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- Buying guidesGluten-free, vegan, paleo, raw, The Primal Pantry Protein Bars are the perfect work-out fuel. Here, they explain why their Double-Espresso bar will give you the edge in your next training session. Using caffeine as a fuel for your workout is becoming ever popular among athletes and fitness novices alike. Depending on your size, gender and the kind...
- Buying guidesCompleting an ultra endurance event is an immense physical and mental challenge. This can involve exercising for 5-6 hours or more, with many of the larger events going beyond 24 hours, often through the night and in extreme temperatures.
- How to guidesMost of us are used to working to deadlines, and for those of us who work in sports medicine, we get them all the time too. Getting back to sport as soon as possible following injury is often the highest priority for athletes of all levels. So, when there’s a short time frame, what can you do to speed up recovery? Here are 6 tips to help you...
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- Buying guidesThe functions of proteins Our muscles contain hundreds of proteins that all perform a variety of functions that are essential to everyday life and of course, exercise performance. For example, the contractile proteins are responsible for making our muscles produce force, the structural proteins provide structure to our muscles and the enzymatic...
- How to guidesThe biggest challenge endurance athletes like triathletes, cyclists, and runners face is maximising their energy levels but, oddly, it is one of the least understood aspects of these sports.
- How to guidesBy the time we get to January and February you are likely to have racked up a lot of mileage and you may have done your main focus event for the year.
- Cycle nutritionWinter is a time of "secret training", when you can unlock your potential to be a superb athlete come the brighter and warmer months of summer. As they say, "Winter Miles, Summer Smiles". Your cold weather training will only pay dividends with the correct nutrition strategy though... You are what you eat The cold months of...