NUTRITION

There are many misconceptions about what to eat before and after exercise.Here are 8 suggestions for what to eat before and after a workout!

Whether you want to improve your running speed, your focus at work or your energy levels around the clock, your nutrient intake can have a big impact on your performance. In this article, we take a look at the properties of acetyl-l-carnitine, a key nutrient that may give you a vital boost in all areas.  

‘Clean eating’ is no longer just a buzzword touted around by influencers and journalists. Many of us want to know that the foods and supplements we eat not only fuel our performance but that they come from clean, sustainable sources. In this article, we’ll guide you through the key points to look out for, so you can maintain a clean diet.

Learn why nootropics are the perfect addition to your pre-workout and discover ten benefits as well.

Building lean muscle is important to all sorts of athletes, not just bodybuilders. As with all things with the body and performance, there are a collection of principles that create the result you are looking for. To make the most of the hours you spend slogging away at the gym, you need to get your nutrition right. Here are our 5 essential tips for getting your nutrition right for muscle.

You've probably already supplemented with, or are aware of the benefits of BCAA’s as part of your training, performance and recovery. What you might not know is that the most up to date scientific research suggests that the full spectrum of all 9 essential amino acids (EAAs) may be superior to the use of only 3 BCAAs, but what does this really mean for your training and performance?

Here at Amino, the team are always looking to find ways in which we can optimise our bodies to perform better. And although we don’t recommend alcohol as part of your training plan, it’s such a common way in which we all enjoy ourselves, we thought it would be useful to do an article on it and how to deal with its ill effects. In this article, we try and help you understand the impacts of alcohol and then outline a few strategies for reducing the effects that alcohol has on your body in and around your training and your subsequent fitness goals, whether its fat loss or muscle building.

In this video, we look at some of the things to consider when deciding how to fuel your workouts if you're looking to improve your sports performance There is a sport out there for everyone. Athletes come in all shapes and sizes. Big, small, tall, short.  These inherent genetic variations may also play a large part in benefits or drawbacks in our movement mechanics which can potentially make us great or hinder us in particular sports events. Alongside these variations in body shape, the actual energy systems and metabolism can be split into two main camps, and these can be helpful for us to look out how we can fuel our workouts optimally. These are endurance training and strength training, both of which have their own collections of variations. But what are the nutrition factors that we need to consider to fuel ourselves appropriately to make sure we are getting the best recovery and adaptation which in turn will allow us to make progress over time?