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How to Maximize Tennis Performance With Your Diet
For the last six months, I have worked as a nutritionist for a professional tennis player. In order to help him recover and perform the next day, I had two [...]
4 Hydration Rules for Football Players
Football on its own is demanding enough, but hot, humid summertime two-a-days make it even tougher. Players need to pay close attention to their hydration, drinking plenty of fluids—both water [...]
Ask the Experts: Is Caffeine Safe for Athletes?
Q: Is caffeine safe for athletes? A: Man, I hope so. (Hides double latte behind desk.) Many athletes and non-athletes consume caffeine every day in coffee, tea, and other beverages [...]
The 6 Most Promising Weight-Loss Supplements
Capsaicinoids Losing weight takes hard work, intense training and a strict nutrition plan. This challenge forces many athletes who need to trim excess fat to look for a [...]
5 Foods to Avoid Before a Race
A simple nutrition mistake before a race can thwart months of dedicated training. To ensure your body is ready when the starting gun fires, avoid these racing don'ts: Anything New [...]
7 Delicious Muscle-Building Smoothie Recipes
Smoothies are one of my favorite things to "eat" as part of a healthy diet. I often recommend them to clients who don't have much of an appetite in the [...]
How to Stick to Your Diet at Starbucks
Starbucks is not just a coffee shop. It's a hangout, an interview venue and, for some, a daily habit. Although we can't help with Starbucks' impact on your wallet, we [...]
“Real” Fat-Burner Supplements
The following tips may not be what you're hoping to see. True fat burner supplements are few and far between. There is no magic pill that will just melt fat [...]
STACK Tests: RockTape
As an athlete, you know that hard training means sore muscles. To recover faster, athletes like Olympic Silver Medalist in the 400 Hurdles Lashinda Demus and Tour de France winner/Olympic Gold Medalist Bradley Wiggins [...]
Benefits of Performance-Enhancing Supplements
As long as athletes seek to improve their performance, there will be interest in performance-enhancing supplements. Unfortunately, few legislative or regulatory guidelines are in place to ensure that these products [...]