This is going to be the first thousand-mile-high look at what we know and what we can hypothesise about the exercise physiology and...

I am beginning this post with a disclaimer as this topic is vast and there is only so much that can be addressed in a single post (or at...

Food provides the body with the energy to do work and the building blocks for growth and repair of body tissue, principally in the form...

Are you a “can’t-do-anything-until-i-have-had-a-coffee” kind of person? Or a “that-stuff-is-the-devil-and-leaves-me-awake-for-days” kind...

“Eat your fruit and veg” is a phrase you have probably heard repeatedly since you were a kid … from your parents, in school, by your...

You may have heard people say that guys should avoid soy, that it ‘feminises’ men or, more specifically, reduces their fertility. This...

Part 2: Endurance Events In the first part of this series we looked at how to fuel for a multi-event strength and conditioning...

You have your training nutrition down to a fine art. It’s fuelling you to go harder and faster and you have never felt better. You are...

Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) have been promoted to bodybuilders as a supplement to promote weight loss, and to endurance athletes as...

Many a bodybuilder, crossfitter and average gym goer alike have signed up to the gospel of creatine. But what is it, and is it worth the...

So you want to cut weight. Maybe this is to compete in a lower weight class, to move faster, for aesthetics, or to lean before a strength...

If the same total calories are consumed by an athlete, does it matter what time of day (timing) or how many meals they are spread...

Glutamine is a sports supplement that has grown in popularity over the years, principally due to claims it can support strength and lean...

After whey protein, BCAAs are perhaps the most popular supplement for gym bunnies and bodybuilders – based on the claim that they enhance...

I work long hours / I hate cooking / I am a busy parent / I have a million hobbies / I am not sure what ‘eating better’ means / it is...

You have probably heard of people in a ‘bulking’ phase who add an extra 2,000 calories to their intake through 2 donuts, a milkshake and...

We eat to fuel our body for work. For any fitness enthusiast and athlete this work includes training and performing in their chosen...

"The appropriate foods eaten in the appropriate quantities with the appropriate hydration to fuel optimal training, recovery and...

Proteins, fats and carbs – the macronutrients – are the basic building blocks of life. They provide the energy we need to survive, and...