by Dennis Allio
Okay, of course not.  But today when I was finishing up my morning workout at my athletic club I noticed something.  I looked over into the lounge area and there was a huge tray of donuts there for the taking.  Free of charge.  Congratulations on a good workout it said!  I couldn’t believe it.
Wow. I’ve talked about mixed messages before and how detrimental it is to your nutritional well-being.  This is just one glaring example of how it can get out of hand. There are two things that …

If you are a personal trainer and would like to incorporate our nutrition tools in your personal training program we have tools just for you.  You can read more about our tools for personal trainers on our web site.  There is also a new powerpoint demo as well as a PDF of the presentation to show you some the tools themselves.
Personal Training + Nutrition = Great Results!

Expert advice from Manuel Villacorta, MS, RD, CSSD Registered Dietitian and Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics
Fueling your sport
1.    Nutrition is a key factor in endurance sports and is just as important as a good training regimen. The number of calories you need for cycling depends on a number of factors: your body weight, how fast you cycle, how long you cycle, and your training frequency.
2.    Carbohydrate is the most important fuel for cyclists, so consuming adequate carbohydrate on a daily basis is necessary to replenish your energy …

Expert advice from Manuel Villacorta, MS, RD, CSSD Registered Dietitian and Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics
Fueling your sport
1.    Nutrition is a key factor in endurance sports and is just as important as a good training regimen. The number of calories you need for running depends on a number of factors: your body weight, how fast you run, how long you run, and your training frequency. A recreational runner will have very different calorie needs than a competitive runner who logs 100 miles per week while training.   For …

Nutrition for You will be providing nutrition advice and discussing how nutrition and Nutrition for You can play a role in cycling such as that in the Seismic Challenge.  Manuel and Dennis will be on-site at the training ride June 22nd at Sports Basement in San Francisco’s Presidio.
About Seismic Challenge
The course of the Seismic Challenge begins in Fort Bragg, CA and will follow the San Andreas Fault down the rugged coastline of Northern California. With each challenging hill and turn another sweeping view of the magnificent Pacific coast emerges. You’ll …