Quite possibly the most common nutritional deficiency for endurance athletes, especially women, is a lack of iron. A major problem with iron deficiency is it mostly goes undetected. A 1988 university study found that 45% of it's female cross country runners had low iron levels compared to 78% of the
A lot of working class athletes don’t drink enough fluids. This leaves them continually teetering on the edge of dehydration.
When in this dehydrated state, recovery is compromised and the risk of getting sick increases.
Drinking water throughout the day is one of the easiest and most effective ways of
Having the 4 macronutrients, protein, fat, carbohydrate and water, together in a mixed diet not only keeps you healthy, but has so much to do with how well you train and race.
More fat equals more endurance
In recent studies examining the effects of diet on human and animal performance, scientists have
Athletes are always asking if taking a supplement or pill they've read about or that someone they know is using would boost race performance. They’re looking for that difficult last 1 to 2 percent of improvement that can often mean the difference in a tough race.
To help decide, you need to answer
Apart from training, nothing affects athletic performance more than diet.
The body’s cells require proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water for health, energy, and growth. Chronically eating a diet that is deficient in any of these nutrients compromises your capacity for training and racing and increases the risk of becoming
Creatine is relatively new to the performance supplements arena, having its first known usage in athletics in 1993. Since then the number of creatine studies have increased, but a lot of questions still remain un-answered.
Creatine is a substance found in dietary meat and fish, but is also created in your
