Asker Jeukendrup 6 min High intensity exercise training – too much of a good thing? Exercise training will help health and performance. But will too much exercise do the opposite? This was the topic of debate in the media...
Asker Jeukendrup 4 min How can you treat or prevent cramps? Muscle cramps during exercise can drastically affect performance and are a common problem amongst endurance athletes. These cramps are...
Asker Jeukendrup 4 min Does overtraining reduce mitochondrial function and glucose tolerance? A recent paper (1) studied how a progressively increasing training program affected various measures of health and performance. It...
Ollie Odell 6 min The pros, cons and myths of milk Milk features in the nutrition guidelines in nearly every country in the world. Clearly it has some beneficial attributes, but it also...
Asker Jeukendrup 5 min Dairy and health Milk and other dairy products are polarising. Some claim it is the best option for recovery, others claim there are detrimental health...
Asker Jeukendrup 5 min What causes muscle cramps in exercise? Muscle cramping during exercise is a common problem among athletes that involves sudden, involuntary and painful muscle contraction...
Asker Jeukendrup 5 min What causes an athlete’s leaky gut? The intestine is responsible for absorption of nutrients but also to keep large molecules and germs out of our bodies. It has been...
Jose Areta 4 min What is low energy availability in athletes? What are the ‘relative energy deficiency in sport’ (RED-S), the ‘athlete triad’ and low energy availability? Definition of concepts and...
