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Eating Healthy on a Budget: Tips for Student-Athletes
Most student-athletes have little free time and even less extra spending money. As a result, they end up compromising on their nutrition and giving in to highly processed convenience food [...]
Off-Season Training Guidelines to Get More Out of Your Summer
Summer is when most athletes kick their off-season workouts into high gear. Unfortunately, many athletes head to the gym without a plan. They push weights around and work through their [...]
Basic Nutrition Guidelines for Female Athletes
Nutrition for athletes has three purposes: 1) maximize initial performance; 2) sustain maximal performance; and 3) rapid recovery. For the female athlete, proper nutrition is also needed to maintain menstrual [...]
RGIII Joins Forces With Subway, Unveils Smokehouse BBQ Chicken Statue
This year's projected #2 NFL Draft pick, Heisman-winning Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, just landed his latest (and tastiest) endorsement deal. RGIII officially signed on with Subway this week, joining [...]
Caution: Low-Carb Diets Are Not for Athletes
Low-carb diets, such as the Atkins Diet, have gained popularity in recent years amid growing concern about obesity and diabetes. As Americans, we tend to consume plenty of carb-based foods—like [...]
Healthy Eating: Houston Texans running back Arian Foster's Meal Plan
Houston Texans running back Arian Foster, who had a breakout year in 2010 (his second NFL season), says that his focus on three healthy meals powers his performance. “I need [...]
No Excuse to Skip Breakfast With These EZ Recipes
As most of us know, breakfast is by far the most important meal of the day—but it’s also one of the most frequently skipped. The excuses of “no time in [...]
Boost Muscle Recovery After Summer Workouts
What athlete wouldn’t want to ease the post-workout muscle recovery process? After all, the more efficiently you can restore your body, the easier it will be to grind out your [...]
Summer Daily Nutrition Plan
With summer finally here, realize this: your break is from school, not training. And your eating habits need to be in tune with all the hard workouts you’ll be doing. [...]
Eat Quality Calories for Healthy Weight Gain
It's natural for athletes to constantly seek ways to gain an edge over their competition. One way to gain it is, well, to literally gain it. Adding mass to your [...]