CrossFit – Basic Exercise Physiology and Nutrition
This is going to be the first thousand-mile-high look at what we know and what we can hypothesise about the exercise physiology and...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20197 min read
High Fat and Ketogenic Diets: Friend or Foe of the High Performing CrossFitter?
I am beginning this post with a disclaimer as this topic is vast and there is only so much that can be addressed in a single post (or at...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 201913 min read
Calories versus Macros for Strength-Power Athletes?
Food provides the body with the energy to do work and the building blocks for growth and repair of body tissue, principally in the form...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20193 min read
Caffeine: Elixir of Life, or Jitter Inducing Foe?!
Are you a “can’t-do-anything-until-i-have-had-a-coffee” kind of person? Or a “that-stuff-is-the-devil-and-leaves-me-awake-for-days” kind...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20193 min read
Fruit and Vegetables … what is the big deal?!
“Eat your fruit and veg” is a phrase you have probably heard repeatedly since you were a kid … from your parents, in school, by your...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20194 min read
Phytoestrogens … as bad as they say?!
You may have heard people say that guys should avoid soy, that it ‘feminises’ men or, more specifically, reduces their fertility. This...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20199 min read
Eating and Competing!
Part 2: Endurance Events In the first part of this series we looked at how to fuel for a multi-event strength and conditioning...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20197 min read
Eating and Competing!
You have your training nutrition down to a fine art. It’s fuelling you to go harder and faster and you have never felt better. You are...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20192 min read
MCTs: What is the hype over Medium Chain Triglycerides?
Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) have been promoted to bodybuilders as a supplement to promote weight loss, and to endurance athletes as...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20195 min read
CREATINE: What is it, and why should you care?
Many a bodybuilder, crossfitter and average gym goer alike have signed up to the gospel of creatine. But what is it, and is it worth the...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 201910 min read
Beyond ‘Eat Less, Move More’: The Art and Science of Cutting Weight and Performance
So you want to cut weight. Maybe this is to compete in a lower weight class, to move faster, for aesthetics, or to lean before a strength...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20199 min read
When and How Often: Meal Timing and Frequency for Athletes
If the same total calories are consumed by an athlete, does it matter what time of day (timing) or how many meals they are spread...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20195 min read
GLUTAMINE: Beyond muscles … but should you supplement?
Glutamine is a sports supplement that has grown in popularity over the years, principally due to claims it can support strength and lean...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20196 min read
Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs): Are they worth the hype?
After whey protein, BCAAs are perhaps the most popular supplement for gym bunnies and bodybuilders – based on the claim that they enhance...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20199 min read
"I would eat better, but" ... Optimise Nutrition in a Busy Life
I work long hours / I hate cooking / I am a busy parent / I have a million hobbies / I am not sure what ‘eating better’ means / it is...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20197 min read
Eat More, Get Big … the science!
You have probably heard of people in a ‘bulking’ phase who add an extra 2,000 calories to their intake through 2 donuts, a milkshake and...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 22, 20196 min read
Energy Systems: aka how we Power Performance …
We eat to fuel our body for work. For any fitness enthusiast and athlete this work includes training and performing in their chosen...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 21, 201910 min read
What do we mean by ‘Sports Nutrition’?
"The appropriate foods eaten in the appropriate quantities with the appropriate hydration to fuel optimal training, recovery and...
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Sinead Roberts
Dec 21, 20193 min read
The Importance of Macros, Micros and Other Stuff that Does Stuff in the Body
Proteins, fats and carbs – the macronutrients – are the basic building blocks of life. They provide the energy we need to survive, and...
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