
Performance Nutrition Blog
Understanding how to increase your performance through nutrition.
Each blog will take 3 to 4 minutes of your time.
Phytonutrients - the forgotten nutrient
A discussion about the forgotten non-essential nutrients, phytonutrients. Although non-essential and something you will not find amongst your multivitamins, the health benefits are worth being aware of.
If it fits your macros
Why focussing on “why it fits your macros” and “calories in vs out” is like being a reckless child.
Magnitude of calories for hypertrophy
How many calories do you need to maximise hypertrophy without excessive fat gain?
Shorter rest-periods for hypertrophy
Do shorter rest periods impair hypertrophy gains? I go into how your brain perceives effort and how shorter rest periods have an influence.
RISKS OF Low ENERGY AVAILABILITY
In this blog we look at the risks involved in low energy availability and what signs & symptoms to be looking for when it comes to low energy.
GENDER DIFFERENCES - HYPERTROPHY
In this blog we discover the differences and lack of differences amongst males and female for muscle growth.
MECHANICAL TENSION - DRIVER OF HYPERTROPHY
In this blog we going into mechanical tension and how we grow muscle.
FUELLING EXERCISE
Fuelling exercise - understanding how to meet the energy requirments depending on exercise.
Understanding calories
Understand how calories can determine weight gains, weight loss and energy availability to keep your performing at your best or how to tackle how to increase your energy availability.
Creatine - anaerobic & aerobic performance
Understand how creatine can increase anaerobic and, surprisingly, aerobic performance.