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- When is the Best Time of Day to Eat?
- Why Aren’t I Losing Weight? Reasons Why You Are Exercising But Not Losing Weight
- The Fat Tax. Is it the Answer to Our Obesity Epidemic?
- Do You Have Adrenal Fatigue?
- Celebrity Diet Fads
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What Causes Cramps and How Can You Fix Them?
14 September 2010 3:54 pm
Editors Note: This post is written by our elite performance specialist Andrew Verdon. Andrew has completed a Diploma in Exercise Science, Certificate IV in Fitness, Level 1 Strength Coaching Qualifications with ASCA.
How Do I Deal with Cramps?
Something I get asked often about is dealing with cramps. Specifically here I am talking about cramps that develop while exercising. These are known as Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps (EAMC). They are quite a common condition and can be defined as “painful, spasmodic and involuntary contractions of muscles that occur during or immediately after exercise”. Common areas for cramps are generally the foot and legs.
It is not well understood as to why they develop and what to do to minimise the risk of getting a cramp?
What Causes Cramps?
Nutrition for High Performance: Carbohydrates are Good!
2 March 2009 5:39 am
Editors Note: This is a guest post from Olympic Athlete Michael Blackburn, BAppSci (Hons), PhD (Sports Science).
I’m writing this because too many times I’ve heard from athletes that ’sugar is bad’ or ’sugar makes me fat’. So I wanted to talk about some facts regarding the benefits of carbohydrates/sugars in an athlete’s diet.
With so many messages about diets in the general media it’s important for athletes to remember that they need an eating plan that provides high quality energy for training and competition, rather than follow diet fads of the general population.
Firstly, some important background.
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Tagged As: athletes, carbohydrates, diet, exercise, performance