Clearly these have become a big part of peoples nutrition, especially race nutrition – What are my thoughts? Let me refer back to a talk I did at my local Tri club in 2014. Gels were the most controversial topic discussed that night…….. The debate went something like:

Nothing seems to get me hungrier than long bike rides. Let me tell you a little story: Some years ago I’d come back from holiday and felt a little fat and threw myself straight back into training. The first session back was a 90 min ride at a steady pace – Zone 2 ish. I […]

Managing everything can be tough – we all know that. But what do you do on weeks when your usual training routine goes out of the window? When you just can’t fit it in. I bet I know……..

I don’t think that there is one single endurance athlete alive who wouldn’t like to get some extra energy for free. Feeling tired is unfortunately one of the challenges of this sport but there are some significant lifestyle factors which can make this better, or worse. I will tell you some common mistakes which will […]

Lets have a look at this in a little more detail: Protein has 4 calories per gram as does carbohydrate. Fat has 9 calories per gram. Alcohol has 7 calories per gram. All of the above have some sort of nutritional benefit apart from alcohol, which has none whatsoever other than providing energy –

One of my issues with fat loss, is that people seem to think it is simple. And in some respects they are correct but in our time and in our environment, they are wrong. Remaining lean would in the past have been a disadvantage – less room for error if you like.

Various fasting protocols have become popular over the last few years. I guess the most popular being the 5:2 diet. It is not revolutionary in its concept – it is essentially just a form of calorie restriction. If your not familiar, it basically advocates eating a normal amount of calories for 5 days and 5-600 […]

I was in the gym the other day and a bodybuilder in there was stripping down and posing in front of the mirror. Absolutely NO SHAME – I have to say I admire that to some extent. He is doing his first competition in May and he is insanely lean – veins everywhere! I speak […]

Decisions decisions, they can lead to procrastination and inaction. When I was at school I asked my teacher why we had to wear a uniform. She said it was so we didn’t have to stress everyday what to wear. I thought at the time that this was nonsense but maybe my 10 year old self […]

“Every dog has its day” And at the moment it seems anyone wanting to drop some excess baggage choses to restrict or eliminate carbs. Is this right? On the whole, I don’t think so. The reason for carbohydrate restriction is the theory that blood sugar is less stable with the