How do you know which supplements are actually improving your performance on race day and which aren't?

Well, you dig into the research. 

And, since I know all of you listening aren't researchers at heart (or you just don't have time to dig into everything) we've brought on one of the foremost experts in the world at analyzing research studies and applying them to actual training, Alex Hutchinson.

Hutchinson is a former physicist and national-class runner, and a National Magazine Award-winning science journalist. 

Alex will help us…

• Look at the research on caffeine and how to best utilize it
• The research on beetroot juice and how to practically implement
• And explore if the hype of tart cherry juice has any evidence. 

With his "what does the evidence show" mantra, I think Alex is one of the best people to speak on the subject of what ergogenic aids are worth trying and which aren't

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• Increase in muscle oxygenation during high intensity exercise
• Reduce inflammation 
• Significantly improve sleep quality
• Improve aerobic exercise capacity when training.

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