supplements

Download Our Free Sports Training Reports:

Training for Speed Power and Strength - Free Report Training for Distance Running The Nine Key Elements of Fitness - Free report Coaching Young Athletes - Free report

Enter your email address below: (As a bonus, we'll start sending you our free weekly newsletter, Sports Performance Bulletin.)

Email:

 

supplements

Questions on vitamin supplements, nutritional supplements, bodybuilding supplements and others? These articles will help with the answers. Get all the creatine facts and knowledge about doping in sports… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.

We'll pay you to ask questions

Got a question about sport? We'll pay you to ask it, and pay more to answer others' questions!

Nitric oxide: its role in your body and the truth behind its performance enhancing properties

Do nitric oxide supplements improve performance?

Weight loss: can you lose weight effectively on a protein diet?

Protein and weight control

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

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

Sports Supplements: Insulin abuse subject to testing

Insulin cheats beware

Optimize Nutrition with Naturally Occurring Compounds

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

Side effects of CLA supplement

CLA may increase oxidative stress in athletes

Reduce oxidative stress

Antioxidants compared

Asthma in athletes

Beta(2)-agonists used to treat asthma do not confer any performance advantage in athletes

Allergy Information for Marathon Athletes

Probiotics don’t help reduce pollen allergy in marathon runners

Bodybuilding supplements with resistance training

Supplements: why timing is all

Sports Nutrition: Increase Muscle Growth and Strength

The Perfect Recovery Drink

Prescribed drug can cause damage after eccentric exercise

Antidepressants may cause muscle damage…

Testosterone prohormone supplements: The Risks

Andro supplements don’t help and can be harmful

Sports Nutrition information: Energy Drinks

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

Reduce Muscle Fatigue with Probiotic Supplements

Probiotics combat fatigue problems in athletes

Pseudoephedrine's Ergogenic Effect

Drug removed from banned list is ergogenic

Triathlon Nutritional Information

Why Triathletes Don't Need Extra Sodium

Ergogenic Supplements: Phosphatidylserine

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

The Effect of Creatine on Runners

Creatine serum offers no advantages for runners

Endurance Training with Phosphatidylserine

Phosphatidylserine – a magic bullet for endurance?

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?

Speed Training: Compression Clothing

Compression clothing – can it help you squeeze out a PB?

Sports Nutrition: Antioxidants

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

Sports Nutrition and Carbohydrate Drinks

endurance training - do carbohydrate drinks help?

Supplements: Glucosamine

Does glucosamine really work?

glycaemic index

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

Sports Science Glossary Part 3

Sports Science Glossary Part 3

nandrolone

Nandrolone testing

Homeopathy in sport

Homeopathy In Sport : Can less really be more when it comes to treating sports injuries?

creatine

Creatine: is it really safe for long-term use?

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

strength training diet

Strength Training Diet : Hormones and strength - why low-fat, high-protein diets might not be best after all

banned substances

Banned Substances: Athletes still at risk of accidental doping

prohormones

Prohormones : Warning! - contaminated dietary supplements can seriously damage your career

world anti doping agency

World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) : New WADA guidelines for 2006 - how do they affect athletes?

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

performance enhancing drugs

Performance Enhancing Drugs

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?

air pollution sports

Air Pollution Sports: the real problem that faced the organisers of the 2004 Olympics

gacik

Gacik: is it even better than creatine?

supplements athletes

Supplements athletes: Antioxidant vitamins - can they do athletes more harm than good?

modafinil

Modafinil: Banned drug works as ergogenic aid

muscle recovery

Muscle recovery: The post-exercise window of opportunity: why we need to start drawing the curtains

sodium bicarbonate

Sodium bicarbonate and sprint performance

carbohydrates

Carbohydrates: Forget fancy supplements - carbohydrates are even more important than you'd thought, for strength as well as endurance

adenosine

Adenosine: ATP is no creatine

salbutamol

Salbutamol: Ergogenic effects of salbutamol

creatine supplements

Creatine supplements: Selective effects of creatine

sport music

Sport music: Music as ergogenic aid

vitamin e

Vitamin E: Vitamin E and immunity

carbohydrate mouthwash

Carbohydrate mouthwash is ergogenic

serum ferritin levels | iron overload

Serum ferritin levels: Iron overload in cyclists

antioxidants

Can antioxidants help reduce post-exercise soreness?

muscle glycogen stores

Muscle glycogen stores: Supercompensation only works once

ribose

Ribose - Why ribose does not make the grade as the 'new creatine' for sports performers

hodiola rosea | cordyceps sinensis

Hodiola rosea & cordyceps sinensis - Chinese supplements don't work for cyclists

sport nutrition

Sport nutrition - How athletes can benefit from world consensus on sport nutrition

creatine vegetarians

Creatine for vegetarians

anabolic steroid abuse

Anabolic steroid abuse - Another risk of anabolic steroid abuse

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

Human Growth Hormone | hGH

Human growth hormone hGH - Don't waste money - and risk your reputation on human growth hormone; make your own instead!

Human Growth Hormone | hGH

Human growth hormone hGH - Don't waste money - and risk your reputation on human growth hormone; make your own instead!

Syndicate content

Follow the RSS for this page