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3 Fruit Recipes That Alleviate Sore Muscles
All athletes will experience delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) after a workout due to small tears that are occurring within the muscle fibers when...
Tart Cherry Juice: A Superfood for Athletes?
Tart cherry juice the sports nutrition super food that can help speed up your recovery and preserve strength gains. Tart cherries are rich in compounds...
Are Chokeberries the Next Super Food for Athletes?
Chokeberries, otherwise known as aronia berries, are so called because of their bitter, sour taste. Native to North America, they grow prominently in temperate woods and swamps, in red, black [...]
The Easy Way to Get More Energy
When you’re an athlete on the move, somebody is bound to ask where you get all your stamina and energy. Do your part to increase our society’s biological IQ—tell 'em [...]
The Truth About Eating Before Bed
"Eating before bed makes you gain fat." Sigh. Eating right before bed does not make you gain fat, and quite actually will not only help you build...
6 Nutrition Rules Football Players Must Follow During the Season
Maintaining muscle mass and body weight during long and grueling pre-season practices and scrimmages can be difficult for football players. Chances are, they burn more calories than they consume, but [...]
Healthy Cookout Options to Fuel Summer Training
It's summertime. Time to fire up the grill. We already know to avoid eating chips, hamburgers, hot dogs and mayo-loaded potato salad. But since those are all BBQ staples, what [...]