The 33Fuel Blog

Dairy products and athletic performance - good or bad?
Dairy products and athletic performance - good or bad?Milk, cheese and yoghurt have been at the centre of our diets for so long the assumption they are good, natural and healthy products goes almost without question, particularly when so many dairy industry marketing campaigns like ‘Got Milk?’ in the US and ‘Make Mine Milk’ in [...]
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Do you get a sports nutrition hangover?
Good sports nutrition feels awesome. It is a joy to eat, tastes great, is easy on the stomach and delivers a perfect plateau of long lasting, stable energy. Better still, it speeds up your recovery and leaves you with pep in your step the morning after race day.Is this how your sports nutrition feels?If you're [...]
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When Sports Nutrition Science Goes Bad

A peek into the sports drinks industry reveals how sports nutrition turned science on its head in the name of marketing. The same tricks have been used again and again by the sports nutrition industry to sell you unhealthy stuff you don't need. This is science gone bad and here's how it works...

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What does an elite ultramarathon runner eat?
Damian Hall’s an elite ultramarathon runner with multiple Ultra-Trail World Tour top 10s under his belt - we caught up with him to find out precisely how he fuels for success at the highest level Damian in action at the Scafell Sky Race (photo credit Guillem Casanova/Scafell Sky Race)How important is nutrition to your training and why?“Ultramarathon running is often [...]
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What is the best race day breakfast?
Marathon runners, triathletes, cyclists - your quest for the best race day breakfast ends hereRace day is a big deal, a day when small details matter big time, and a day when you need your sh*t very much together so you can focus every piece of your energy on executing your race plan with zero distractions. This [...]
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