"Optimize your sports performance: Discover why adequate hydration is essential for your success!" (Read especially tip 3) During exercise, you sweat and lose fluids as a result. However, how much you sweat varies from person to person, which means the amount of fluid you need to drink also varies. Although it may seem difficult to calculate, this is...
Cycling is the middle part of a triathlon. It is essential to have the right training program and equipment to improve performance and have a successful race. Whether you are doing a stayer or non-stayer race, there are a number of factors that affect your performance. Including nutrition, safety and aerodynamics....
I would like to introduce myself briefly, Luuk Verkooijen owner Bond Cycling, sports fanatic and BYE enthusiast. My sports career started with competitive swimming followed by triathlons and the last 20 years mainly MTB and road cycling. For over 20 years I have been allowed to guide athletes to their goals through physical training, mental coaching and many (sports) nutrition consultations. Sports nutrition is...
Caffeine for better sports performance! Everyone gets caffeine in some way. It is found in many different products and, of course, in 63 different plants. The best known form of a caffeine-containing product is of course our delicious cup of coffee. But also at BYE! we have a number of products that...
In endurance sports, you hear the terms hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic a lot. But what do these terms really mean and when do you take what? During exercise, you sweat, lose fluids and consume energy. It is therefore important to supplement fluid loss and energy loss, you can do this with...
Carbohydrate stacking for the Ironman Stacking, stacking, and more stacking! But why would you do this in the first place? By stacking carbohydrates you ensure that your body has more energy on race day. Especially with longer efforts, this can be very beneficial. This is because carbohydrates are different the days before the race...
Having a goal and still being flexible A goal is important to many when it comes to exercise. If you can work towards a nice event or have a certain performance in mind, training goes without saying. How different is it now with all the perils around Corona. That great tour is marked with a thin pencil...