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Digging into the research on caffeine, beet roots and tart cherry juice

Published: June 28, 2023, 4:01 a.m.

How do you know which supplements are actually improving your performance on race day and which aren\u2019t?

Well, you dig into the research.\xa0

And, since I know all of you listening aren\u2019t researchers at heart (or you just don\u2019t have time to dig into everything) we\u2019ve 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.\xa0

Alex will help us\u2026

  • 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.\xa0

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\u2019t

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