Chris Lowe

Today, we’re looking into the science of ultra-fast recovery post games…I want you to start thinking of your recovery phase as the start of your fuelling phase for the next session or game – they’re always interlinked. When it comes to our main priority, we’re talking about carbohydrates and glycogen replenishment. Unlike protein, the period … Read more

Today, we look into a potential reason as to why some people lose weight and drop body fat much easier than others… For example, if two people living identical lifestyles were to reduce their calorie intake by 500kcal per day, why would one potentially lose more weight that the other? It’s very evident that our … Read more

Today, we’re rolling back the clocks to 1892 to look at one of the first studies that kicked off the performance nutrition world… The study was entitled ‘The value of sugar and the effect of smoking on muscular work’. From this title alone, we can get an idea of where this is going…and 128 years … Read more

As it’s January, we can’t really talk about anything other than new years resolutions. Or more specifically, what science suggests being beneficial when it comes to making sure you don’t fail this year!You, like many others will write down some big kick-ass goals to achieve, but then fail to follow through with once the newly … Read more

Today we cover a very timely topic when it comes to making gains over Xmas. More specifically, making gains when you’re on the drink… I.e. how many cervezas can you ingest before it starts to become detrimental to size #SizeIsThePrize In a 2014 study by Parr et al, 8 active males completed three testing days. On … Read more

As getting ‘shift faced’ is still a primary goal of many during the Xmas period, I thought it’d be fun continue the theme of alcohol consumption on daily life and performances… This time, we explore ‘the hangover’. As we all know, the hangover is a self inflicted misery to life that commences once blood alcohol … Read more

As we know, caffeine prior to exercise can do wonderful things to performance, such as increasing our pain tolerance and decreasing our perceived exertion. The issue with caffeine is that it can be very negative to performance (ergolytic) if consumed in higher quantities. Now, the dose needed to have a positive impact on performance (without … Read more

Today, we’re looking at some spanking new research surrounding a rugby players ability to build muscle in pre-season. If you play in any team sport, you’ll know that the pre-season period is a prime time to pack on slabs of mass.Well, not too fast…perhaps not. This was demonstrated by Morehen et al (2019) where they … Read more

When it comes to your supplement tool box, omega-3 fatty acids (fish oils) are always considered by many as a ‘no brainer’. However, when it comes to performance and the athlete, is it actually beneficial? To keep things ultra-concise, Philpott et al (2018) looked at the entirety of the research and graded seven key contexts … Read more

This week, we’re looking at some pretty nerdy developments surrounding caffeine. It’s been reported that approx. 75% of athletes use caffeine before competition to gain a host of benefits, such as; • Reduced perception of effort.• Reduced perception of pain.• Enhanced mood and mental alertness.• Reducing the performance decrease associated with sleep debt. Mechanistically (yes, … Read more