The question of how much water your body needs to stay hydrated can be a bit tricky. Is it eight glasses a day? Half your body weight in ounces? These are easy rules to follow [...]
Every time you step on the field, on the track, or in the gym, you’re at risk for injury. Injuries could mean time off from training, loss of progress, as well as the potential loss [...]
All athletes can benefit from caffeine's ergogenic effects. Many people have experienced the welcomed effects of their favorite caffeine vehicle like coffee or an energy drink pushing them through a long day. However, even amongst [...]
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 [...]
Athletes spend an inordinate amount of time and effort in the name of making progress. But there's one thing every athlete dreads… getting injured or getting sick. This means time off from practices, training and [...]
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 [...]
One of the principal findings of clinical studies around intermittent fasting with Isagenix-style Cleanse Days is that it can be an efficient method to accelerate fat loss and improve health markers (1-3). However, especially for the physically [...]
There's a big difference between "good" and "bad" weight loss. The good kind, the kind we should all strive for, is losing the least amount of muscle in relation to body fat. Getting enough protein [...]
