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Nutrition & Recovery

What The Science Says: Beta-Alanine Supplementation

In the locker room things start to…tingle. First your lips…then your entire face. One minute, you’re looking…

Author: Ben Skutnik

Pain: Sticks and Stones

“Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, but Words Will?…” The next time you get under a…

Author: Matthew Zanis

Pain: Why Won’t it Go Away?

As we learned in Power Athlete Episode – 251 with Adriaan Louw, working with athletes in pain…

Author: Matthew Zanis

Intermittent Fasting and the Power Athlete

It seems to be all the rage now, with online health coaches and internet fitness models claiming…

Author: Leah Kay

Pain: This Shit is Complicated

Did you know that the US healthcare system spends approximately two billion dollars a year on the…

Author: Matthew Zanis

What The Science Says: Creatine

Have you heard that creatine supplementation can cause kidney failure? What about how it’s as dangerous for…

Author: Ben Skutnik

Birth Control and Athletic Performance

In this country, 62% of women are using some form of contraceptive. Of those, almost 50% are…

Author: Leah Kay

A Coach’s Field Guide to Hormones

Hormones and their behaviors are, arguably, the most important players when it comes to training adaptations and…

Author: Ben Skutnik