Carbo loading 101
Carbo-loading is one of the most common nutritional tools, often used by athletes to improve performance. It involves adjusting your diet and physical activity levels to increase the amount of carbohydrates stored in your body...
Planning Your Nutrition Before, During, and After Exercise
Whether you're training or competing in an important event, proper nutrition and hydration are essential pieces of the puzzle. It's common to make mistakes with the timing and consumption of food and drinks. These...
Impact of Sleep on Performance
Sleep is one of the fundamental pillars of health and athletic performance, especially for endurance athletes, such as marathon runners, cyclists, and triathletes. However, the importance of sleep is often underestimated in comparison to physical...
Simple Carb vs Complex
Carbohydrates are an important macronutrient and one of the main sources of energy for the body. The media and social networks constantly discourage eating them or advocate following a 'low carb' diet to lose weight...
Low Energy Availability: Effects on Health and Performance
You know that food is the fuel for the body to function, right? And with the increase in volume and intensity in training (along with work, routine, social life...), it's necessary to provide even more...
The Revolution of Carbohydrates and the Evolution of Sports.
Sports performance is in constant evolution. Annually, many records are broken, and what once seemed to be the limit becomes just another goal surpassed. This evolution can be attributed to improvements and technological advances in...