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Asker Jeukendrup
6 min read
A nifty tool to plan your nutrition
I have been helping athletes to create nutrition plans for their races for a long time. For 25 years, I have worked with, listened to and...
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Asker Jeukendrup
3 min read
Energy bars, gels or drinks?
Athletes use, drinks, gels, bars, fruits and other forms of carbohydrate. But what is the best way to take carbohydrate?
23,550 views

Asker Jeukendrup
4 min read
Science versus headlines
Often we see articles published in magazines with blazing titles telling us about science. However, understanding what science is is sometim
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Asker Jeukendrup
2 min read
How intestinal absorption adapts to diet and the implications
The capacity of the intestine to absorb carbohydrate is dependent on carb intake in the diet. How does the gut adapt and what are the practi
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Kevin Tipton
3 min read
Use of anabolic signaling data to inform nutrition and training recommendations
Nutrition influences the adaptive response of training. But can you use muscle markers to inform training and nutrition recommendations?
8,093 views


Shona Halson
3 min read
Wearables useful or not?
Wearable technology is estimated to be a $6 billion dollar industry, but is it solving a real problem? or is it helping the athlete?
3,228 views

Asker Jeukendrup
4 min read
Cold water therapy and bad journalism
In the past studies suggested that cold water therapy can reduce soreness and improve recovery he next day(s). The current study addresses t
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Hot bath and performance - Practical guidelines
I caught up with Neil Walsh and Mike Zurawlew and asked them about the practical applications of how to train cool - bathe hot
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Neil Walsh
3 min read
Beat the Heat – a hot bath after exercise boosts performance in the heat
Swapping the ice bath for a soak in a hot bath triggers performance boosting adaptations mimicking how the body adjusts to hot weather.
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Asker Jeukendrup
1 min read
Sport and exercise scientists on twitter
A list of scientists who are active on social media, in particular twitter.
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Asker Jeukendrup
3 min read
Do green pills help athletes?
Spirulina and chlorella are popular supplements but do they work for athletes?
5,817 views


Asker Jeukendrup
3 min read
Responders and non-responders
Responders and non-responders seem to be popular buzz words in the field of sport science these days.
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Asker Jeukendrup
4 min read
A problem with the reporting of effects of ketogenic diet?
There is a lot of talk about the so called ketogenic diet.
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Asker Jeukendrup
4 min read
Fat burning: how does it work?
Which athlete does not want to be the "lean mean fighting machine"?
24,356 views


Asker Jeukendrup
4 min read
What is Fatmax?
Fat burning or fat oxidation (the term preferred by scientists) is of interest to endurance athletes and other athletes.
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