Insufficient sleep undermines dietary efforts to reduce adiposity.

In other words: The quality of your sleep has a direct impact on your ability to lose weight. Getting a good night sleep helps you lose fat! ( I admit had to look up ‘adiposity’ … big word for FAT ) In Insufficient Sleep Thwarts Weight Loss Efforts Medscape Medical News reports on new research … Read more

Nutritional Tips for a Healthy Recovery Phase

23 September 2010 By USAT Coach Andrew Johnson (featured in the TrainingPeaks Official Blog) Overtraining is often seen as pushing your body too far in training, but it can also be due to poor recovery. That is, had the athlete been more attentive to their recovery, they may not have pushed their body into that … Read more

The Importance of Eating Post Workout

When we work out our bodies must provide energy to power the muscles in movement. Glycogen, a primary energy source, expends during the course of a workout and must be restored afterward. Eating post work out is an effective way to counteract the depletion of glycogen, and research suggests eating carbohydrates and protein is the … Read more