Nutrition is super important for competitive athletes. You can slack off on your training and expect your performance to diminish. But just one little nutrition mistake can be devastating to your performance. Instantly. How do you stay out of trouble? Become your own nutrition coach. The Self-Coached
Continue reading →The acai bowl – sometimes called a smoothie bowl – has taken the country by storm. Now you can find them far from the tropical home of the acai berry. What is it? It’s like a smoothie, but it’s thick, so it comes in a bowl and
Continue reading →Don’t let that leftover pickle juice go to waste. Research shows that pickle juice can help with muscle cramps, potentially even eliminating them. It’s not about hydration. It’s not about electrolytes. There’s something special about pickle juice! Let’s see what the big deal is – and if
Continue reading →Nearly four years ago, I completed my Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification. I’ve since had a few questions about it, so let’s talk about that today. I’ll share my experience taking the course, explain why I decided to do it in the first place, and answer questions
Continue reading →Dubbed “Mother Nature’s sports drink” by savvy marketers, coconut water is filling store shelves, and I’m seeing it in the gym and at yoga class. Some people swear by it, like it’s magical; even some pro athletes credit their success to this beverage. Coconut water is a
Continue reading →A while back, I did a comparison of two popular diet and nutrition plans – the Precision Nutrition system, popular with many athletes in various disciplines (cyclists, runners, cross-country ski racers, martial artists, football players, and more), and the Paleo Diet, extremely popular among CrossFitters, some ultra-endurance
Continue reading →If you thought the Paleo diet was restricting, the Dukan diet too complicated, Jenny Craig too expensive, and the Get Shredded Diet was insane, well, prepare to have your mind blown. We’re talking about the HCG diet, where you eat a scant 500 calories per day, only
Continue reading →Have you been trying your best, but can’t do it alone? The books aren’t enough? You need more support and guidance, someone there with you in the trenches? Yeah, it’s hard to diet alone. And it sucks. That’s why Precision Nutrition runs the Lean Eating coaching program.
Continue reading →Whether it’s orange juice for breakfast, lemon juice for a cleanse, grapefruit juice for your entire diet, juicing at home, or the juicing among professional athletes, we can’t get enough. Even with the negative headlines saying juice is less healthy than diet soda, the stuff is flying
Continue reading →I thoroughly enjoy the brown coffee beans I use when brewing my morning coffee. I’m also a huge fan of chocolate-covered coffee beans (which are still brown.) I was content with brown coffee beans for years! But when I heard of this miracle fat loss cure known
Continue reading →While I don’t like to see supplements used to make up for a bad diet, I know there are many situations that call for supplementation. The life of an endurance athlete just happens to be one of them! With the beatings we put on our bodies, and
Continue reading →The most important aspect to sports nutrition would have to be proper hydration. Poor food choices can get you in trouble, but inadequate hydration can get you killed!
Continue reading →It is not easy to be a food producer these days. Consumers know they want healthy ingredients, but those are expensive. So instead of giving in, the manufacturers play tricks on us, making us think we are getting healthy food. Here is how to spot these dubious tricks…
Continue reading →A common belief amongst endurance athletes is that we must constantly replenish our electrolyte stores while riding. If we run low on electrolytes, we might face problems such as cramping and hyponatremia. So check out these pills and tablets…
Continue reading →Dieting is tough, especially with the availability of unhealthy processed foods. But if you just eliminate these foods from your diet, you’ll be on your way to health, happiness, and a flat stomach…
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