I’m Not an Athlete. Do I Need the Beachbody Performance Line?
If you’ve seen the ads, you probably know that the Beachbody Performance Line is packed with awesome science that can make already awesome athletes even awesomer (yes, that’s a word—trust me). And...
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Observations from An Ironman
As Ironman coach Pete Valdez laid into me that sweltering Texas morning, it took everything I had to keep up. His interrogation was relentless, the questions firing like a machine-gunning from his...
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How to Eat for Recovery
Just have a knockdown, bells-to-the-wall, heckbent-for-leather training effort? Work out so intensely that you don’t even have the juice to untie your sneakers? Push yourself so hard in a race that you...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: When Will That Cheat Meal Show Up on the Scale?
Q: I cheated on my diet. How long will it take to show up on the scale? The Short Answer: Probably never and even if it does, it’s most likely temporary fluid retention caused by excess salt or sugar...
View ArticleHow to Lose the Last Few Pounds
Anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight knows that those last few pounds can be the hardest to shed. If you’re just trying to be generally healthy, this isn’t a big deal. After all, [insert Jersey Shore...
View ArticleWhat Should I Eat During a Hard Endurance Event?
One of the perks of being a serious endurance athlete is that you can pork out with impunity. All of that training burns major calories, which is why we can do real damage to all-you-can-eat buffets....
View ArticleHow Can Eating More Food Help You Lose Weight?
At first, the suggestion that you can eat more to lose weight sounds like Bizarro World logic, but when you play it through, it actually makes a lot of sense. I’m not suggesting that you make a...
View ArticleShould You Electrolyte Load Before Exercise?
Exercise is hard. I know, I know. News flash! But stay with me here. Exercise is hard and therefore it depletes the body’s resources. With this in mind, it only makes sense to jump into your race or...
View ArticleAdding Carbs to Beachbody Performance Recover
As you probably know by now, Beachbody Performance Recover is more than just your average tub of protein powder. The ingredients—a blend of whey, pea, and casein proteins combined with pomegranate...
View ArticleWhat is the Alkaline Diet?
At the end of the day, an alkaline diet is just a fancy, holistic way of saying, “Eat your vegetables.” The holistic theory is that a diet filled with alkaline-promoting foods, particularly produce,...
View ArticleCan Beachbody Performance Supplements Be Used As Part of My Weight-Loss Regimen?
The short answer is “Yes!” However, just to keep things on the up-and-up, it’s important to note that the Beachbody Performance (BBP) line of supplements wasn’t designed for weight loss. It was...
View ArticleHow to Use the Köhler Effect to Improve Athletic Performance
A few miles from my house, there’s a proving ground known by Los Angeles cyclists as “The Switchbacks.” If you can make it up this windy, uphill road in less than 10 minutes, you’re pretty good. If you...
View ArticleHow Can Eating More Food Help You Lose Weight?
At first, the suggestion that you can eat more to lose weight sounds like Bizarro World logic, but when you play it through, it actually makes a lot of sense. I’m not suggesting that you make a...
View ArticleShould You Electrolyte Load Before Exercise?
Exercise is hard. I know, I know. News flash! But stay with me here. Exercise is hard and therefore it depletes the body’s resources. With this in mind, it only makes sense to jump into your race or...
View ArticleAdding Carbs to Beachbody Performance Recover
As you probably know by now, Beachbody Performance Recover is more than just your average tub of protein powder. The ingredients—a blend of whey, pea, and casein proteins combined with pomegranate...
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What is the Alkaline Diet?
At the end of the day, an alkaline diet is just a fancy, holistic way of saying, “Eat your vegetables.” The holistic theory is that a diet filled with alkaline-promoting foods, particularly produce,...
View ArticleCan Beachbody Performance Supplements Be Used As Part of My Weight-Loss Regimen?
The short answer is “Yes!” However, just to keep things on the up-and-up, it’s important to note that the Beachbody Performance (BBP) line of supplements wasn’t designed for weight loss. It was...
View ArticleHow to Use the Köhler Effect to Improve Athletic Performance
A few miles from my house, there’s a proving ground known by Los Angeles cyclists as “The Switchbacks.” If you can make it up this windy, uphill road in less than 10 minutes, you’re pretty good. If you...
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What Are Shin Splints, and How Do You Prevent Them?
If someone asked you to pound your entire body weight onto your hands, repeatedly, for an hour a day, six days a week, you’d probably tell me to get lost. Yet, if you’re reading this, you probably do...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Bonking While Working Out
“No matter what I say to myself about my ability, I can’t make myself go any faster. The speed tails off, I can’t keep up, and I feel hopeless.” – Kathryn Kempton, Big Orange Cycling team rider...
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