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Engineered to Meet the Unique Demands of Endurance Athletes
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
When it comes to MVM support, MultiV-PRO is foundational because it closes every vitamin and mineral gap affecting endurance athletes. But that’s just the baseline. The formula earns its “PRO” status through the inclusion of additional nutrients that elevate it from foundational to elite.
EXPERT ADVICE TO PROTECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
The past few years have seen intense research conducted and published on long-term endurance exercise and changes in your immune system. Surveying this research helps explain the causes and complications while providing avenues for athletes to avoid them – or at least mitigate the risk of exposure.
Adaptogens: The Endurance Athlete’s Secret Weapon
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
Adaptogens constitute a catch-all category lumping together various herbs and traditional medicines that have a long history of keeping humans healthy under periods of stress, both physical and mental.
Vincent Bonocci: The Reality of Mono
With Vincent Bonocci
Vincent Bonacci shares his battle with mono, the mental and physical challenges, and the tough road back. An honest look at overcoming the invisible wall and recovery.
The Unbound XL Experience with Rob Britton
With Rob Britton
Fresh off his record-shattering 350-mile Unbound XL win, 40-year-old Rob Britton shares how grit, constant reinvention, and a passion for ultra-distance gravel keep him hungry for the next horizon.
How to Fuel For Success on HOT Days
By First Endurance
Hot conditions can make or break performance—some athletes thrive, others struggle. Nutrition and sweat rate management are key to avoiding dehydration, cramps, and GI distress.
The Science of Recovery: How to Optimize Your Recovery Process
By Dr. Luke Bucci & Jeff Feliciano
Learn about the process of recovery, and what you should – and shouldn’t – do in order to recover faster & realize bigger gains from your efforts.
Flavia’s Tactics for Topping the BWR Quad-Tripel Crown
With Flavia Oliveria
We interviewed Flavia Oliveira, the freshly crowned Queen of the Belgian Waffle Ride Quad-Tripel and a First Endurance Factory Team rider.
Replenishing muscle glycogen for maximal, faster recovery
By Dr. Luke Bucci & Jeff Feliciano
How Ultragen targets the critical 30 minutes immediately following exercise in order to maximize gains and minimize downtime.
Recovering Beyond Muscles
By Dr. Luke Bucci & Jeff Feliciano
How Ultragen provides the critical nutrients needed to facilitate recovery.
Liquid Shot: Traditional Gels Are History
By First Endurance
When re-engineering Liquid Shot, we left no design choice unquestioned and no research or tech stone unturned. Learn about the rationale behind the latest formula.
How Liquid Shot Delivers More Energy, Faster
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
Dr. Bucci gets granular with the sugars and starches that make Liquid Shot the ultimate emergency fuel source when you’re at your absolute limit.