Updated 20th April 2016 What you eat and drink the day before the marathon as well as on the day can have a big effect on your performance. You’ll be burning approximately 2,600 calories over the course so consuming the right foods, avoiding dehydration and getting the timing right are all-important when it comes to…
1st October 2014 Tempted to give low carb diets a go? If you’re serious about your sport, you should know that low carb high fat (LCHF) diets – fashionable as they are – might actually hinder your performance. Here’s why. First, the theory behind LCHF diets: By restricting carbs you force your muscles to burn…
20th June 2014 Sugar in its various guises (gels, sports drinks, bars, etc) is a long-standing staple of athletes’ diets but with the tsunami of negative press surrounding it, should you now be cutting it out? The simple answer is no. People who work out regularly respond differently to sugar than those who don’t. For…
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…
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…
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,…
