THE LATEST FROM NV SPORTS
October 11th, 2011Coming off of her season-best time at the San Antonio College Relays event with a second-place 12.89 in the 100-meter hurdles, Yvette Lewis conquered Europe in a whirlwind tour that took her through France, Germany and Italy and onto the Czech Republic.July 25th, 2011USA 800-meter track-and-field star Khadevis Robinson, aka KD, started his 2011 season on a positive note with back-to-back wins. His first win was in Jamaica in 1:46.25 followed by another win at the Occidental meet in California in a time of 1:46.01.July 20th, 2011Ultra marathoner Mosi Smith finished in 1st place in “The Big Bear 12 Hour Trail Race” in the solo runner division. Held in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, at the Big Bear Lake Camplands, this was a multiple lap trail race in which teams relay ran (or solo ran) during a 12 hour time period.July 15th, 2011It's not often that an amateur triathlete has the opportunity to stand right next to world champions and Olympic athletes like Chris McCormack and Olivier Marceau at the starting line of a triathlon, but that's where Ben found himself on the island of Nevis, smack dab in the middle of the Caribbean.June 26th, 2011Amidst a crowd of 30,000 plus runners, a person can feel at the same time both alone and a part of one of the largest and most prestigious gatherings of runners on the planet. When the gun goes off, the race that is known as the Boston Marathon signals the start of 26.2 miles between you and the finish line. With the ultimate responsibility for your performance lying within you, it stands as both a joyous social gathering and an intensely personal struggle.June 24th, 2011To be successful as an ultramarathoner, you have to build more than just muscles and capillaries and cardiac efficiency. You have to also build willpower, mental determination, self-sufficiency, and, above all, the vaguely romantic sense of awe and wonder at the thought of spending hours and hours running through sunlight and darkness on rocky trails through the woods, and hot, shadeless roads, and cold eerie nights...February 16th, 2011Joining a field of more than 17,000 runners from all 50 states and 60 different countries, Michael Goolkasian raced for the 6th time in this 26.2-mile event through Walt Disney World theme parks as he completed his 152nd career marathon.December 27th, 2010With the smell of ocean air piercing John’s nostrils and the sight of ocean breakers coming into view, John reaches Atlantic City and the Atlantic Ocean. After close to 5 months of running, what began as a 16-year-old’s dream back in high school was finally fulfilled, 40 years later in adulthood.EXPERT PERFORMANCE TIPS
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- Ben Greenfield: Cardiovascular Exercise: High Intensity vs. Low Intensity
- Ben Greenfield: Ironman Triathlon Prelude—On the Road to Kona
- Dr. Jesse Ross: Sports Drinks: The Missing Ingredient
- Dr. Rhonda Schroeder: Optimizing Athletic Performance and Staying Injury Free
- Dr. Tom Bilella: Nutrition and Metabolism
- Endurance Training: 10 Nutrition Tips That Can Make a Difference
- Fat Loss: How Endurance Athletes Can Stay Trim and Triumph Over Fat
- Glen Chapman, MD: Athletic Performance and Energy: How to Increase It Naturally
- Healthy Eating & Fitness: Do Diet Foods Lower Your Fitness?
- Sports Nutrition – Performance and Muscle Recovery
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Sports Nutrition – Performance and Muscle Recovery
Magnesium is essential to addressing an issue common to almost all of the athletes treated by Dr. Pascal—muscle cramping. “When... -
Endurance Training: 10 Nutrition Tips That Can Make a Difference
Ben Greenfield gives 10 nutritional tips to help your endurance. -
Fat Loss: How Endurance Athletes Can Stay Trim and Triumph Over Fat
There are several mechanisms that your body relies on to keep your weight-o-meter at one constant level. These survival mechanisms... -
Healthy Eating & Fitness: Do Diet Foods Lower Your Fitness?
By Ben Greenfield, Sports Science and Exercise Physiology Expert, Fitness Trainer, Coach and Ironman Triathlete. Healthy eating, which contributes to... -
Ben Greenfield: Cardiovascular Exercise: High Intensity vs. Low Intensity
By Ben Greenfield—Sports Science and Exercise Physiology Expert. Fitness Trainer, Coach, and Ironman Triathlete Cardiovascular exercise is any physical activity... -
Dr. Rhonda Schroeder: Optimizing Athletic Performance and Staying Injury Free
By Dr. Rhonda Schroeder As clinic director at the Back Pain Relief Clinics, I have learned many things about helping... -
Ben Greenfield: Ironman Triathlon Prelude—On the Road to Kona
By Ben Greenfield I chose the Onion Man Olympic distance triathlon (which includes a 1.5K swim, a 40K bicycle ride... -
Dr. Tom Bilella: Nutrition and Metabolism
By Dr. Tom Bilella – Team Nutritionist, New York Jets As an athlete, your body has an incredible ability to... -
Glen Chapman, MD: Athletic Performance and Energy: How to Increase It Naturally
By Glen Chapman, MD For the last 30 years, my work and research in the field of holistic medicine has... -
Dr. Jesse Ross: Sports Drinks: The Missing Ingredient
By Dr. Jesse Ross Nutritional magnesium has been recognized as a vital supplement for athletic performance. It has been clinically...