Can You Water Load Before a Race? | Endurance Hydration
by Coach Matt Russ
I recently had an athlete ask me if he could load his body with water prior to an event just as someone would load carbohydrate. Th
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Nutrition Periodization: How Athletes Should Adjust Their Diet on Rest and Training Days
By Coach Matt Russ
We are all creatures of routine, and our diets are no exception. Time-strapped athletes, in particular, tend to gravitate toward t
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Fat and Endurance Performance: Why Athletes Need to Burn Fat Efficiently
Fat and Endurance Performance: Why Athletes Need to Burn Fat Efficiently
By Matt Russ
Is fat an athlete’s enemy?
If you are trying to improve y
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Optimal Hydration Strategies For Your Next Triathlon
Few factors affect athletic performance as much as hydration. Even relatively small amounts of fluid loss can affect endurance, strength, concentratio
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The Right Triathlon Hydration Setup for Every Race Distance
The Right Triathlon Hydration Setup for Every Race Distance
For sprint and Olympic races, a single BTA aero bottle covers most needs. For 70.3 racing
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Sport Supplementation- Separating Fact From Fad
Sports Nutrition and Supplements: Separating Fact From Fad
by Matt Russ
Although our bodies are remarkably similar in many ways, when it comes to spo
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When Is the Best Time for Athletes to Lose Body Fat Without Hurting Performance?
When Is the Best Time for Athletes to Lose Body Fat Without Hurting Performance?
by Matt Russ
Increasing speed requires the consistent and careful app
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Fat Loading and Improving Endurance
You are likely familiar with carb-loading or adjusting your diet to be more carbohydrate rich in the days leading up to an event. The objective
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Cutting Calories During a Transition Phase for Ironman
The biggest drop in activity factor occurs during transition, and transition occurs
directly after a peak (race) phase in most cases. This is the tim
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The Hardest Way to Get Fast- Getting Light and Lean
Increasing your speed requires consistent and careful application of
training stress. However, if you are gaining body fat, you are working against
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Flax a Miracle Seed for Better Nutrition and Health?
ILANA KATZ, MS, RD, CSSDThe science of nutrition has so much to offer and when buzz words stick
around for more than a few months, we know it’s worth
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Endurance Athletes and Iron Deficiency
Iron is a trace element, meaning it is present in the body in extremely
small amounts. However, it plays a critical role in human metabolism. Iron
f
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