Asker Jeukendrup3 min readWhat is better? Frequent sips or larger amounts of drinks during running?Carbohydrate intake during exercise can enhance endurance exercise performance. but should it be frequent sips or less regular larger amount
Asker Jeukendrup3 min readBeat the Heat – a hot bath after exercise boosts performance in the heatWe are all familiar with the no-pain-no-gain images of hardy Olympic athletes plunging into post-race ice baths ─ but our new findings...
Asker Jeukendrup6 min readHot bath and performance - Practical guidelinesThe recent blog by Prof Neil Walsh on Train Cool - Bathe Hot covered the scientific aspects of a publication on "heat acclimation through...
Asker Jeukendrup3 min readWhich sport or event has the most extreme energy expenditure?It is often said that the Tour de France is perhaps the most gruelling endurance event on the planet. The same is sometimes said about...
Asker Jeukendrup2 min readEffects of heat on running performanceExtreme environmental conditions can have a major impact on performance as we have seen with altitude. The effects of hot environmental...
Asker Jeukendrup3 min read3 gels per hour for the marathon?There is no question that carbohydrate is the main fuel for a marathon. There is also no question about the fact that body carbohydrate...
Asker Jeukendrup3 min readAltitude effects on endurance performanceSince the 1969 Olympic Games in Mexico City the topic of altitude and performance has received a lot of attention. Mexico City is...