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….
28 May 2013 The Paleo Diet has gained an almost cult-like following since the book by Professor Loren Cordain was first published in 2002. No longer is it seen as an offshoot of ‘complementary and alternative medicine’, now many regular exercisers are jumping on the low-carb Paleo bandwagon. So, should we all be switching? First,…
3 April 2013 When it comes to muscle recovery the timing of your protein intake and the type of protein are just as important as the total amount eaten. In a recent study, a group of Canadian and Australian researchers found that four 20g doses of protein evenly spaced through the day is optimal for…
25 Feb 2013 Experts used to believe that cramps were caused by dehydration or electrolyte depletion. But no studies have actually linked the idea that dehydration or electrolyte depletion is the reason one athlete cramps and another doesn’t. Strong experimental evidence for either theory is lacking. A 2011 study from University of Cape Town researchers…
4 Nov 2012 The latest diet buzz is a regime called Intermittent Fasting (also known as the 5:2 Diet or Alternate Day Fasting). Incredibly, you can eat whatever you want most of the time. Does it work? Well, according to Dr Michael Mosley who followed it as part of his investigation for BBC2’s Horizon programme…
2 July 2012 Why spend out on a sports drink when a banana and a bottle of water will do an equally good job? US researchers recently published a study (funded by Dole) that found just that. When cyclists were given equal amounts of carbs either as a sports drink or as bananas during a…
