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• How to Fuel Guide: Football Ninety minutes of stop-start running, often in the heat. Pre-match meal timing, what to drink at half time, and how to recover between fixtures in a short tournament.
• How To Fuel Guide: Sprint-Distance Triathlon Short and hard. What to take beforehand, what you actually need on course, and why over-fuelling a sprint costs you more than it gives you.
• Stay Hydrated, Stay Balanced, Stay On Track Healthy Snacks Can Help You Avoid the Holiday Gain BY LOREN MASON-GERE The holidays are coming. Are you ready? No, I'm not asking if your shopping is done, or dinner...
• How To Fuel Guide: Outdoor Winter Sports and Activities Fuelling in the cold, where thirst drops away but your body still needs fluid. Written for snow sports and long days out in low temperatures.
• How to Fuel Guide: Open Water Swimming Fuelling when you cannot easily drink. How to load before you get in, what to take at feed stops, and how to plan a long swim in warm water.
• How To Fuel Guide: Olympic-Distance Triathlon Fast enough to hurt, long enough to need a plan. Fuelling for a 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike and 10 km run, with the bike leg doing most of...
• How to Fuel Guide: Single-Day Road Cycling Races Road racing fuelling, from the neutral roll-out to the sprint. What goes in the pockets, what goes in the bottles, and when to take it.
• Super Antioxidant Superior support to fight free radicals! By Steve Born Product Spotlight There are many factors that determine the quality of athletic performance and overall health; one that I am especially...
• Fueling for Cyclocross Success An hour at threshold in the mud. Pre-race fuelling and warm-up drinks for a discipline where there is almost no chance to take anything on once you start.
• Perpetuem - Passing EVERY Athletic Test for 17 Years and Counting In early 2003, Hammer Nutrition introduced a long-distance fuel with the same beneficial ingredients and features as the time-tested Sustained Energy formula (introduced in 1992), plus some additional ingredients that...
• Monosodium Glutamate MSG, Glutamic Acid Glutamate, Glutamine Review By William Misner Ph.D.
• LSA Caps - Start Right Now! Because taking care of your liver is crucially important! BY STEVE BORN Before I start, I urge you to read “Hammer Nutrition’s 4 Pillars of Health and Performance”. Reading the...
• How to Fuel Guide: Century (100-Mile) Cycling Events 160 km on the bike. Hourly calories and fluid, what to carry against what to pick up at the stop, and how to arrive at the last 30 km still...
• 5 Keys to Maximizing Recovery These essential steps will bring you closer to your new personal best By Steve Born Hammer Peak Performance Tip: Improving athletic performance is something every athlete desires. And while there are...
• Recoverite A few years ago, we did a big thing to the Recoverite formula. What for? Why would we take an outstanding, top-selling product—one that thousands upon thousands of athletes rely...
• GO GREEK OR GO HOME BY DEAN KARNAZES The best olives on earth come from the best place on earth. Greece! You can probably tell I’m a bit biased (okay, a lot biased). But trust...
• Locally Strong All Year Long BY ANDREYA GROZIK On this July 4th holiday, and all year long, Hammer Nutrition is proud to be truly local. We hire local. We source local. We support local. While Hammer Nutrition products...
• Perpetuem - Passing EVERY Athletic Test for 14 Years and Counting In early 2003, Hammer Nutrition introduced a long distance fuel with the same beneficial ingredients and features as the time-tested Sustained Energy formula (introduced in 1992), plus some additional ingredients...
• Supplement Protocol For Your Bones, Part 2 BY STEVE BORN Click here to read Part 1 In “Supplement Protocol For Your Bones Part One”, I listed the nutrients and supplements that have been shown to be extremely...
• Recoverite / Vegan Recoverite Nail your recovery and reap the rewards! BY STEVE BORN Even after nearly 25 years of employment at Hammer Nutrition, I remain convinced that proper recovery after every workout is...
• Short-distance fueling vs. long-distance fueling One size does not fit all when it comes to endurance fueling. Depending on the duration or type of activity, the nutrients you require for optimal performance vary. For athletes,...
• Epic Sessions - Supplement suggestions for workouts and races Details of a supplement program While fueling (calorie, fluid, and electrolyte) should be the primary focus of all workouts and races, especially epic ones, the incorporation of an intelligent supplement...
• 5. Recovery Done Right For a better performance tomorrow, Recover Right today! Recovery involves rehydration, nutrient replenishment, and long-term mineral fortification. For Optimum Recovery, We Recommend Immediately following main daily workout or event: 1-2...
• How to Fuel Guide: Cycling Criteriums (Crits) Sixty minutes flat out with corners. Almost entirely a pre-race and recovery question, because there is no chance to eat once the whistle goes.