On of the most common questions I get asked about nutrition is “what should I eat on race day for my breakfast?!” Unfortunately it’s often a question posed too late in the game, when really, the basics should be dialled in and sorted – never do anything new on race day that you haven’t done …
It’s that time of year……training holiday time! Who else cannot WAIT to see some sunny miles?! Especially with this constant veil of grey we seem to live in in the UK right now, talk about perpetual winter… Anyway. The thrill of a little trip for a week or two, with your bike and perhaps your …
When it comes to amateur sport, the conversation is rarely around health and so commonly around how nutrition can be used to find another second here or there, to just edge above slightly closer toward the podium. This relentless pursuit often overshadows a critical aspect of athlete health: the prevalence of disordered eating. The journey …
Why are we so damaged when it comes to eating and exercise? Read More »
The boom in health and wellness trends and the quest for longevity and “health span” over “lifespan” has actually been wonderful for people’s accessibility to wellness services, athletes included. But it’s a double-edged sword, because with all the wonderful and helpful tools comes a lot of guff that exists purely to make a profit, without …
Do you need a blood test to improve your performance? Read More »
Sometimes, you gotta get a bit fat to get a lot strong. But when you’re an athlete, fluctuations in body composition can be hard to stomach when you’re constantly plagued by the power to weight ratio in the back of your mind. When Zwift is coming at you with Watts per kilo and you’re seeing …
Why fluctuating body composition HELPS you as an athlete. Read More »
PROTEIN. Everyone’s favourite macro. Understandably. It’s useful, it’s filling, it’s a key player in the current trend of big booty culture and to be honest, it’s hard to find any downsides! Yet how we are exposed to protein and how much we should be consuming, is interesting. We often only hear about high protein recipes …
Optimising Protein Intake for Amateur Endurance Athletes Read More »
Under-fuelling is one of the most common issues I see among endurance athletes. It can lead to decreased performance, increased injury risk, and long-term health problems. Identifying the signs of under-fuelling is the first step in addressing this issue. But so many people miss the early warning signs and actually misinterpret them, pushing them further …
A lot of my Instagram feed isn’t full of the gut-friendly dinners and whole food energy boosting snacks I make; it’s more often about my Friday baking sessions, my Monday kitchen experiments. Of course, I want you guys to feel inspired by your cooking to make things that fuel your health, but what’s more important …
Connecting with food for performance and health. Read More »
We are so lucky to live in an age where we have access to pretty much any question in the world, simply through a few taps on a phone screen. And yet, in a world where information is everywhere, this gives us the difficult situation of so often being overwhelmed by conflicting advice and being …
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