By guest blogger Andrew Hall, a Pro4mance recommended Accredited Sports Dietitian There are certainly many benefits to including more plants, nuts, seeds and legumes in your diet. This idea is well promoted; it’s good for environmental sustainability and good for […]
It can be a hard and individual choice whether caffeine is right for you while training and racing. So here at Pro4mance we have given the athletes the option to either include caffeine or not via use of our different […]
Here at Pro4mance we always encourage all athletes to consume the correct sports nutrition during training and racing but believe getting your daily nutrition right is a vital factor in competing at your best. We highly recommend that you consult […]
Most people know how important protein is in recovery and reach for their protein shake straight after their race and training session. But did you know that it is just as important for endurance athletes to also include carbohydrates in […]
When I look at the marketing of a lot of the sports nutrition brands, they advertise how they have the ‘special’ combination of carbohydrates and by consuming this combination it will transform you into an elite athlete. But what I […]
I know some people don’t want to hear this, but the fact is consuming fats during exercise has to be the absolute worst thing you could ever do to your gastrointestinal tract. I’m not getting into a discussion about fat […]
One of the most important facts I have learnt while working with sports dietitians, athletes and nutrition researchers is that there isn’t one perfect nutrition strategy for everyone. The perfect nutrition strategy is your strategy, which you need to practice […]
I truly believe Australian made products are the best quality products on the market. Being highly involved with every process of the manufacturing stage of Pro4mance, I have a very unique insight into the world of sports nutrition manufacturing and […]
One of the most common questions we get asked here at Pro4mance is how much fluid should I drink per hour? The simple answer is; there isn’t a specific amount of fluid you need to drink per hour. Fluid intake […]
I am surprised by how very few athletes weigh themselves before and after a race. Recovery wise, it’s so important to understand your start and finish weight so then you are able to determine how much body fluid weight you […]
When we first started to develop Pro4mance, we could never understand why all of the literature suggested we consume 60g to 90g of carbohydrates per hour, but every sports nutrition company on the market had included random quantities of carbohydrates […]
With Challenge Shepparton just 4 weeks away we thought we would give you some nutrition guidelines and advice for your race day nutrition. Read on to find out how to get the most out of your race day nutrition Every […]