Would it not be great if you could take a supplement that makes your training more effective?

Supplements such as sodium bicarbonate, beta-alanine, beetroot juice, and caffeine might improve the adaptation to training

Nutrition can have a major impact on the adaptations to training. The combination of training and nutrition is essential and we have a multi

Nutrition influences the adaptive response of training. But can you use muscle markers to inform training and nutrition recommendations?

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...

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

Training low has received quite a bit of attention recently. It does not refer to training at low altitude, but it refers to training...

The question “What is recovery?” seems too obvious to answer. Surely everyone understands what we mean by recovery? Everyone also has an...

There is much written about overtraining and it is a frequent topic of conversation amongst coaches, trainers and athletes. Although...

In a previous blog we have defined overtraining in line with a consensus document by a group of world experts led by Professor Romain...

Now we have a better idea of the definition of overtraining, it is important to discuss the symptoms and what causes them. For many...

Protein intake is associated with big bulging muscles. But what is its importance for endurance athletes? Protein intake is associated...