Suntheanine®- Your Secret Weapon
Summary This is a first-in-series feature on the reimagined EFS, focusing on a mind-over-matter compound that makes perfect sense for maximizing your brain’s control of your exercise performance: L-theanine, or more specifically, Suntheanine®...
Is Intermittent Fasting Good For Performance?
by Luke Bucci, PhD, CCN CNS & Jeff Rocco, MDQ: I’m hearing about how changing when I eat and fast can help my performance. But fasting runs opposite of how I’ve been eating for performance. Anything to intermittent fasting? A: Intermittent fasting...
New First Endurance Cycling Kit Now Available
OFFER ENDED We’ve had tons of requests over the years for First Endurance riding gear, and we made it happen! We worked with Giordana to make jerseys, bibs, vests, arm and leg warmers, and gloves in both women’s and men’s sizes. We are offering...
Cyclic Cluster Dextrin: A Superior Carbohydrate For Endurance
Q: First Endurance uses a carbohydrate called CCD in EFS-PRO – what are the benefits? A: CCDs are a superior carbohydrate source for endurance, here's why... As we learned in CCD #1 blog, CCD stands for Cyclic Cluster Dextrin and is actually a common...
Multivitamins and Immune Health – Why?
At this point in time, everyone is very concerned (or should be) about their immune system health. The usual admonishments about eating right, exercising right and getting enough sleep are dependent on each person’s habits and knowledge to know what is...
Cyclic Cluster Dextrin: Cutting Edge Technology for Superior Performance
Q: First Endurance uses a carbohydrate called CCD in EFSPRO – what is this stuff? A: CCD is relatively new for being commercially available, but has been around for aeons in human diets. It can be likened to being a partially pre-digested glycogen....
Ultramarathons & Ketones – The Experts Speak
Q: A lot of pros are using ketone esters. Do they really work? A: Not as well as one would think. Here's why:This blog will rely on several new reviews by the academic experts on endurance sports nutrition. These publicized reviews are de facto...
Designing the Next Generation of Endurance Nutrition – Meet Dr. Bucci
Designing the Next Generation of Endurance NutritionWelcome Dr. Luke Bucci PhD, CCN, CNS as Chief Scientific OfficerWe couldn’t imagine having anyone other than Luke Bucci help us take another big leap forward. Dr. Bucci is the industry leader in sports nutrition....
COVID-19: Pro Triathlete Justin Metzler’s Perspective and Plan for Moving Forward
Hey Team, my name is Justin Metzler and I’m a 26-year-old professional triathlete based in Boulder, CO. The past 4 years I have worked with First Endurance and they have helped me tremendously ensuring that the “fourth discipline” of triathlon has been a non-issue...
Galvanize Your Training with Zinc
Zinc is a trace element and an essential component of good nutrition. Many of us have seen zinc when it is used to coat steel to protect against corrosion—like that old trash can where Oscar the Grouch lives. Zinc works as a co-factor and is required to facilitate...
Clinical Research Shows Beta-Glucan Keeps Endurance Athletes Healthier
Have you ever noticed that following a hard set on the trainer or a speed workout on foot that you are wheezing? Or even worse, following a race or a hard training session you develop phlegm or even a “cold”. You can blame it on the fellow in the third row of seats on...
Phil Gaimon Video: Trust The Nerds
Matt Hanson: How I Won The Campeche 70.3 2020
Campeche 70.3 Race Report: This year was my fourth trip down to Campeche. I have always struggled racing there in the past…it can be quite difficult to prep for a hot early season race while living in Storm Lake, Iowa! However, I have slowly performed better and...
PreRace: Clinically Proven To Help You Train Harder
Updated for 2020 As a race day advantage, the benefits of using PreRace are obvious. What you may not know, however, is that using PreRace while training is where you'll benefit the most. "Took one use for us to become believers." Basic physiology principals are used...
The 4 Key Misconceptions About Sugars and Endurance
Updated for 2020 Clearing Up The Confusion Utilizing carbohydrates for performance is vastly misunderstood. How to fuel during endurance events is a hotly debated topic which we have tackled with clear recommendations.Much of what is misunderstood is driven by the...
