endurance

In the context of sports supplementation we frequently hear of Beta-Alanine supplementation. But what does this amino acid do? For which categories of sportsmen is it really essential? And does it really help to increase endurance in endurance sports? Let's find out together!

What are the skills required for an endurance athlete? And how to improve the cyclist's body composition to get the most out of performance? Dr. Carmine Orlandi, sports nutritionist of our team of experts, tells us about it.

That of the substances to be used to improve sports performance is not a recent problem: for centuries man has been in search of the miraculous substance to enhance performance. Thus WADA was born, to coordinate the fight against doping in sport. Let's find out together what it is and the main prohibited substances!

For endurance athletes, extreme temperatures and altitude can affect normal physiological responses to exercise and, in some cases, sports performance is adversely affected. The purpose of this article is to understand the physiology of high altitude training and learn any nutritional adjustments that can be implemented to best ensure athletic performance.

When it comes to endurance sports, we tend to focus attention only on the role and dosage of carbohydrates, the main energy source for the body. But proteins are also essential for these athletes and are often really underestimated. Discover with us the importance of proteins in endurance sports.

Carbohydrates, also known as sugars, carbohydrates, saccharides or chemically hydrates of carbon, are among the most abundant organic molecules in nature and our body uses them as a primary source of energy. Let's find out together, during this study, which and how many carbohydrates an endurance athlete should take to optimize his performance and provide the body with the "right fuel".

With "winter sports" we refer to all those sports that take place on snow and ice, traditionally during the winter period in the Alpine countries, in northern and eastern Europe, in Japan, in North and South America. They are normally practiced in conditions of low temperatures and moderate or high altitudes: let's understand together how these athletes can get the most out of nutrition and supplementation.

Called "bottom swimming", open water swimming includes all manifestations in open water such as rivers, lakes and seas. It is precisely the open waters that entail considerable difficulties for the athlete, who must be able to manage changing environmental conditions and prolonged anaerobic performance. Find out with us how these athletes can achieve the maximum thanks to the help of nutrition and supplementation.

Padel is the sport of the moment: to be played in pairs, immediate and fun, it is conquering everyone, so much so that it is difficult to find a free field. But how should a padel player eat to bring his performances to the best? Discover with us the perfect nutrition and integration to support your match, even based on the time you managed to book your court!

Tennis is a much loved and widespread sport, which requires a huge amount of energy, both physical and mental. Its practice involves constant and lasting dedication, and leads athletes to spend most of their time directly in their habitat: the field. Let's see together in this article how a tennis player can manage nutrition and supplementation to give the best of every match!

Running is the motor gesture that characterizes as many as 14 of the competitions of the Olympic Athletics program, and each of these competitions requires particular technical, tactical, physiological and psychological precautions and dedicated dietary precautions.The purpose of this article is to detail the power and integration management to support the performance of a specific discipline of Athletics, the "Queen": the 100 m flat (and consequently of all the competitions connected to the "sprinter" ).

Energy bars in endurance sports