Category: Endurance Sport Nutrition

Eat to Achieve Optimal Weight and Win Races

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A proper diet can mean the difference between winning and losing races. If you have poor feeding habits, you risk sacrificing your health; you will struggle with your training and may not race at an optimal weight. Matt Fitzgerald is arguably one of the most studied authors on the topic of endurance related nutrition. He…

Racing Cold – The Battle with Hypothermia

The battle with hypothermia

I invited Stew Smith former Navy Seal, who spent eight years in the SEAL Teams and an instructor at the Naval Academy Physical Education Department. He has also been showcased on National Geographic’s “Fight Science”.  Stew demonstrates his ability to perform tactical exercises under the most extreme of conditions.  An incredibly disciplined athlete and warrior,…

Fixing your Diet for Performance

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Pip Taylor is an accredited sports dietitian and professional triathlete who has written an interesting “How to” book titled, The Athlete Fix.  Proper nutrition is the cornerstone of good health and critical for sports performance.  Diets are typically confusing fraught with opinion and erroneous gimmickry.   Pip’s book explains how avoid foods that cause inflammation…

An interview with Heart Rate GURU, Dr. Phil Maffetone

DR PHIL maffetone

Dr. Phil is a pioneer in both heart rate and the revelation of our need to return to Natural Running. He preached about and he himself trained in minimal running shoes long before Born to Run became fashionable.  His MAF heart rate training formula (180-age), to this day is still the most effective approach to…