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The very thing that makes shopping online so convenient is also the thing that makes it so complicated: you have access to virtually every brand of the product you are looking for. With hundreds of different brands offering protein powder, and each with their own characteristics and benefits. For example, options range from pure whey powders such as Optimum Nutrition’s…

Energy, Food and Exercise The food an athlete eats before, during and after a workout is important for both comfort and performance during exercise. Energy foods including bars, drinks, gels and other easily digestible carbohydrates can help prevent the distracting symptoms of hunger during exercise and keep you from depleting your energy too quickly. The major source of fuel for…

In sports, it’s often said that defense wins games. When it comes to nutrition, antioxidants provide a powerful defense against attacking molecules called free radicals, which damage muscles through a chemical process called oxidation. Free radicals play a role in cellular and muscle inflammation; they may also lower resistance to colds, flu, cancer and heart disease. But you can fight…

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