Iron deficiency impairs running performance Running a marathon is one of the most demanding endurance events, placing so much of stress on the body that it puts athletes at risk of iron-deficiency anemia, a new [...]
Athletes need a well-functioning immune system Over the years, thousands of sports supplements have been created and marketed to athletes, but more recently compounds found in plants called phytochemicals are showing great potential in exercise [...]
Athletes need sufficient energy and nutrients to fuel training. Athletes don’t diet and exercise, they train and fuel for performance. Think of it this way: Say you’ve bought yourself an expensive, new car. How often [...]
Green tea supplementation enhances exercise metabolism and athletic performance, a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study reports. Published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, researchers from the University of Hertfordshire reported that four weeks [...]
Recently published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, researchers compared a vegetarian and milk-based protein source head to head for muscle building potential (1). Specifically, they sought to determine whether pea [...]
Athletes walk a fine line when it comes to losing weight without negatively affecting performance or training gains. Cut calories too low and performance will suffer, muscle mass may be lost, and you might be [...]
