Chris Lowe

Today we’re doing a deep dive into a commonly used method to ‘make weight’ for weight category sports such as boxing, MMA, weightlifting and powerlifting. Enter, the WATER LOAD. To my knowledge, there’s only one study to date looking at the effectiveness of this, however almost all weight making athletes have used or have heard … Read more

This week, we’re doing a deep dive into the 30 hour nitrate load. Beetroot, the ever so popular, yet soil tasting vegetable is very high in the compound nitrate. When nitrates are consumed and converted in the body to nitrite and nitric oxide, can improve high intensity performance under anaerobic conditions. In other words, when … Read more

This week, we’re looking at every rugby players favourite recovery beverage…the drink. Now, it’s no secret that a rugby player likes a beer or two straight after a game, on the bus journey home and at the bar after. But, how many tins can a player sink before recovery hits the fan? Well, in true #D2EW style, … Read more