by Carlene Starck, PhD - Metabolic Nutrition Scientist | Mar 20, 2026 | article, Athletic Performance
Calories and ATP production 🔥 Calories ARE important but….we’re still talking about them like it’s 1890. I mean, what even IS a calorie? It’s just a measure of heat.In brief: Burn food in a lab ➡️ measure the heat produced ➡️ we get a number. Yet the body...
by Christopher Fitzmaurice, MS, CEP, CSCS, CET, Clinical Exercise Physiologist | Mar 13, 2026 | article, Athletic Performance
RT improves muscle strength, mass, power, endurance❤️💪🏋️♀️⚕️🏅🧗 The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) just released a major Position Stand analyzing 137 systematic reviews and more than 30,000 participants to determine how resistance training should actually...
by Chef James, THE PERFORMANCE CHEF | Mar 6, 2026 | article, Hydration and Electrolytes
The ultimate hydration tool🍉🍉🍉 Over the years working as a performance chef with high-level athletes, you start to notice the small things that consistently make a difference. Hydration is one of them, if not the biggest! Watermelon is a great source of hydration and...
by Ralph Teller, Mountaineer, Ironman Triathlete | Mar 1, 2026 | article, Athletic Performance
Endurance exercise and heart health❤️🩸 Endurance training in moderation, without increasing your weekly output (distance, time, speed) by more than 10% a week, beyond improving your race day conditioning, has significant long-term benefits to your cardiovascular...
by Ralph Teller, Mountaineer, Ironman Triathlete | Feb 28, 2026 | article, Natural Nutrition
Numerous factors impact nutrient bioavailability☀️ Nutrient bioavailability is defined as the measure of the total amount of nutrients in a given food that can be digested, absorbed, metabolized, and stored in the body, A recent study, co-authored by Ty Beal, PhD,...
by Ralph Teller, Mountaineer, Ironman Triathlete | Feb 27, 2026 | article, Natural Medicine
Examining diets to improve health☀️ A number of recent studies underscore the importance of a healthy diet for maintaining long-term cognitive health and maintaining healthy blood pressure. One study published by the NIH National Library of Medicine examined 6 popular...
