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Carb Backloading: Why Breakfast Is Not the Most Important Meal of the Day
Breakfast, "the most important meal of the day." Nowadays this could be considered the most essential rule in nutrition. If you want to have energy to fuel your day and your [...]
Choosing Good Pre-Workout Meals
As an athlete, you make the right decisions for your performance by heading to the gym for daily workout sessions, so don't make a wrong one by neglecting a pre-workout [...]
Building Muscle with Basic Foods and Beverages
Your favorite sports stadium or arena wasn't built from scraps. Its developers made sure they established a strong, stable foundation before construction began. And they did not use materials of [...]
Canned Foods That Boost Performance
When you are on the go and need a quick energy boost, it can be tempting to find the closest vending machine. Fortunately for your sake, you have plenty of [...]
Roy Hibbert’s Meal Makeover
Before his 2010 breakout season in the NBA, Roy Hibbert didn’t exactly have an All-Star eating plan. “[Before games] I would eat chips and spinach dip,” says Hibbert. “I’d eat [...]
Healthiest Unhealthy Foods: If You’re Going To Splurge, This Is What To Eat
It may come as a surprise, but as a dietitian I encourage my clients not to label food items as good or bad. Obviously, some foods have a higher nutritional [...]
10 Basic Nutrition Rules Soccer Players Should Live By
The high intensity running and intermittent exertion required during a single 90-minute soccer game make soccer athletes extremely familiar with delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). (See Strategies to Reduce Post-Workout Muscle [...]
Fuel Up With a Breakfast From Roy Hibbert
Fuel up for your next early-morning game or practice with one of All-Star center Roy Hibbert's favorite pre-activity meals. The Indiana Pacers frontman regularly chows down on a pre-made breakfast of [...]
7 Healthiest Fast Food Breakfast Options
As a student athlete, you barely make it to school on time, let alone prepare a healthy three-course breakfast. Unfortunately, if you decide to skip breakfast, you’ll suffer the consequences. When [...]
Fuel Your Performance: Game-Day Meal Plan for Basketball Players
Basketball athletes know that their season is long and physically demanding. But many players don't know how to balance and time their meals throughout the day, particularly during a tournament [...]