

Sports drinks

Sports drinks or water : what is the best choice for sports performers?

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

sports nutrition information

Sports nutrition information: From carbo-loading to nutrigenomics: Andrew Hamilton on the evergrowing sophistication of nutritional strategies in sport