Nutrition for endurance athletes
Whether it’s fuelling a race or training session, ensuring recovery or getting the dietary basics right to ensure maximum health, optimum nutrition is critical for endurance performance.
In this section, you’ll find information on all these aspects as well as the latest findings on sports supplements, and optimising body weight and composition for performance.
in Endurance injuries and health, Nutrition for endurance athletes, Overuse injuries
In part one of this article, we explored the benefits – or otherwise – for athletes of manipulating dietary protein, fat and carbohydrate intake to accelerate recovery from injury. In part two, we investigate the potential benefits of vitamins, mineral and other micronutrients; can they help speed injury healing, and which nutrients are most effective? MORE
in Endurance health and lifestyle, Nutrition for endurance athletes, Overuse injuries, Recovery nutrition
Can post-injury nutrition affect your healing and recovery outcomes for the better? In this two-part article, Andrew Hamilton looks at what the research has to say, starting off with the macronutrients protein, fats and carbohydrate MORE
in Nutrition for endurance athletes, Supplements
Peak Performance looks at the evidence for and against the benefits of the herb Rhodiola rosea. Can it enhance performance, and should it be considered for performance enhancement? MORE
in Nutrition for endurance athletes, Recovery nutrition, Recovery strategies
All other things being equal, older athletes experience more post-exercise muscle soreness and take longer to recover. But as Peak Performance explains, applying knowledge from recent sport nutrition research could help masters athletes recover faster... MORE
in Endurance injuries and health, Endurance training, Nutrition for endurance athletes
As we prepare to welcome in 2020 and a new decade, Peak Performance looks back at some of the most significant sports-science highlights from the past ten years. What did we learn, and how has this shaped the recommendations for best-practice training, recovery, health and nutrition? MORE
in Base endurance training, Endurance training, Nutrition for endurance athletes, Other, Training structure and planning
The process of fat burning during exercise is well understood, but how can endurance athletes apply it easily and simply in practice? Peak Performance looks at the practicalities of maximizing fat burning to get or stay lean MORE
in Dietary basics, Endurance health and lifestyle, Immunity, Nutrition for endurance athletes
Andrew Hamilton explains the link between vitamin D, diet, sunshine, health and performance, and why athletes almost certainly need extra vitamin D during the winter months MORE
in Nutrition for endurance athletes, Supplements
Can the ingestion of dissolved hydrogen gas in water enhance endurance performance? Andrew Hamilton looks at what the science says and comes up with a verdict MORE
in Dietary basics, Nutrition for endurance athletes
Andrew Hamilton looks at the very latest research on protein intake for athletes. Are you really consuming enough to optimize your performance? MORE
in Hydration and fuelling on the move, Nutrition for endurance athletes
What additional benefits can hi-tech caffeinated energy drinks provide over ordinary carbohydrate drinks taken with caffeine tablets? Peak Performance looks at what the science has to say MORE
