How to Optimize Your Performance: Sweat Rate and Optimizing Hydration
There are several components that make a race day plan when preparing for your triathlon.
Nutrition Tips
Proper nutrition is a vital component of athletic performance, and our resources and information are here to help you fuel your body for success. These tips cover a wide range of topics, from pre-race fueling to recovery nutrition, hydration and more. We provide you with the latest research and expert guidance to help you optimize your nutrition for training and competition and ensure that your body is getting the fuel it needs to perform its best.
Nutrition Tips#
Understanding Electrolytes
As an athlete, it’s crucial to understand what electrolytes are and how they affect performance.
When, Why and How to Take Advantage of Chilled Drinks for Hydration
There’s a reason that if you watch the Olympic Games closely, you’ll notice that some teams aren’t just swigging water from water bottles. Rather, they appear to be sipping slushies—that refreshing combination of water and ice that many of us remember ...
Six Things to Avoid When Talking to Athletes About Sports Nutrition
Talking about nutrition, especially to young athletes, can feel difficult. Your word choice can make a big difference and even the most casual conversations can have lasting impacts on your athletes.Here, TrueSport Expert Stephanie Miezin, MS, a regist...
3 Common Risk Factors for Stress Fractures and How to Avoid Them
Are you finding that some of the athletes you coach are suffering from stress fractures? Perhaps you’re hearing about athletes from other sports at your school also suffering from stress fractures. If so, you’re not alone.Unfortunately, stress fracture...
How to Get Started in Multisport
At first blush triathlon can seem overwhelming. There are essentially three different disciplines you must practice — swimming, cycling and running — each with its own set of gear, lingo and challenges. However, as any seasoned triathlete will tell you...
The Four R's of Recovery
Your level of fatigue and recovery status from the previous training session play a large role in how the body respon...
Fueling for Menstrual Cycles by Spring Energy's Jade Belzberg
