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Heart-Healthy Recipes for Valentine's Day and Every Day
By Hammer Nutrition This Valentine's Day, show your loved ones you care with a gift of delicious, heart- healthy food made by you. Our breakfast through dinner menus feature simple,...
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5 Tips to avoid winter weight gain
Prevent excess pounds now, and you won't need to shed them in spring! By Endurance News Staff Hammer peak performance tip: By preventing winter weight gain, you will be one big...
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How to Fuel Guide: Hard Enduro
Hours of physical riding in the heat, often a long way from support. How to carry fluid and calories on the bike and on yourself, and what to take once...
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7 Tips for avoiding holiday weight gain
By Vicki Hackman Sugar- and fat-laden desserts, party noshes and sauces, second (and third) cocktails. . . Add reduced exercise and increased stress to the mix, and you've got a...
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Warming Winter Protein Pancakes
Winter is a perfect time to revisit one's morning or weekend routine. The seasonal temperatures tempt us to stay indoors and we may be craving more warm comfort foods. The...
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Getting Un-Glued
Gluten - a protein combination found especially in wheat flour - gives dough its elasticity. Trouble is, that plant glue can cause some very sticky and serious health problems for...
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Break Fast, aka Breakfast
Stoke your performance by beginning each day with this vital meal By Brian Frank You are certainly familiar with the old cliche "breakfast is the most important meal of the...
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Returning to the Basics: Eat Real Food
New US dietary guidelines put real food back at the center of the plate: protein at every meal, vegetables and fruit through the day, healthy fats, and far less processed...
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Use Hammer Whey, Vegan, and Soy Protein for a Performance-Improving Edge
BY ARYNN MAZNIO Increased exercise volume and training requires more protein, simple as that. It doesn't matter whether you're participating in a few events over the course of the summer...
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3. Proper Hydration
What you need to know to stay in the flow Our Recommendations To avoid performance and health problems associated with low blood sodium, your fluid intake during exercise should not...
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5 Secretly Sugary Foods
How does your sugar intake stack up? By Vicki Hackman Hammer Peak Performance Tip: Many supposedly healthy foods contain surprisingly unhealthy amounts of sugar. Lower your intake by reading labels; choose...
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King of Pain
BY DEAN KARNAZES My neighbor spotted me coming home from a run the other day and asked, “Isn’t running painful?” I thought for a moment, “It is if you’re doing...
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From Worst to First - Zandy Mangold Profile
Zandy hammering in Katonah, New York. Photo: Tom Casper BY SAMANTHA STEVENS The first time Zandy Mangold ran 155 miles, he needed two IVs, placed last, and referred to it...
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Tips for a Successful Half or Full Iron Distance Triathlon
DAYS LEADING UP TO THE RACE Avoid the temptation to train too much and/or too close to race day! - You will not be able to positively influence your fitness level...
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Finding Your Way Out Of The Product Jungle: Premium Proteins
BY ANDREYA GROZIK Are you lost in the product jungle? If so, you are not alone. With countless brands, a variety of types, endless flavors, and often-overwhelming ingredient lists, how...
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You're All Zebras
BY DR. BAYNE FRENCH, MD DC I have some unfortunate news for you. You’re part of a population. In college I wanted to major in Populus Avoidance. My guidance counselor...
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Cancer: the sugar connection
An archived article examining claims and research about sugar and cancer, with discussion of diet, cell growth and the evidence cited by its authors.
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Fueling for High School MTB Racing
Fuelling for junior mountain bike racers. Sensible portions, simple timing, and what to pack for a full day at the venue.
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Coffee Protects Your DNA!
BY STEVE BORN Deoxyribonucleic Acid, more commonly known simply as DNA, is, in the words of the National Institute of Health, “the hereditary material in humans and almost all other...
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