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What Athletes Should Eat at Fast-Food Chains
In late October, Jonathan Levitt, the sales manager at InsideTracker and a November Project junkie, found himself in a bit of a bind. He only had one hour before the start of a Spartan Race in rural...
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Can Dry January Make You a Better Athlete?
Between the spiked eggnog, New Year’s Eve champagne, and the whiskey you self-medicated with during family gatherings, these last few months have likely been an assault on your liver. Which is why, on...
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Not Everyone Should Be Doing the Bonk Workout
The bonk run (or ride) is a workout both feared and revered in some elite endurance training circles. The general idea behind it is this: you work out sans carbs, like going for a morning run without...
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The New Rules of Hydration
Robert Sallis has seen it all. As a medical director for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, he’s spent 20 years watching athletes in every manner of distress get wheeled into the medical...
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How Your Sex Affects Your Diet
In algebra, we learned that adding an “X” to an equation could change the whole thing. And it turns out that in biology, the same rule applies. Women—with our twin set of X chromosomes—have nutrition...
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Sorry, Folks, Beer Isn't a Health Food
Every six months or so, headlines boasting beer as the new superfood make the rounds. Most recently, it was news that beer could lower cholesterol. A few months before that, media outlets reported that...
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The Battle Over the Word 'Milk'
Over the past decade, the proliferation of non-milk alternatives—from cashew to soy to coconut—has dairy farmers and legislators in bovine-rich states pissed. Last month, 36 members of Congress penned...
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The Secret Foods Elite Athletes Eat
Clare Gallagher, who won the 2016 Leadville Trail 100, began her ultrarunning career while undergoing a teaching fellowship in a rural corner of Thailand. There wasn’t a single sport-specific gel...
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The World's Most Unhealthy Health Foods
Once upon a time, the rules of clean eating were pretty straightforward: eat lots of plants, get your protein from lean sources, don’t stuff yourself. But thanks to a ballooning packaged-foods industry...
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How to Avoid GI Distress When Running
You’ve put in the long runs. You’ve shown up for sunrise speed work. You even turned in early a few nights to make sure you got enough shut-eye. Today is my day, you think as you approach the starting...
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Here's How to Make Sugar Work for You
We all know that eating too much sugar can lead to serious and often grave long-term health effects. But, you might wonder, is there a healthy way I can incorporate it into my diet? We asked three...
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What Protein to Eat—And How Much of It You Actually Need
Protein may be athletes’ most-loved macro, and for good reason. It’s crucial for muscle synthesis and incredibly satiating, making it perfect for endurance athletes in particular. “If you eat a whole...
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How to Eat Like a Nutritionist (And Never Feel Like You're On a Diet)
When in dietary doubt, we ask nutrition experts to show us how to leverage our food for optimal performance. This time, we asked seven of our go-to diet and sports nutrition gurus to dish on their...
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To Break the 2-Hour Marathon, Runners Will Have to Change the Way They Fuel
This May, Eliud Kipchoge, Lelisa Desisa, and Zersenay Tadese will toe the start line in Nike’s Breaking2 project, an attempt to run the first-ever sub-two-hour marathon. To succeed, they won’t just...
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What Boston's Elite Runners Eat During Marathon Week
Marathon week can be stressful. After spending months racking up the miles, you’re in full taper mode—dramatically scaling back your running and hoping you don’t come down with a last-minute illness or...
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How to Build the Ultimate Trail Mix
Trail mix is perhaps the ideal outdoor snack. But the packaged stuff tends to be loaded with unhealthy added ingredients like sugar, salt, and oil. To keep the fuel nutrient-dense, skip the stuff...
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The Definitive Guide to the Paleo Diet
In 2002, Loren Cordain, a professor at Colorado State University’s Department of Health and Exercise Science, published a book titled The Paleo Diet. In doing so, he introduced Americans to to a way of...
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The Yogurt Cheat Sheet
Americans spend $7.7 billion on yogurt every year, according to market research firm Statista’s figures on yogurt sales. But it’s getting increasingly difficult to choose among the staggering array of...
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7 Easy-to-Make Endurance Fuels That Are Cheaper and Tastier Than Energy Bars
A year ago, I solved an energy crisis. I had signed up for a 24-hour, unsupported, military-style team endurance event that would involve carrying hundreds of pounds of gear over 50 miles, a bit of...
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How to Pick Your Jerky
Jerky is high in protein, high in healthy fat, and nearly nil on carbs. But these days, choosing a jerky means so much more than just picking your favorite brand or flavor. Now you’re faced with an...
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