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For most people, winter is a time when the nights draw in and the cold and wet weather becomes normality. For some however, it is a time to get the trainers back on and embrace the start of a new journey, ready for the first Virgin London Marathon. Regardless of your level or experience, appropriate training, recovery and nutritional strategies need to be understood and put in to practice.
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Powerful and dynamic back-rower, Lucozade Sport ambassador James Haskell is a full England international and star in the making. Gaining recognition as the only player to play every one of the 20 games for the England U21s two years running, and a Wasps ever-present, we caught up with this rising star a few days into his move to Stade Francais in Paris.
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The Lucozade Sport Science Academy (LSSA) was founded in 2003 to further develop the area of sports nutrition, share expertise and help improve performance.
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Caffeine is one of the most widely researched ergogenic (enhances athlete performance) aids with proven performance benefits potentially applicable across a range of different sports.
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Micronutrients are required in the diet for the proper functioning and maintenance of health, including energy production, maintenance of bone health, adequate immune function and the protection of body tissues from oxidative damage. The most important micronutrients include; iron, zinc, calcium, and vitamins A, C, E, B6 and B12.
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The two main factors that contribute to fatigue during endurance performance are dehydration (loss of fluid as a result of sweating) and the depletion of the body’s carbohydrate stores. As a result, sports nutrition guidelines have focused on specific strategies to ensure the supply of carbohydrate and the provision of fluid in the periods immediately before, during and after exercise.
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There are a number of sports in which competition is divided into different periods providing short intervals for recovery, and there are other sports which require athletes to participate in different contests on the same day. In such instances, recovery may determine the extent to which adaptations occur over time, whilst in competition it may define successful performance.
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The two major causes of fatigue in running are a loss of fluid and a reduction in the body’s carbohydrate stores. As a result, appropriate sports nutrition strategies based on the provision of carbohydrate for energy and fluid for hydration is crucial to performance.
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