For years, coaches have devised training plans that presume we all need more downtime between intense workouts as we age. But while older athletes do face physiological limitations of a lower VO2max, for onemany guys in their forties and fifties can bounce back from a hard day just as quickly and completely as young guns […]
Training hard but still eating like you’re not? You could wind up with hormone deficiencies. The consequences can be dire: low energy, diminished sperm count, and an inability to conceive children. – Read More –
A rare look inside the nutrition lab at the Olympic Training Center reveals how America’s best athletes eat to win. – Read More –
New research suggests that elite athletes – Olympic medalists in volleyball, for example – perform better than the rest of us in yet another way. These athletes excel not only in their sport of choice but also in how fast their brains take in and respond to new information – cognitive abilities that are important on and off the court. – Read More –