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1Book Review – Roar by Stacy T. Sims PhD

Book Review – Roar by Stacy T. Sims PhD

Aug 12, 2017

Roar : How to match your food and fitness to your female Physiology for optimum performance, great health and a strong lean body for life. ROAR was recommended to me by Dr Craig Harrison, who said it was a must read and on that recommendation I bought it immediately. Initially I didn’t find it that […]

2Functional Beverages – Is it possible to drink yourself fit ?

Functional Beverages – Is it possible to drink yourself fit ?

Aug 19, 2016

Drinks that claim to have health benefits are the largest and fastest growing segment of the functional foods sector. The market is growing at over 20% a year and health drinks are now commonly available in every local supermarket, petrol station and shop. Health claims range from simply boosting energy and immunity to improving cardio-vascular health, […]

3Book Review – Caffeine for Sports Performance by Louise Burke, Ben Desbrow and Lawrence Spriet

Book Review – Caffeine for Sports Performance by Louise Burke, Ben Desbrow and Lawrence Spriet

Dec 9, 2015

Caffeine for Sports Performance by Louise Burke, Ben Desbrow and Lawrence Spriet Caffeine for Sports Performance was first published in 2013 and even two years later is the most complete text on the effects of caffeine, offering a good review of all the research that was available at the time. Despite being effectively an extended […]

4Book Review – Gut : The Inside Story of Our body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders

Book Review – Gut : The Inside Story of Our body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders

Jul 13, 2015

If you read my piece ‘Importance of your gut for performance – What GCSE and A-Level Biology doesn’t tell you‘ and wanted to know more, Giulia Enders book is almost certainly the best place to start. Giulia Enders is a doctoral student in Germany studying microbiology. She first came to prominence when a 10minute presentation she […]

5Book Review : Achieve the Impossible – Professor Greg Whyte

Book Review : Achieve the Impossible – Professor Greg Whyte

Mar 24, 2015

Professor Greg Whyte is a former olympian and sports scientist, who has been the main motivator behind Comic Relief and Sport Reliefs momentous sporting challenges. Described as a “motivational god” by Comic Reliefs CEO Kevin Cahill and “the best mentor ever” by Davina McCall, Greg Whyte’s new book ‘Achieve the Impossible’ published March 2015, encourages us […]

6Book Review : Faster, Higher, Stronger – How Sports Science is creating a new generation of super athletes. Mark McClusky

Book Review : Faster, Higher, Stronger – How Sports Science is creating a new generation of super athletes. Mark McClusky

Feb 3, 2015

What can we learn from Sports Science ? Mark McClusky’s new book, Faster, Higher, Stronger, which was published at the end of last year, is the best book I have come across at answering the question “what we can learn from sports science?”. A really good review of the latest research and technology, written in […]

7Book Review : Heroes, Villains & Velodromes by Richard Moore

Book Review : Heroes, Villains & Velodromes by Richard Moore

Dec 15, 2014

Chris Hoy winning a life time achievement award at last nights BBC Sports Personality Awards, reminded me how much I had enjoyed Richard Moore’s book – Heroes, Villains and Velodromes. First published in 2008 and primarily focusing on Chris Hoy, it gives an unprecedented insight in to the secret worlds of track cycling at a time when everything was […]

8Faster – The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the Worlds Fastest Cyclists – Michael Hutchinson

Faster – The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the Worlds Fastest Cyclists – Michael Hutchinson

May 11, 2014

Michael Hutchinson’s book ‘Faster‘ is genius and definitely worth reading if you are involved in or interested in sport in any way. Michael Hutchinson is a British pro rider who has focused his career on the domestic time trial circuit. Naturally talented and blessed with giant lungs, he found it relatively easy to get involved […]

9The Amazing Teenage Brain – Nicola Morgan

The Amazing Teenage Brain – Nicola Morgan

Apr 15, 2014

Scientific Research confirms what parents and teachers have long suspected – the teenage brain is different. The book ‘Blame my Brain – The amazing teenage brain revealed’ written by Nicola Morgan was first published in 2005. Updated in 2013, it is a very good, easy to read, easy to understand summary of what science shows are […]

10Eating on the move – real foods as fuel

Eating on the move – real foods as fuel

Apr 5, 2014

On-the-Go Food for Athletes….. What do Formula Ones Nico Rosberg and Sky Pro cyclist Chris Froome have in common? This weekend the current leader of the Formula One points table, Nico Rosberg, was clearly seen eating boiled potatoes in the garage before his race and members of the successful Sky Pro Cycling Team including Chris Froome […]

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