This blog is a bit different to my usual. We look at what food does for us, and the implications of this: including a brief look at the...

Strength, Hypertrophy & (Some) Nutrition Why only ‘some’ nutrition?! Because there is A LOT we could get into. And we will, in different...

“I was really good today” “I ate all the bad things” “It was a cheat on my diet” “That’s really clean” … have you ever referred to your...

We’ve all been told that 7-8 hours of sleep seems to be the magical number that we should be aiming for to give our body enough rest. But...

This is a topic of much interest, as there is growing interest in the relationship between the gut microbiome and health (and the first...

Why do you train? … apart from for the pure love of it, the fundamental purpose of training is to become better in your sport. As a...

It is easy to forget about the little guys in sports nutrition. Sure, calories and macronutrients provide the energy and building blocks...

By this I mean the ACTUAL foods that you eat. To achieve whatever goals you have. There are many things that can influence our food...

If you are looking to make changes to your diet for the long term, it is likely you are going to need to build some new habits around...

Nutritional Assessment describes the tools used to assess an athlete, in order develop an appropriate nutrition plan. To know what tools...

When we talk about nutrition, often we don’t distinguish between men and women. Yet there are distinct differences in male and female...

In combat sports, a heavier athlete has the potential to create more force against their opponent simply through their size. Weight...

Do you crave particular foods? Or do the munchies hit at a certain time each day and you ‘have’ to have that [insert food of choice]?...

I doubt anyone would argue that sleep is fundamental to health and wellbeing. Sleep is the time where our mind and body recovers from...

Stress is defined as being “subject to tension or pressure”. Stress is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be an essential stimulus for...

Intermittent fasting. This includes many diets. Most popular these days is the 16:8 diet, where you restrict eating to an 8 hour window...

Health. The dictionary defines it as ‘the state of being free from illness or injury’. I think many would go further and define it not...

Fluid in the body is like oil in a car. It helps everything work properly. From carrying things around in the blood, to digesting food,...

Food = macronutrients + micronutrients The macronutrients are the things we need in large quantities, and the micronutrients are the...

As a practitioner, knowing the science is important, but if you can’t communicate it then who cares? This is something I didn’t...