I’m interested in your thoughts about supplementation. I am talking about all the different types of supplements: vitamins, minerals, fish oil, creatine, stimulants, protein, recovery drinks and so on.
I have rarely used them up till now as I have been unconvinced of the need for supplements for myself.  I reckon I eat a pretty healthy, balanced […]

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I have recently started the Zone Diet and I thought it would be useful to post my experiences up here every so often.
I found out about the Zone Diet through Crossfit; it is their prescribed diet as it is consistent with the Crossfit recommendation to “eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some […]

There was an interesting documentary on the BBC tonight, here in the UK, called Prof Regan’s Supermarket Secrets. It followed Professor Lesley Regan (not entirely sure what she’s a professor in) as she investigated whether the health claims made about expensive food and household products are actually scientifically proven. She looked at:

cholesterol-lowering foods
organic food
so-called […]

Check out this interview with John Berardi, nutrition expert, on Canadian TV. He is there to plug his books, but that’s not why the interview is interesting. I like it because he manages to boil down the essential concepts in a simple but palatable way. He explains why it is good to start and keep […]

Alwyn Cosgrove is a strength coach whose writings and musings I have a lot of time for and regular readers will notice that I often quote him. Someone has just brought to my attention one of his classic rants, which I think you’ll enjoy if you’ve never read it.
Quite frankly, I need reminding of this […]