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A study from Toledo, Spain shows that giving caffeine to dehydrated bicycle racers helps them ride faster, longer and with more power in hot weather (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, July 2008). When combined with water and carbohydrates, caffeine ingestion increases…

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It’s summertime, and if you live in a climate like mine, it is HOT. It’s not uncommon for temperatures here to be between 90 and 110 between June and September. This poses a major danger while exercising – dehydration. Dehydration not only…

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By now, many of you are probably familiar with the term “stack”, even if it’s only through the Stacker2 and Stacker3 commercials. For those who don’t know, a stack is basically just a combination of supplements taken together, or “stacked” to produce…

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The nutritional fad of the decade, perhaps the century, is the energy drink. In 2007, energy drink sales totaled 4.7 billion dollars, up from 3.5 billion in 2006. Prices vary, but they are steep in comparison to other soft drinks. With the…

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You see them at most convenient stores. Popular drinks with intense, flashy labels that promise to offer “energy” or a “boost” for your workout. The truth is, what you don’t know CAN hurt you – many of these popular drinks are labeling…

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