Extreme Sports Nutrition

Extreme sports nutrition hits very close to home.

In 2005, I went from working out 20 hours per week, to not being able to run 3 miles.

I pushed my body so hard, I had made myself sick from working out.

Sports Nutrition helped me recover in just 6 months and led me all the way to the starting line of Primal Quest.

Each is very important to our success as athletes.

I have finally learned you can work out hard, but what you do afterwards does one of two things:

-tears your body down

-builds you up

Sports Nutrition supplements are something I thought I did not need.

I eat organic meals, eat out about 3 times per year, and have a very healthy diet.

Until I had the right mix of supplements however, I would get flu-like symptoms about every 3 weeks.

By using DHLA,Green Tea, COQuinol, Brain Complex, B Complex, Royal Jelly, and Gold 360. I am now able to compete intensely and not get sick.

From clearing lactic acid to strengthening my immune system each of these sports nutritional supplements play an important role. To learn about how I use these products see Premier Research Labs

I also use Hammer Nutrition Products. I talk much more about these in the fueling section, but I do use some of the sports nutritional supplements daily.

To see which extreme sports nutrition products I use and what might be right for you click here.

Hammer Nutrition Supplements

Events less than 2 hours require just carbohydrates.

Events lasting over 2 hours require a protein carb mix.

This year I discovered Hammer Nutrition and use Sustained Energy and Perpeteum to fuel my races and training.

I also discovered I was over-hydrating, which is just as dangerous as not enough water.

Hammer Nutrition has fantastic information on how to fuel for your event and how much water to drink.

Click below for detailed information on your sport.

Drink Nutrition Sports: Fuel

They are commonly found in sports drinks for re-hydrating the body after such extreme exercise.

These drinks contain varying amounts of minerals and supplements to balance the body.

Lack of electrolytes can cause cramping, heat stroke and poor performance.

I have finally found a great product in Hammer Nutrition for electrolytes. They work wonderful and have helped me perform at a more extreme pace.

To find out about this product and your electrolyte needs click here.

Sports Nutrition Guide: Electrolytes

BUT this has been a key factor in helping me in the first couple of hours in a race.

Eating excess protein was also a mistake I was making. Through research I found this is OK for young athletes.

Athletes in their 30's however, cannot digest this much protein. It puts a strain on their kidneys. The kidneys are already working very hard, with athletes who compete to exhaustion.

The kidneys greatly affect how we race. Dr. Marshall gives protein guidelines that kept one 49er pro football player in the game well into his late thirties.

From digestion, to recovery to preventing lactic acid click here to read Dr. Marshall's advice.

What you put in your body for up to 2 hours following a workout will greatly affect your next workout.

Recoverite (Hammer Nutrition) is what I use after a workout.

I try to eat a regular meal with a 3:1 ratio of carbs to protein, within 2 hours of finishing a workout. This has dramatically changed how sore I am and how I feel for the next work out.

For details about how to recover quickly by refueling, rest, muscle stimulation and sleep... click here.

Dr. Bob Marshall of Premier Research Labs

Steve Born, senior technical adviser for Hammer Nutrition

Dr. Bill Misner, researcher for Hammer Nutrition


“When you’ve finished training, you’re still not finished with training!”-Steve Born