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Fuel Up for Wins With STACK's Pre-Game Meal Guide
Not all pre-game meals are created equal, and athletes' nutritional needs vary depending on the sport they play. Strength athletes have different needs than endurance athletes—and both fuel differently from those [...]
Jordan Fly 23 Preview
Jordan Brand is right in the thick of the lightweight shoe game with the release of the Jordan Fly 23—hot enough to land in stores this August. While its overall [...]
Stay Energized for Training With Simple Snacks
Whether you’re hitting the weights or pounding out miles, you're burning energy as you go. Prepare yourself for the action by eating often. Infrequent and improper fueling results in decreased [...]
Top 5 Fast-Food Breakfasts to Boost Performance
Waking up early enough to eat a healthy breakfast may sound like a drag, but doing so can make a huge difference in how you function, both physically and mentally, [...]
Snack With a Healthy Granola Bar to Fuel Your Body
Granola bars are frequently marketed as healthy snacks for strength and performance athletes. They can provide energy before a workout or replenish glycogen stores afterward. But you should not use [...]
STACK Science: How Muscles Produce Energy and How to Improve Endurance
Muscles are like a car engine. They convert a fuel source into energy to produce movement—more specifically, a contraction. Whether resting during the evening or competing at peak performance, muscles [...]
Athletes Eat Oatmeal for Breakfast
Good coaches drill the fundamentals of a sport into your head until they become second nature. So here's a nutrition fundamental you need to know: breakfast is the most important [...]
Top 10 Muscle-Building Foods
Thousands of athletes across the country spend hours every day putting in the grueling physical labor necessary to catapult themselves onto the national stage. But when it comes to the [...]
Improving Endurance With Apples
Everyone’s heard the old expression, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But according to researchers from Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan, apples can do [...]
Decoding a Nutrition Label
A food's nutrition label might seem like a maze of information. "Total fat," "serving size" and "dietary fiber"—what exactly do these terms mean? And how do they affect you as [...]
