22 May 2014 All athletes know that protein is important when it comes to recovery and building muscle but the rules about how much, what kind and when have changed over recent years. Here’s a summary: Athletes and regular exercisers have higher protein requirements than the general population; the consensus from scientists at the 2010…
3rd May 2014 One of the most popular questions I get asked at every talk and seminar I give is which supplements to take? Yes, it’s tempting to think that all those expensive shakes, powders and pills will give you the edge when it comes to building muscle or improving performance. The truth is that…
3rd May 2014 So today US sprinter and world 100m record holder Tyson Gay receives a 1 year ban from competition for testing positive for a steroid contained in a cream peddled by a ‘chiropractor’. Staggering as this may sound it underlines the desperate measures some elite athletes are prepared to take to make it…
20th April 2014 There isn’t one diet that is right for everyone. What you should eat for fat loss depends on a lot of things: your age, gender, current health, activity levels, goals, environment, financial status, personal preferences, to name a few. But one thing is certain: that losing fat requires a calorie deficit and…
17th March 2014 A report last week suggested children and teenagers are eating too much salt (well, 0.75g/ day among 5 – 6 year olds to be exact), with much of it coming from processed food. Of course no-one is disputing kids are eating too much processed foods or that too much salt can raise…
13 January 2014 3 ways to beat exercise fatigue and maximise your performance Do your workouts frequently leave you feeling fatigued and struggling to recover before the next session? Then read on… Rehydrate Failure to replenish fluids and fuel after training can quickly result in sore muscles, fatigue and under-performance at your next training session….
31 December 2013 Poor ol’ carbohydrate. There’s been a plethora of articles, blogs and opinion condemning carbs in general, sugar in particular, gluten by association, and extolling instead the virtues of low carb living. Carbs have been blamed for obesity, metabolic syndrome and just about every ailment. According to a recent survey, almost half of…
1 November 2013 A few well-known sports scientists have recently challenged the conventional high carb diet dogma and begun promoting instead the idea that athletes can perform better on a low carb diet. What’s the evidence and should we all be cutting out carbs? Here’s my take on the low carb vs. high carb debate….
25 August 2013 So Novak Djokovic has put his recent success in tennis down to a gluten-free diet. Even more intriguing for me is the way he discovered his so-called intolerance: by the good ol’ ‘holding ‘bread against stomach’ test (yes!). Thanks to the insightful observations of fellow-Serb Dr Cetojevic, Djokovic’s previous tendency to asthma…
