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20 Years In Elite Sports - Blog 2
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Matt Lovell 6 min read
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...

20 Years in Elite Sports - Blog 1
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Matt Lovell 7 min read
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,...

Nutrition, lifestyle and behaviour for a good night’s sleep
Recovery sleep
Matt Lovell 22 min read
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
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Matt Lovell 31 min read
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
Matt Lovell 7 min read
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...
Matt Lovell 6 min read
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...

The 'Pump' and stretch - not just for body builders
Matt Lovell 11 min read
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
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Matt Lovell 10 min read
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!
Matt Lovell 5 min read
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.