Dehydration
Beat The Heat With This Heat Acclimation Strategy
For sports that are played outdoors, the weather can dramatically impact an athlete’s performance. It can and often changes the outcome of who wins and loses. It can even increase [...]
7 Rules for Keeping Hydrated
Ever find yourself suffering from cottonmouth or intense cramps in the middle of a practice or game? If so, you were probably dehydrated. (Learn the Dehydration Warning Signs.) Keeping hydrated [...]
Are Energy Drinks Risky For Athletes?
Athletes have interesting relationships with energy drinks. Who doesn't love caffeine? Caffeine is one of the most easily assessable stimulants, and...
Does Coffee Dehydrate You?
Most of us hear that coffee will dehydrate your body or coffee will cause a diuretic affect thus depleting the body of water. So does coffee dehydrate...
Here’s What Happened When Gatorade Sent Me to Train Outdoors in the Brutally Cold Minnesota Winter
When Gatorade invited STACK to their “G Sweat School” event in Minneapolis ahead of Super Bowl LII, I thought I was in for a breezy little event. Run around a [...]
How Hydration Affects Strength Training
Introduction: Hydration is known to be a definite determinant of endurance exercise performance; however, little is known about the effects it poses on...
Why ‘Pickle Juice’ Might Be the Perfect Sports Drink
Muscle cramps can end an athlete’s dreams of victory in an instant. They normally crop up during pivotal situations late in a competition, and their crippling effects can bring even [...]
3 Ways Caffeine Improves Your Sports Performance
If you drink coffee, you are very familiar with how caffeine can improve your energy and mental focus. Put simply, caffeine works fantastically—which is why Americans drink an average of [...]
High Powered Performance: Hydration Tips For All Athletes
Our bodies are made up of approximately 60% water, our bodies are dependent on our hydration status for a multitude of chemical reactions to take place,...
5 Brain Foods For Mental Focus In Your Life
Staying in shape is just as much about the mental as it is about the physical. It requires will and concentration to show up to the gym after putting in...
