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6 Ways To Improve Your Protein Intake
Protein. The literal building block of muscles. Yet, it’s so much more than that. Protein, one of the body’s three macronutrients, is required for many of your body’s physiological and metabolic processes including: Cellular and tissue repair Muscle growth Enzymes Nutrient Transport Hormones Due to its importance, it’s necessary to...
The Best Supplements For Runners and Endurance Athletes
Running is all about endurance and sustaining your performance over the course of an hour, two hours, three hours, or longer. Unlike high-intensity training, long-distance running and endurance is complemented with a completely different mindset and require different nutrients to efficiently fuel your body over a prolonged period of time....
The Best 6 Vitamins for a Healthy Immune System
A healthy immune system is at the front of everyone’s mind right now, but how we support a healthy immune system is complicated with all of the information out there. When it comes to overall health, a well-balanced diet filled with whole, nutrient-rich foods ensures we are creating as little...
The Performance Benefits Of Citrulline
Citrulline is an amino acid that’s often associated with enhancing blood flow and producing “the pump.” However, research suggests that citrulline provides other athlete-specific benefits that warrant its use. Best of all, it appears that citrulline is applicable for almost any athlete. To come, we’ll discuss citrulline and cover its...
The Benefits Of Carnitine
Despite carnitine being one of the most popular supplements, it's essential to know what some of the potential benefits are. In addition to being essential for fat metabolism, carnitine appears to benefit athletic performance in several different ways ranging from improving endurance to sparing energy reserves (1, 2). In this...
The Athlete’s Basic Guide To Manipulating Carbohydrates For Optimal Performance
When it comes to athletics and nutrition, there are a few nutrients that garner more attention than carbohydrates. No matter what sport you're involved with or athletic event you're attending, there's a good chance that different carbohydrates are available, claiming to help provide acute or sustained energy. As an athlete,...
Should You Eat Carbs Before or After a Workout
As athletes, we’re always trying to improve and push the limits of our athletic performance. Much of this work can be done by optimizing our nutrition to fuel and recover properly from our training sessions by focusing on carb intake and nutrient timing around workouts. So should you eat carbohydrates...
CrossFit Competition Fueling Guide
With the introduction of the CrossFit Sanctionals last season, CrossFit competitions are more popular than ever and easier to find and compete at than ever before. Competing at a CrossFit competition is a great way to not only challenge yourself but to spend time with and meet new friends and...
How To Naturally Optimize and Support Testosterone
If you’re an athlete looking to maximize muscle growth and strength performance, optimizing your body’s ability to produce and utilize testosterone is of the utmost importance. As one of the body’s main anabolic hormones, maintaining and supporting testosterone can ensure that you're reaping the most benefit possible from both your...
The Best Pre & Intra-Workout Ingredients For CrossFit Athletes
If you're a competitive CrossFit athlete or merely looking to expedite your performance in your local box, using a pre-workout with proven ingredients can help ensure your body is working at peak capacity. With instant access to thousands of research studies and user testimonials, choosing pre and intra-workout ingredients with...
What Is CBD? Our Complete Guide To CBD for Athletes
You’ve heard it on your favorite podcast. It’s all over social media… and you probably know someone swears by it. We’re talking about CBD, of course, the seemingly magical solution to a myriad of issues. Elite athletes in particular are voicing their support for CBD, citing benefits from chronic pain...
Glutamine For Athletes And Reducing DOMS
Glutamine is a common ingredient found in recovery supplements, but what does it do in the body and why is it important for athletes to consider implementing? Let's take a closer look. Role of Glutamine in the Body Glutamine is an important amino acid and a building block of protein...
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