Nutrition Archives - Mike's Triathlon

Electrolytes – How to Save a Stack of Money Including Your Health

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:56:03 +0000

Without going into a long story here, suffice it to say that cancer has forced me to take a long and hard look at a lot of what I’ve done in the past, and institute many changes in my approach to nutrition and sport supplementation. In a nutshell, most important amongst these are the dietry …

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Fat Burning – using body fat instead of carbohydrates as fuel

Mike — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:52:35 +0000

In this article the fat burning processes are well explained and the latest scientific research dispels many popular myths. Mike Fat oxidation through intense exercise Fat burning is a very popular and often-used term among endurance athletes. But is it really important to burn fat – and, if so, how can it best be achieved? …

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Recovery – how the right nutrition can help prevent overtraining

Mike — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:43:53 +0000

More in the series on recovery and the prevention of overtraining which again emphasises the importance of having a good balanced nutrition programme. – Mike Specific nutritional practices can prevent overtraining and accelerate exercise recovery Where should we draw the line between appropriate ‘heavy training’ and overtraining? And are there specific nutritional practices that can …

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Sports Nutrition – Medium-Chain Triglycerides

Mike — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:48:38 +0000

This is a follow up article on the previous one I posted entitled “Sports Nutrition – It is essential you include fat in your diet” and which expands on the use of medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs). Mike. Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are a special class of fatty acids. Normal fats and oils contain long-chain fatty acids (LCTs). …

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Sports Nutrition – It is essential you include fat in your diet

Mike — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:19:29 +0000

An extremely informative article on the vital need for increasing Omega-3 oils in our otherwise highly deficient modern diets, as well as some interesting benefits for endurance athletes when consuming medium-chain fats in sports drinks. Mike. Fat is necessary to absorb key vitamins and assists carbohydrate in providing you with energy After all, dietary fat …

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Sports nutrition – A training strategy for protein consumption

Mike — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:19:10 +0000

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 …

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Sports Nutrition – Does sodium bicarbonate supplementation improve performance?

Mike — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:36:43 +0000

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 …

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Triathlon Training – Goal Weight!

Mike — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:40:27 +0000

The bathroom scale hit my goal weight of 80kg this morning. 5kg of silly season flab gone! Would still like to get down to under 78kg, but will only do that after EC Champs on the 31st January, as the last time I tried that I got sick with ‘flu. Going to try again as …

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Nutrition – Breakfast Mix

Mike — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:34:28 +0000

Being a bachelor and non-cook, I have to be quite inventive to produce meals that are quick and easy to prepare, tasty enough to withstand daily repetition, and sufficiently nutritious to meet my training needs. If you’d like to try it, here is my Breakfast Mix (Good Boy Porridge). It’s tasty as well as super-nutritious …

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Nutrition – Carbo loading without overloading on glucose

Mike — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:44:08 +0000

At last an authoritative no BS article on how to be fully fueled and at your best on the start line for that big race – Mike. Carbo-loading Glycogen without glucose gluttony: your new carb strategy for optimum performance. If you can work out a way to boost your muscle glycogen to supra-normal levels, your …

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