Balanced Diet
Decoding Food Labels to Improve Your Diet and Performance
Shopping for your favorite foods can be confusing. Hundreds of products are available, many with versions marked with catchy labels like "light," "low-calorie" and "organic." At a quick glance, these [...]
Supplementing Your Diet
Supplements promise to give you an edge by taking your strength, speed, recovery and focus to a higher level. If properly consumed, supplements can improve your performance. However, many of [...]
STACK’s Gatorade Athlete Performance Testing: Part I
The folks at Gatorade were kind enough to invite STACK to participate in the Gatorade Sports Science Institute [GSSI] athlete performance testing program, which is fueled by G Series products. [...]
The Lowdown on Supplements
Jose Antonio, CEO of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, defines a supplement as “any vitamin, mineral, herb or amino acid that is used to 'supplement' one’s diet.” Popular supplements [...]
Top Vitamin Supplements
No matter how well you eat, you can still come up short on what your body needs. Deficiencies in vitamins and minerals can lead to weak muscles and frail bones. [...]