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Delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, is an experience many of us are all too familiar with! The discomfort you might feel in the days after a workout is a sign that change is taking place in your muscles, so DOMS isn’t really a bad thing. But feeling a little sore can often put us off exercise for a few days and it certainly makes toilet trips a pain in the… Here are the nutrition strategies for reducing DOMS and the best food for muscle recovery and reducing soreness.
If you’re an athlete who wants to optimise their diet to improve performance, you’ll find there’s an overwhelming amount of nutrition information available out there. But one of the biggest mistakes I see is people trying to change everything, all at once.
When it comes to performance, there’s plenty of focus on the hours you put in at the gym, your technique during training and the game-day strategies that will level up your results. But for these steps to work effectively, prioritising recovery in between is just as essential. Most people are aware of what they need to eat immediately before or after exertion to fuel themselves but you need a long-term nutrition strategy in place to get the best possible outcomes on the field, court or track, plus daily life.
Nutrition is an important consideration in an athlete’s routine to ensure they are well-fuelled for exercise and are consuming nutrients that help the body to recover. Over-training and/or under-fuelling for exercise places stress on the body which can increase injury and illness risk and have other negative side effects on athlete health.
The carnivore diet had received plenty of attention in the media over the last few months, thanks to a selection of athlete and celebrity fans (Joe Rogan and Jordan Petersen‘s devotion to the diet might ring a bell). But what is the carnivore diet and does it have any health benefits?
As you relentlessly pursue peak performance, you strive to make strategic decisions, lead your team, and propel your business forward. However, have you ever contemplated the impact of your nutrition and sleep on your ability to succeed? In this post, I'll delve into the cyclical relationship between nutrition and sleep and why it's crucial for your success as a leader (and why it’s one of my favourite topics to discuss).
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