What are Amino Acids?

May 12, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This article was guest blogged by Mitch Pellecchia of VitaCost.com who wrote Complete Guide to Protein Powder Supplements and A Guide to Vitamin B12 Supplements. His other upcoming articles include Essential Fatty Acids and Fish Oil.
What are Amino Acids?

Amino acids occur naturally in the body. They’re nitrogen-containing compounds which compose the structure of proteins […]

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Complete Guide to Protein Powder Supplements - Part 2

May 5, 2008 by Jimson Lee

- How much protein do athletes need?
- What’s the best protein?
- When should protein be consumed around training for optimal results?

>> Click here for the ultimate book on protein intake for both strength, power and endurance athletes

Complete Guide to Protein Powder Supplements

- Part 1 can be found here.
Side effects of protein powder, safety and toxicity

There […]

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Complete Guide to Protein Powder Supplements

May 5, 2008 by Jimson Lee

- How much protein do athletes need?
- What’s the best protein?
- When should protein be consumed around training for optimal results?

>> Click here for the ultimate book on protein intake for both strength, power and endurance athletes

This article was guest blogged by Mitch Pellecchia of VitaCost.com who wrote A Guide to Vitamin B12 Supplements. […]

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A Guide to Vitamin B12 Supplements

April 24, 2008 by Jimson Lee

In January, I wrote 2 articles on Vitamin B12 Deficiency Debate and Why is Vitamin B12 the Scapegoat.
Mitch Pellecchia of VitaCost.com submitted this article, along with several others with topics ranging from Protein Powders, Amino Acids, and Essential Fatty Acids and Fish Oil. I like the fact that he cites all his references at […]

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Nutrition for Athletics: The 2007 IAAF Consensus Statement - Final Thoughts

January 30, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Nutrition for athletics: The 2007 IAAF Consensus Statement
Athletics consists of a range of events requiring varying inputs of technique, strength, […]

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Nutrition for Travel - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

January 29, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Nutrition for Travel
Presenter: Tom Reilly (GBR)
Travel across time zones and jet lag can have a profound effect on sleep, […]

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Innovations in Training and Nutrition - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

January 24, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Innovations in Training and Nutrition
Presenter: John Hawley (AUS)
The “train low, compete high” paradigm of glycogen levels has been challenged […]

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Supplements - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

January 21, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Supplements
Presenter: Ron Maughan (GBR)
The knowledge level of athletes concerning sports nutrition is not good and very much influenced by […]

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Fatigue and Illness in Athletes - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

January 17, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Fatigue and Illness in Athletes
Presenter: Myra Nimmo (GBR)
Recommendations to keep immunity high include: maintain energy equilibrium, keep CHO stores […]

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Fluid Needs for Training and Competition in Athletics - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

January 15, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Fluid Needs for Training and Competition in Athletics
Presenter: Susan Sherriffs (GBR)
Hydration status affects performance. Different events have different fluid […]

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B12 Supplements - The Vitamin B12 Deficiency Debate

January 12, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Yesterday, I wrote about Why Vitamin B12 is the scapegoat.
People are often asking what is all the hype about Vitamin B12 and why are athletes concerned about causing a deficiency?
The deficiency is most common in a vegetarian diet. Most athletes I know are meat eaters or at least don’t eat red meat (chicken and […]

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Why is Vitamin B12 the Scapegoat?

January 11, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Vitamin B12 has been the subject of controversy lately. More of a scapegoat, to be exact.
From the article Injecting B-12 into athletic controversies, they quote:

“Sprinter thought injection was B-12.”

That sprinter is Justin Gatlin, whose assistant coach gave the world record-sharing athlete a shot two weeks before he tested positive for steroids. Gatlin explained recently, […]

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Nutrition for the Young Athlete - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

January 10, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Nutrition for the Young Athlete
Presenter: Flavia Meyer (BRA)
Adequate nutrition for youth athletes is important to enhance performance, avoid injury […]

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The Female Athlete Triad - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

January 7, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
The Female Athlete Triad
Presenter: Melinda Manore (USA)
The female athlete triad consists of three interrelated health problems: amenorrhea, eating disorders […]

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Combined Events, Throws, Jumps - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

January 3, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Combined Events, Throws, Jumps
Presenter: Linda Houtkooper (USA)
A pyramid was used as a visual tool to show the importance of […]

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Physique and Performance in Athletic Events - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

December 31, 2007 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Physique and Performance in Athletic Events
Presenter: Helen O’Connor (AUS)
People have very different genetics and variations are on a wide […]

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Nutrition for Long-Distance Running - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

December 28, 2007 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Nutrition for Long-Distance Running
Presenter: Louise Burke (AUS)
Over history, long-distance running has been in the front line of sport nutrition research […]

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Nutrition for Middle-Distance Running - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

December 24, 2007 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org
Nutrition for Middle-Distance Running
Presenter: Trent Stellingwerff (SUI)
Middle-distance running is at the cross roads of training stimuli used for running events. After […]

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Nutrition for Sprints - IAAF Nutrition for Athletics

December 20, 2007 by Jimson Lee

This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org.
Nutrition for Sprints
Presenter: Kevin Tipton (GBR)
Although nutrition for the sprint events has not received as much attention as […]

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2nd IAAF International Consensus Conference “Nutrition for Athletics”

December 17, 2007 by Jimson Lee

One of the goodies from the USATF 2007 National Podium Education Project was a handout and/or CD from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics” in Monaco from April 18-20 2007. (You were only allowed to take the CD or booklet!)
The stated aim of the conference was to help shape the […]

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