By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS Would knowing how many minutes of walking or running it would take to burn off the calories in a snack influence whether or how much of that snack you eat? The Royal Society for Public Health in the United Kingdom seems to think so. As a …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning In September of this year, the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) came out with a new position paper titled “Nutritional considerations for single-stage ultra-marathon training and racing”. You can view the whole paper, in its entirety, for free here. It’s about a 40 minute read and moderately …
By Chris Carmichael Founder & Head Coach of CTS If you have even a tangential interest in nutrition news, you have undoubtedly seen recent headlines proclaiming there are no health risks to eating red meat after all. This, of course, represents a dramatic reversal of decades of nutritional guidance aimed at reducing consumption of red …
In addition to some of the most riveting racing in years, the extreme heat is the big news out of the Tour de France. The country is currently gripped by a heat wave, and the Tour peloton has been working its way through the oppressive heat in the south of France. Staying cool and hydrated …
By Dr. Rick Cohen, MD Creator of PureClean Performance In Part 1, I discussed how nitric oxide works to have a positive effect on health and performance, as well as how to assess your NO levels. In Part 2 I’ll show you how you can increase your NO levels through lifestyle adjustments, consumption of nitrate-rich …
By Dr. Rick Cohen, MD Creator of PureClean Performance All athletes want to improve performance, so we optimize our training, get plenty of sleep, and focus on the foods we eat. Even so, there’s an important nutrient many athletes still don’t know enough about: nitrates. More specifically, it’s what your body can do with …
(April 24, 2019) CTS announced Muir Energy, a San Diego real food and plant-based nutrition company, as the new Official Energy Gel Partner for all CTS Training Camps and Bucket List Events. The two companies both share in the value of creating the highest-quality products, without compromise, that empowers athletes to improve performance and achieve …
(March 18, 2019) Fluid Sports Nutrition and CTS have announced an expansion of their current partnership beginning immediately that will give CTS coaches, athletes, and camp participants an opportunity to not only recover better with Fluid’s award-winning post-workout Recovery drink mix but now also Fluid’s Performance drink mix. Partnering with CTS helps Fluid reach a …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning In a recent post I talked about the unique nutritional challenges ultramarathon runners face because of the length of the event, distance between aid stations, changes in the environmental conditions, fatigue leading to poor decision making, and food or flavor fatigue. I have spent so much time …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning One of the things I love about coaching ultramarathon athletes is adapting the standard recommendations and best practices from the coaching industry into an ultra-specific context. All too often, the recommendations we see aren’t geared for us. They are geared for the weekend 5k crowd, the gym …