Resynthesis of liver and muscle glycogen respond differently to different types of carbohydrate. This may have implications for performance.

I have been helping athletes to create nutrition plans for their races for a long time. For 25 years, I have worked with, listened to and...

Caffeine can improve performance but there seem to be large individual differences in the response. Is this all down to our genes?

The topic of low carbohydrate high fat diets (LCHF) or ketogenic diets for athletes is still hotly debated. I posted some thoughts in a...

In the previous blog "How common are illnesses amongst athletes? "we saw that a large number of athletes are affected by illness. The...

There is no question that caffeine can improve endurance performance. But what if you take it late in exercise? does it still work?

The ketone bodies beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate are produced in the body as a byproduct of fat metabolism. Essentially ketone...

We all suffer from colds at some time but recent research indicates that a person’s level of physical activity influences their risk of...

We are all familiar with the no-pain-no-gain images of hardy Olympic athletes plunging into post-race ice baths ─ but our new findings...

The recent blog by Prof Neil Walsh on Train Cool - Bathe Hot covered the scientific aspects of a publication on "heat acclimation through...

Athletes train hard, compete a lot and are subject to a lot of psychological stress. This in turn can increase the chances of injury,...

It is great to see the much needed new and revised position statement by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada,...

Now we have come to the blog that puts it all together and talks about the recommendations for carbohydrate intake during exercise. First...

There is a lot of talk about the so called ketogenic diet. Although some good work has been done, often discussions distort the evidence and

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks worldwide and a major source of caffeine consumption. Coffee may be even more popular amongst...

I spent several years of my life (a while ago) investigating a potential role of MCT for athletes and because there appears to be a...

Fat burning is always a hot topic and we seem obsessed with it. Treadmills tell you when you are in your "fat burning zone", some heart...

Does "gluten-free" make you faster? Do athletes need to avoid gluten? There may be a common belief that gluten are bad for health and...

Protein is usually thought of as the number one recovery ingredient. A lot of talk is about how protein will help repair the muscle and...

Nitric oxide (NO) is a very small but very important molecule in the human body. It plays a crucial role in many processes in the body....