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 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 3, 2026 | article, Athletic Performance
Naturally enhancing Testosterone for peak performance 💪🏻☀️ Testosterone is a steroid hormone important to peak athletic performance. In a recent study published by the NIH National Library of Medicine, researchers explored natural ways to boost testosterone, which is...
by Chef James, THE PERFORMANCE CHEF | Jan 11, 2026 | article, Athletic Performance
Powerful food pairings 💪🏻 In performance sports, power duo’s can be unstoppable and the same goes for nutrition, what you pair together can be just as important as what you put on the plate.Some foods are powerful alone just like some athletes, but when combined with...
by Ralph Teller, Mountaineer, Ironman Triathlete | Jan 9, 2026 | article, Athletic Performance, Brain and Mental Power
Neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise Significant evidence suggests regular exercise improves brain health and that a sedentary and unhealthy lifestyle accelerate brain aging. A recent study published in The Lancet explored what are the neuroprotective...
