Sport Drinks: Wash your mouth out (or not)?
By Nancy Angelopoulou. Three to four years ago, exercise scientists said that they have stumbled on an amazing discovery for endurance athletes. Specifically, athletes could […]
Category Archives: Sports Nutrition
‘Multiple Transporter’ Carbohydrates
By Scott Robinson. Supplementation of carbohydrate (CHO) sources (e.g. glucose or glucose polymers), has been widely observed to increase exercise capacity, most notably during prolonged […]
Idiots in the Mist – The Lowdown on Creatine
by Jose Antonio PhD. For those of you who know me, you’re well aware that I’m pretty lazy when it comes to bs’ing you. It […]
Coconut or Coco-No? Is Coconut Oil the Next Big Thing?
By Brooke Kugler, MS, CISSN. Coconut oil has been acclaimed to be associated with a wide array of health benefits such as: hair/skin care, weight […]
Interview with Nutrition Expert Darcy Johannsen PhD
SNI: It is commonly heard among fitness professionals (i.e. personal trainers) that overweight or fat individuals complain of having a ‘slow metabolism.’ How often is […]
Don’t Be Fooled! Grocery Shoppers’ Guide 101
By Brooke Kugler, MS, CISSN Grocery store navigation 101— The path you follow in the grocery store can help you eat right, avoid unwanted weight […]
CLA Supplementation For Weight Management
By Ross Edgley, BSc Sports Science Daily supplementation of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) may reduce body fat and favorably change body composition researchers at I-Shou […]
Fish Oil for Muscle Growth
by Monica Mollica Most supplements are used for one specific outcome, for example fat loss, muscle growth or general health promotion. However, there are a […]
Cheating on a diet – good or bad?
By Monica Mollica. In discussions about dieting, a topic that often comes up is that of “cheating”; is it good or bad to cheat once in […]
Should You “Spike” This Hormone?
By Brian St. Pierre, CSCS, CISSN. Well Everybody Knows – Everybody knows that the first rule of a post-training shake is that it has to […]
How Much Protein the Body Can Use in a Single Meal?
By Alan Aragon (Note: this article was originally posted at: www.wannabebig.com ) Introduction A longstanding belief in fitness circles is that the body can only […]
The Fab Five Fats for Getting Lean
by Melody Garza MS RD CISSN Yup you heard right, the best fats for getting lean. You might think that to lose weight, you need […]
