Monthly Research Round Up
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Category Nutrition & PEDs
Monthly Research Round Up
Welcome to the Monthly Research Round Up! The goal of this round up is to provide you, the reader, with a curated place to come learn about the most cutting edge research focused on sport.
Rethinking How To Make Weight
Weight loss is often seen as the end all be all of health, but is that truly the case? Dr. Ashley Bent explores many questions surrounding weight loss, and reframes how we look at food and exercise.
Pre-Performance and Post-Performance Nutrition
One of the most reliable ways for an athlete to improve their performance is to maintain a proper diet. There are a few general rules about what an athlete should eat before and after a workout in order to have enough energy to perform, as well as aid in recovery.
Fueling with Olympic Weightlifter Abby Raymond
Learn what it takes to get all the nutrition that an Olympic Weightlifter needs by exploring the diet of Abby Raymond. There are many constraints that an elite athlete must consider in their diet, including anti-doping rules, so Raymond uses a food-first approach. The food-first approach is a diet that does not need any nutritional supplementation outside of what the food itself already provides.
Keeping Youth Athletes Safe in a Virtual World During COVID-19
Sean Jensen interviews SafeSport CEO Ju'Riese Colon about how protocols may change with all team sessions happening virtually during the Covid-19 lockdown. Parents are urged to outline behavioral expectations for online activities, where abuse is common. Many of the same guidelines for coaches should be followed in the same way, such as no private/1-on-1 time between coaches and youth athletes. The article closes with tips for coaches, parents, and athletes, about navigating some of these issues.