Rethinking “Carb Loading”

Load up on bagels, bread and sports drinks the day before a race.   Eat all you can at the pre-race night pasta party. Finally, when you cross that finish line, it’s time to down the cookies and more coca cola in order to replenish those glycogen stores.  You deserve it,  you’ve earned it, right? […]

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A Better Whey to Recover

How many people do you know who feel they need to recover from a workout with a smoothie made with a whey- based protein powder? And how many of those people differentiate between recovering from a six hour Ironman training ride and a one hour strength session in the gym? Through no fault of their […]

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SuperFood Week at Paleoista

I don’t know if there really is a SuperFood week, but given that there’s a National Day for nearly every last random thing (and food) you could think of, I figured, why not? This week, the theme will be geared about food that are touted to be Super Foods. Most have some reason for being […]

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