If I were to tell you that you could include certain things in your diet that would markedly augment your performance in the gym, track, or trail, and that the only side effects were that you’d be ... Continue Reading
Anti-Inflammatories: Green Tea, Ginger, and the Athlete
I’m sitting down to write this in my living room and, as long as I’m conveying extra details to you, it is worth noting that I’m sitting on a 3.5” massage ball in an attempt to loosen up my piriformis. You ... Continue Reading
Curcumin for Athletes: Why You and Your Joints Might Like It
As I sit here writing this article, my lower back is becoming tighter and tighter, reminding me that I did quite a bit of squatting today. Also, my knees are a little achy and my right hip is tender pretty ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Neogenis BeetElite NeoShot
The importance of nitric oxide (NO) in biological processes was discovered fairly recently. In fact, the discovery of many of its functions in the body ultimately led to a Nobel Prize, which gives some ... Continue Reading
It’s Not Just For Cooking: Baking Soda Can Improve Your Squat
The ergogenic effect of baking soda on running and other forms of endurance exercise has been known for a while. During anaerobic efforts you can sustain your effort for longer after ingesting simple ... Continue Reading
Product Review: About Time Ve Vegan Protein Formula
Protein supplements are a staple item for most athletes. We all know it can be difficult to eat as shortly after a workout as we’d like, or to get as much protein as we need in a day. And for any athlete ... Continue Reading
The 5 Supplements That Are Worth Your Money
The supplement industry is an amazing beast - stores filled with thousands of products all brightly coloured, vying for your attention, and touting the results you are after. With the price tag some of ... Continue Reading
Science Says: Your Energy Drink Isn’t Special
Energy drinks are popular sports supplements. More than 70% of athletes report using energy drinks to aid their training. So what is the big deal? How do these energy drinks work? A recent study from the ... Continue Reading
The Cult of Supplements and the Dangers of Multi-Level Marketing
Dietary Supplement: a product taken orally that contains on or more ingredients (as vitamins or amino acids) that are intended to supplement one’s diet and are not considered food. Here’s how you ... Continue Reading
Don’t Be a Supplement Sucker: Use My C.H.E.C.K. System
It really irks me when I here of so many trainees and young athletes falling prey to the marketing lures of the countless supplement propaganda on the market. Companies campaign to make an athlete and even ... Continue Reading
Product Review: EAS Recovery and Lean 15 Protein Powders
A high protein diet is important for athletes, so finding the right protein powder to supplement your diet is key. A lot of athletes have an on-the-go lifestyle and need the convenience of something fast ... Continue Reading
Five Supplements Even CrossFitters Should Love
Am I bad person for stereotyping CrossFitters as being anti-supplementation? I think I’m allowed to joke about this, having been program director at CrossFit Los Angeles for almost eight years. It was my ... Continue Reading
Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinol) Increases Strength
Coenzyme Q10 (coQ10) is a substance in the human body that has gained a lot of attention in the last ten years or so. Famous in supplement form as a means of reducing the effect of aging, many people ... Continue Reading
A Case Study on How Supplement “Research” Actually Works
Many supplement products that are commercially released make claims about the results you will achieve, but few are actually tested for efficacy. Often when they are tested the results show that they ... Continue Reading
Nootropics: What Are They and How Can They Help Me?
If you’ve had your finger anywhere near the pulse of the current developments in the supplement market, then you will have heard of nootropics. If you haven’t heard about nootropics then that’s a shame ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Altrient C
Vitamin C is well established in the scientific community as a beneficial nutrient. It is also an essential nutrient, meaning that the human body cannot synthesize it. We must get it from our diet. We are ... Continue Reading
Is Coffee Good or Bad for Your Testosterone?
No matter where you look, it seems you can find talk about the effects of consuming coffee and its principal ingredient, caffeine. One literature review declared caffeine a clear win for athletic ... Continue Reading
CreaPure vs. Kre-Alkalyn: Which Is Better?
Creatine monohydrate is probably the most successful athletic supplement in history. Science has shown incredible benefits through creatine supplementation ranging from greater strength to better brain ... Continue Reading
4 Things You Need to Know Before Buying Supplements
The vitamin and supplement industry has been around for a long time (who knows, maybe General Patton ingested a multi-vitamin before he crossed the Rhine!). It is also not going away. Because the ... Continue Reading
How to Read Supplement Labels: Sneaky Ways They Try to Trick You
With so many food and supplement companies making so many different health claims, have you ever wanted your own personal shopping expert to explain what all the label claims and ingredients actually mean? ... Continue Reading
Your Micronutrients Can Help Your Performance
A recent study in Spain found that adolescents’ blood levels of various micronutrients are correlated with how well they performed in physical fitness tests. This study provided new insight between ... Continue Reading
Science Says: Creatine and CLA Improve Strength and Body Comp
The fitness world is rife with supplements, but which ones actualy do anything? A new study revealed that the combination of creatine monohydrate and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) following resistance ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Pure Pharma Vitamin D3
You might know Pure Pharma for their fish oil, but now they have added another great product to their inventory with their Vitamin D3 supplement. But let's first talk about why we need a vitamin D ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Clarex
The kind folks at Clarex asked me to review their mental clarity and recovery product. Right away I wondered what the supplement facts were, I wondered if it was safe, and to be honest I was curious if it ... Continue Reading
