“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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This glossary provides definitions of many of the terms used in the guides to conducting qualitative and quantitative research. The definitions were developed by members of the research methods seminar taught by Mike Palmquist in the 1990s and 2000s at the Colorado State University. 1 [vc_row][vc_column width=\”1/4\”][vc_column_text]Accuracy[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\”3/4\”][vc_column_text]A term used in survey research to refer
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Purporting to be ‘Evidence-based’ without knowing how to read a scientific research paper isn’t cool so here\’s a primer on how you go about doing that and how for many of you your mindset maybe needs to evolve. Scientific papers differ from the everyday texts you\’ll encounter. Unlike a news story or a blog piece,
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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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Laurent Bannock \”Putting Science into Practice\” talk from the Bodypower Trade Show [masterslider alias=\”ms-100-1\”] VIDEO MP3 PDF
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International society of sports nutrition position stand: diets and body composition
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