“An irrational fear of carbohydrate” spread by tabloid journalists and ill-informed personal trainers. From a sport nutrition or strength and conditioning perspective, carbohydrate restriction would cost trophies. A low carbohydrate diet would likely have a negative impact on your physique and wellbeing too. Hopefully I don’t need to point out that I’m not talking about […]
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Unfortunately, minor injuries are par for the course in sport and exercise. In my experience, the most common cause of sports-related injuries are running, football (soccer to our American friends) and poor lifting technique, as opposed to “high-risk” activities such as CrossFit or combat sports. Over half of all sports-related injuries are severe enough that
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The rise of obesity across the Western world is undeniable. Over the years the blame has shifted from fat to carbohydrate to sugar. But by pointing the finger at a single food group, we are missing the bigger picture. This is a lifestyle issue. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health takes
Following protein digestion, the constituent amino acids pass through the intestinal wall to be transported to the liver (via the Hepatic portal vein). Amino acids not used by the liver then enter the bloodstream, ultimately to be utilised by muscle and other target tissue. Muscle proteins are continually “turning over”. In other words, they are
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Interview with ACA Contributor Jose Antonio Jose Antonio, Ph.D. FISSN FNSCA CSCS is the CEO and co-founder of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (www.theissn.org). He gives an occasional talk, writes a bit, and can read your mind (but only after consuming copious quantities of coffee). Dr. Antonio is an Assistant Professor of Exercise and
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Interview with ACA Contributor Lyle McDonald Lyle McDonald was a video game playing nerd until high school when, through mandatory athletics he became involved in weight training, cycling, martial arts and other sports. This led him to UCLA to study kinesiology. During this time, he became involved in the new sport of inline skating and
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Written by ACA Contributor Andrew Chappell BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, RNutr Sport Foreword Before writing these articles, I asked the ACA community if there were any particular subjects related to the gut microbiota they would like me to address. A diverse range of topics from chemotherapy to stress was mooted. It quickly became apparent the
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