What Fuel Does the Body Use During Exercise?
How exercise intensity shifts fuel use from fat toward carbohydrates, and why carbohydrate availability matters for sustaining higher-intensity performance.
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Running Training with Power
An introduction to running power, how it relates to force and speed, and how it complements pace and heart rate when assessing training and perform...
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Nutrition During the Titan Desert Stages
We are now less than a week away from the start of this year's edition of the Titan Desert, the toughest MTB stage race in the world. For this reas...
Read moreBeta-Alanine Supplementation Improves 10 km Performance
In recent years, the use of B-alanine as an ergogenic aid in sports has become popular. Many studies show the positive effects of its supplementati...
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Sleep Duration and Cognitive Performance
What research involving more than 10.000 people suggests about sleep duration, cognitive performance and the effects associated with sleeping too l...
Read moreGels or Liquid Carbohydrates for Gastrointestinal Tolerance?
In long-duration endurance tests, it has been shown that maintaining a supplementation based on Carbohydrates (CHO) allows us to maintain our perfo...
Read moreDo Altitude Training Masks Improve Performance?
What studies show about altitude training masks, oxygen saturation, aerobic and anaerobic performance, pulmonary function and training adaptations.
Read moreWhy Race Aid Stations Need Quality Products
Race aid stations should provide technical, high-quality products that competitors can identify, tolerate and use safely during the event.
Read moreBeta-Alanine for High-Intensity Exercise Performance
How beta-alanine raises muscle carnosine and may support high-intensity performance, with evidence from running, cycling and time-trial studies.
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Beef Protein and Iron Status in Master Triathletes
Research on post-workout hydrolyzed beef protein, thigh muscle mass and iron status in male master triathletes during a training period.
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Lose Fat and Gain Muscle Mass | HIIT + High-protein Diet
During a period of weight loss, it is very common to lose muscle mass as well as fat. Preserving muscle mass during a period of calorie restriction...
Read moreWHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLETING AN IRONMAN?
An Ironman causes sharp but usually transient changes in biomarkers of cardiac, muscular, liver and kidney stress, requiring adequate preparation a...
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