Sam Long – IRONMAN Chattanooga Champion
In an already successful breakout season, Sam Long added to his two 70.3 victories in Chattanooga and Victoria this season by cracking his first professional IRONMAN win this past weekend to take the top step at IRONMAN Chattanooga. Heading into the race well rested,...
West Cracks into Half Distance Racing with a Win & Metzler Takes Third
A successful ITU athlete, 26-year old Jason West tried his hand at his first 70.3 race last weekend. The aspiring Olympian found instant success in his first attempt, winning IRONMAN 70.3 Santa Cruz. Second out of the water (3-seconds behind the swim leader Matt...
Branden Rakita – XTERRA U.S. Champion
Perennial XTERRA athlete, Branden Rakita, cinched the XTERRA US Elite title as the first American and 3rd overall at the XTERRA Pan American Championships race held last Saturday at Snowbasin, Utah. The two preceding months leading into the championship race were...
Hanson Takes Top Honors at IRONMAN 70.3 Traverse City
Matt Hanson won the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Traverse City in a calculated effort that came down to a 12-second lead to break the tape for the win. The host city for the new IRONMAN 70.3 race, Traverse City, is a fall and winter destination tourist town that put...
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Pro Triathlete Justin Metzler Talks Daily Training Nutrition
by Justin Metzler My name is Justin Metzler and I am a 25 year old professional triathlete. I live in Boulder, CO with my fiancé (fellow FE professional triathlete, Jeanni Seymour) and our 1-year old puppy, Milli. Racing is my full-time job and I commit myself...
Supplementation to Optimize Marathon Training and Performance: An OIympic Trials Qualifying Marathoner’s Experience
By Jocelyn Todd In October 2017, I was training for my second marathon. My training led me to believe I was on target to hit the US Olympic Trials qualifying standard of sub-2:45. However, although I was training well, I frequently felt very fatigued and my recovery...
Fueling for Multiday Running Races
By Annie Weiss MS RD I woke up on September 29, 2018 with 80 miles left to complete my multiday running adventure. Three weeks prior, I set out to complete the entire Ice Age Trail, a National Scenic Trail that winds 1200 miles throughout Wisconsin. Working toward...
Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) Research
Ashwagandha root extract is a perennial shrub cultivated in India and China. It’s a medicinal ayurvedic herb used for thousands of years for its ability to release tension, improve breathing, reduce stress and aid in fertility. Its name comes from the Sanskrit...
Josiah Middaugh – Fat Bike World Champion
Josiah Middaugh is an 8 time North American Snowshoe Champion, 10 time Go Pro Mountain Games Champion, 14 time XTERRA US National Champion, XTERRA World Champion and can now add Fat Bike World Champion to his lengthy list of accolades. Excelling in the mountains at...
How Research Drives Product Development
Research is at the core of First Endurance product development. We are driven by a desire to ensure our products are proven to enhance endurance performance by an ongoing scouring of peer reviewed scientific clinical studies followed by a process that brings great...
Iron, Your Diet and Optimal Athletic Performance
According to the most recent CDC report on dietary and nutritional indicators in the U.S population, the most deficient micronutrients are vitamin B6, iron and vitamin D [1, 2]. Not only for the general population but also for endurance athletes, iron is one of the...
Dr. Tommy Puzey’s Recovery Recipe
RECOVERY One of the most common types of questions I get is regarding RECOVERY – especially after big races, or between races stacked closely together. Throw in travel and that can make recovery even more complicated. Rather than continuing my attempts to respond to...
Collington Rolling into Late Season Win
IRONMAN 70.3 Xiamen was a race of redemption for Kevin Collington who had a very successful 2017 season with three 70.3 victories, one IRONMAN win and numerous other top results. The First Endurance athlete struggled with some setbacks in 2018 explaining “It's been a...
How to Fuel for IRONMAN
IRONMAN is a long day for everyone, regardless of whether it takes under 9 hours or more than 16 hours to finish. Most athletes experience highs and lows throughout the day. In order to minimize the low points and maximize the high points, a significant amount of time...
