Importance of having a meal schedule
I know a lot of people with terrible eating habits. In general, we might call a bad eating habit skipping meals or snacks, spending many...
Hydration during exercise
In the previous nutritional tip I talked about the importance of consuming water in general, but athletes must not only hydrate properly...
How much water should I drink a day?
It’s probable that you know or have heard about the importance of drinking water every day and still don’t worry about ingesting the...
The best time to eat fruit is...
Have you heard people talking about the “right hour” to eat fruits? Let me tell you that I have. Some say that is better to eat them in...
Myth in nutrition: Increasing muscle mass means eating lots of protein
I never fail to hear someone saying: "Dude, if you need to increase muscle mass you need to eat A LOOOTT of protein, otherwise you won’t...
Myths in nutrition: Eating after exercise will make you increase fat
A very common myth that many people who do sports seem to believe is that eating right after exercising will make them increase fat. Even...
Diet to reduce muscle cramps - The after
In the previous nutritional post I shared some guidelines that can help us PREVENT (the before) those annoying muscle cramps. However,...
Diet to prevent muscle cramps - The before
As I mentioned before, muscle cramps can become one of the most painful experiences that we can have as athletes. Exercise intensity,...
Myths in Nutrition - Sweating and losing weight
Myth #2 – THE MORE I SWEAT THE MORE I LOSE WEIGHT On several occasions people have told me: "You sweat a lot when you exercise, that’s...
Post-Workout nutrition
It is probable that many of you do not eat right after a workout, wait a long time to do it or even worse, DON’T DO IT AT ALL. Believe it...