Jeffrey J. Rocco, MD
As an active athlete are you feeling tired and rundown?  Are you working harder, but going slower?  Don’t feel like training?  Feeling moody?  Getting sick?  Losing muscle, and storing fat?  If you are experiencing these symptoms, you may have elevated cortisol levels due to overtraining syndrome (OTS).
As the heat goes up this [...]

By Neal Henderson MS, CSCS
Competing effectively in Ironman requires equal parts physical, mental, and nutritional strategies.  Many athletes place too much emphasis on the physical and mental preparation and go into the race without a solid plan for their nutritional needs.  Because an Ironman race can take between 8 and 17 hours to complete, there [...]

We are getting ready for the annual Hotter n’ Hell weekend here in Texas.  This event is the 100 mile ride, in 100 degree weather held originally to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the city of Wichita Falls.
Approximately 8,000 to 10,000 riders participate each year, making the Hotter n’ Hell Hundred the largest sanctioned century [...]

Instead of breaking out the beakers and the Bunsen burner, we opted to be subjective and field test First Endurance’s OptygenHP. I put it to work while training for the Lost Dutchman Marathon…
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By Shawn Dolan PhD, RD, CSSD
The primary reason to consume calories during endurance exercise is to provide carbohydrate to the working muscle and brain. This becomes increasingly important as the duration of training/competition lasts longer than 60-90 minutes due to the body’s limited capacity to store carbohydrate (glycogen). The ability to digest and utilize carbohydrate [...]