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Sports Supplements – Creatine For Endurance Athletes

Mike — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:44:28 +0000

Creatine supplements can boost your endurance training without encouraging weight gain The correct dose of creatine will improve endurance athletes performance without making them gain weight! Creatine (methylguanidine-acetic acid) was discovered in 1832, but athletes have been taking it – in hopes of improving their performances – for only the last 10 years. Over that …

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Original Cal-Mag Formula – Natural sleeping draught and pain suppressant

Mike — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:29:27 +0000

Calcium Magnesium Ratio The proven ratio used in the Cal-Mag Formula is one part elemental magnesium to two parts elemental calcium. As the Cal-Mag Formula calls for precise amounts of these elemental substances, some further explanation of these quantities should be given here. The Cal-Mag Formula is made using the compounds calcium gluconate and magnesium …

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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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Nutrition – The role of protein in sports performance

Mike — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:11:27 +0000

This is an absolute MUST read! The best article I have ever read on the subject. It is based on proven scientific research (references included) without any commercial hype, and dispels all the common myths. – Mike How much protein do athletes need and how safe are high-protein diets? Protein is not just an essential …

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Sports Drinks – Recovering with hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic drinks

Mike — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:52:46 +0000

Never fully understood this stuff until I read this article, which also explains why it may not be a good idea to only drink plain water after exercise in an effort to cut carbohydrates for weight loss – Mike The importance of post-exercise rehydration Athletes at all levels often train more than once a day, …

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Sports Supplements Guide

Mike — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:07:21 +0000

There is an awful amount of erroneous or exaggerated data on sports supplementation, much of which is promoted by commercial interests simply touting their latest products. This is a no BS article based on independent scientific research and which offers excellent advice you can trust – Mike. How many of these fancily packaged and extravagantly …

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