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Sports nutrition - A training strategy for protein consumption

A comprehensive and well researched article for those who want to optimise their nutrition to maximise performance which could give them the edge over their competition. Mike.

There is more to protein intake than simply eating the right amount

There’s more to protein nutrition than just eating the optimum amount; the timing of consumption and the type [...]

Triathlon Training - Killing Six Birds With One Stone

Or in one single step how to:-

Train harder.
Recover well.
Manage heart arrhythmia.
Repair calf muscle strain.
Improve overall performance.
Sleep better at night.

It’s funny how one can sometimes grapple with a seemingly complex and unresolvable issue only to discover one day that the solution is quite simple really.

For long now I have been most concerned about my leaking heart valves [...]

Triathlon Swimming - Are there shark attractant or repellent colours?

I have often thought that the colour of my Orca wetsuit too closely resembles that of a seal which is after all prime shark food. So I got to wondering if there is any data on shark attractant or repellent colours, and if so, why are wetsuit manufacturers not making them accordingly?

It seems too little research [...]

Sports Nutrition - Does sodium bicarbonate supplementation improve performance?

Joe Friel in his book “Going Long” talks about the use of potassium bicarbonate to reduce blood acidity as well. His motivation for this revolves around the fact that our blood increases in acidity with age, and the use of this supplement would reduce aging symptoms. From the evidence in this article using sodium bicarbonate to [...]

Triathlon Training - New Newton Running Shoes

At last a pair of running shoes made for me!

These shoes are absolutely amazing. Took them on a 10km run and straight out the box they felt completely comfortable as though I had been wearing them for months.

They are also very light with a spacious toe box to accommodate my long toes and wide forefoot, and [...]