Weight management in sport: more evidence for the benefits...
in Nutrition for endurance athletes, Weight management
Andrew Hamilton present further evidence in favour of time-restricted feeding for weight management MORE
A fat lot of good: why older athletes could...
in Nutrition for endurance athletes, Weight management
Andrew Hamilton looks at recent research suggesting that a short period of high-fat, low-carbohydrate dietary manipulation can help runners and other endurance athletes shed excess body fat. MORE
Sports supplements to die for?
in Endurance health and lifestyle, Supplements, Weight management
The worst thing that can happen when experimenting with new sports supplements is to discover that they don’t work – right? Wrong. Andrew Hamilton explains why some supplements could leave you with more than a hole in your wallet… MORE
Weight management: why timing is everything
in Dietary basics, Nutrition for endurance athletes, Weight management
New research suggests the way you time your daily eating patterns could affect your health, fitness and body fat levels Andrew Hamilton explains... MORE
Which whey to go? How to choose the right...
in Nutrition for endurance athletes, Recovery nutrition, Recovery strategies, Supplements, Weight management
The importance of post-exercise recovery cannot be overstated. If you can recover faster, you can train harder again sooner. And over time, this means getting bigger fitness gains, and with less chance of illness or injury. In recent years, sports nutritionists have come to understand that as well as carbohydrate and fluid, post-exercise protein is... MORE
Energy deficiency in sport: when the quest for leanness...
in Dietary basics, Endurance health and lifestyle, Nutrition for endurance athletes, Weight management
The quest for better performance by losing excess weight is hazardous. As Alicia Filley explains, a long term calorie insufficiency can lead to serious health problems and reduced performance - in both male and female athletes. MORE
Weighty matters: can dietary periodisation optimise your bodyweight?
in Dietary basics, Nutrition for endurance athletes, Weight management
A few weeks back, I decided to carry out serious groundworks at home. Living in a house on a steep hill (like most other houses in these parts) the rear garden is a good 15ft higher in elevation than the front. And with only a narrow access path on both sides of the house, this... MORE
Athletes: Yes or no to keto?
in Dietary basics, Nutrition for endurance athletes, Weight management
In recent years, keto diets have been increasingly promoted to boost endurance performance. But do they really work and if so, how should athletes use them? Andrew Hamilton looks at the scientific evidence... MORE
Risks of sauna-induced weight loss
Sauna-induced dehydration is an effective way for athletes competing in weight class events to lose weight rapidly before competition, according to a new study from Spain. However, female athletes may find the weight loss benefits cancelled out by a decrease in explosive power. Athletes competing in such events as weight-lifting, judo, karate, boxing, rowing and... MORE
Running and body fat – walking the tightrope of...
Professor Ron Maughan explains how runners can reduce body fat while ensuring optimum health and performance Although it’s immediately apparent that there are substantial differences in physical characteristics between sprinters and long distance runners, elite runners at all distances come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and there are perhaps too many exceptions to... MORE
