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It’s been very well established that carbohydrates drive exercise performance. The quantity of carbs needed is dependents on the duration x intensity of exercise, whilst factoring your bodyweight. i.e. bigger people have a greater capacity to store carbs. We know that the total AMOUNT of carbs is important, but what about the TYPE of carbs?

We know from previous #D2EW that supplementation with creatine and sodium bicarbonate (SB) alone improve anaerobic performances. However, what happens when you stack these two supplements together and examine how it impacts high intensity performances in taekwondo athletes? Sports that consist of high intensity bouts will cause the athlete to experience a burning sensation in the muscle;

You feel beat up, you’re tied, you’re sore and you’ve lost the spring in your step…and you have to perform at your best in the next 24-28 hours. What do you do? Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage (EIMD) is characterized by symptoms that present both immediately and for up to 14 days after the initial exercise stress

It’s been well established that both chronic (long term) and acute (short term) sleep deprivation can negatively impact numerous areas of physiological and psychological performance and health. When it comes to physiological dysfunction of sleep deprivation, we think of the muscle. Of which, poor sleep quality and quantity can lead an athlete’s ability to build

Well, wouldn’t this be the dream… Endurance athletes have the pursuit of improving power-weight ratio to make them faster, fatigue less and become more efficient. This can be done by either being lighter, improving power output, or both. It’s been well establish that a calorie deficit is needed to drop body fat. Generally speaking, calorie

It’s been known for some time that there’s a clear and robust link between nutrition status and immune function. ⁣ ⁣ With regards to COVID-19, one of the biggest challenges is focused on reducing inflammation.⁣ ⁣ To help reduce the severity of illness, a recent review paper published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine can