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When Sports Nutrition Science Goes Bad

A peek into the sports drinks industry reveals how sports nutrition turned science on its head in the name of marketing. The same tricks have been used again and again by the sports nutrition industry to sell you unhealthy stuff you don't need. This is science gone bad and here's how it works...

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What does an elite ultramarathon runner eat?
Damian Hall’s an elite ultramarathon runner with multiple Ultra-Trail World Tour top 10s under his belt - we caught up with him to find out precisely how he fuels for success at the highest level Damian in action at the Scafell Sky Race (photo credit Guillem Casanova/Scafell Sky Race)How important is nutrition to your training and why?“Ultramarathon running is often [...]
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What is the best race day breakfast?
Marathon runners, triathletes, cyclists - your quest for the best race day breakfast ends hereRace day is a big deal, a day when small details matter big time, and a day when you need your sh*t very much together so you can focus every piece of your energy on executing your race plan with zero distractions. This [...]
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Shocking - the athletic benefits of earthing
Okay folks, brace yourselves - today we’re going full woo-woo weirdness because this post is all about ‘energy in the earth’, the ‘charge’ in your body and how taking your shoes and socks off is going to save the world. Assuming you haven’t already thrown your phone out of the window in disgust having concluded [...]
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Sports nutrition and the media meltdown
A writer for a well-known lifestyle magazine recently contacted me for nutritional input on an ultrarunning feature, so I tackled a lengthy interview and the writer went to work. On reading the finished piece however the magazine editors killed it for being ‘off-brand’, which is usually media speak for ‘upsetting to our advertisers’. It’s not the [...]
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