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20 Years In Elite Sports - Blog 2
Functional Medicine Model Applied to Elite Sports Pretty much everything you do as a practitioner involves a level of persuasion and behaviour change. Some athletes will follow the letter of the law, other need reasons and direction, some are suborn...
20 Years in Elite Sports - Blog 1
Matt Lovell Nutrition Practitioner and Coach Not all of you will know what I’ve been up to my whole career, I’ve been working in elite sports for 20+ years. The next 2-3 posts will be about that, with a focus...
Nutrition, lifestyle and behaviour for a good night’s sleep
You’re probably aware that adequate sleep is essential to maintaining good cognitive function and concentration. How many times have you read and re-read the same paragraph at work after a poor night’s sleep?
Advantages and disadvantages of a vegetarian/vegan diet
I encounter a lot of vegan and vegetarian athletes and individuals and always have done. A primary concern for vegetarians and vegans is getting enough protein. Getting the right balance of essential amino acids is also an issue, as many plant proteins are ‘incomplete’ in terms of their amino acid profile.
Feel 25% Younger Than You Really Are
Birthdays are a time to reflect. You can count the years you’ve been on the planet and think about the good times along with the more challenging times. Whilst looking forwards to increasing fun and adventure.
Hay Fever, Allergies and Auto Immune conditions are all linked...
Hay fever and allergies are apparently becoming more common these days. With the hay fever season almost upon us I thought I’d shed some light on some areas which may help these.The supplement offer for 6 keen exercisers is below.Hay...
The 'Pump' and stretch - not just for body builders
The pump wasn't just for golden era bodybuilders.Stretch aided hypertrophy and/or the cell volume theory of hypertrophy rely on enough stuff being in the muscle to stretch it, then loading it up with blood, then stretching it under load.
Wanna go booze free? Spring Clean Your Body
As the clocks went forwards last weekend, I was thinking about what you could leave behind, focussing on the time now – not what it was last week or before that. Booze has been on my mind recently as a couple of close friends have fallen down, are losing or have apparently lost the battle with booze.
Lift weights, plant veg and be happy!
I've been busy running around on various corporate projects as well as keeping the clubs I work for ticking along. The corporate team I’m working for has lost 35kg of fat and gained 14kg of muscle in 3 months as a group – plus they all look about 10 years younger. There’s 13 of them.. 4 of them are trying to gain weight and muscle.
How many portions of vegetables should i eat in 2019?
In case you needed another excuse to pile on the broccoli – your risk of dying of anything at all is 42% less likely if you eat over 7+ servings of vegetables each day
Iconic Figures doing Iconic Things
I’ve known Lawrence Dallaglio for almost 20 years now. He was, as you know, an iconic and powerful rugby player leading both England and Wasps to epic success. Today, he continues to lead the way in his corporate and charitable work having set up Dallaglio RugbyWorks in 2009.
Heart Health and High Blood Pressure
We had a couple of strokes this week one famous and one closer to home, with high blood pressure being a key factor in increased and rapid risk learn how you can moderate this easily without having to resort to medication.Is salt really the bad boy? Or is it simply lack of potassium? Read on for for simple tips and tricks to stay healthy