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Our Top 5 Supplements For Performance - ICON Nutrition

Our Top 5 Supplements For Performance

Effective Supplementation For Improving Sports Performance; I am going to start by saying that if something really works then it’s probably illegal. If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is so CHECK THE LABEL! If you are in a sports team, in the Army or competing in a sport where you are tested, then when you think about improving your performance, you need to make sure that any supplement you are taking is completely clear of banned substances. I'd therefore, avoid anything that is hiding behind a propriety blend or contains long words you can't pronounce...

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Protein Made Simple By Jonny Landels of Next Step Nutrition - ICON Nutrition

Protein Made Simple By Jonny Landels of Next Step Nutrition

With Protein becoming so readily available in more and more products (well more highlighted) we thought it would be a good chance to look into the different types of sources for protein. Enter Jonny... We now have protein cereals, protein chocolate, protein waters, noodles and so on. We see all these foods in the ‘healthy’ aisles at the supermarket; ‘Low Carb’, ‘Low Fat’, Gluten Free, Organic…… These labels can trick us into buying foods because we believe they will be better for us. Obviously if someone is Coeliac then they need to eat gluten free but the rest of us...

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Why Clean Eating Is A Myth By Jonny Landels of Next Step Nutrition - ICON Nutrition

Why Clean Eating Is A Myth By Jonny Landels of Next Step Nutrition

Today we bring you an interesting article from our friend and owner of Next Step Nutrition Jonny Landels regarding why he says 'Clean Eating Is A Myth' Enter Jonny... Clean eating is a myth. It’s a magical made-up construct. It’s actually doing you more harm than good and here is why: 1. CLEAN EATING HAS NO DEFINITION If you ask someone their opinion of what is ‘clean’ or ‘unclean’, you’d get a different opinion to someone else. You may say for example some vegans believe that meat is bad for you and gives you cancer. Some paleo enthusiasts may believe...

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Every CrossFit Open Workout Ever - 2011 to  present date - ICON Nutrition

Every CrossFit Open Workout Ever - 2011 to present date

*Disclaimer - Please note ICON Nutrition is in not affiliated to or endorsed by CrossFit Inc. Views of this blog are of our own opinion and love of the sport of CrossFit* Here at ICON we identify our brand with the sport of functional fitness and as such cater our nutrition and written material towards athletes of the sport. CrossFit is a relatively new sport defined by constantly varied Functional movement performed at high intensity. Whether you’re a seasoned CrossFit athlete or relatively new to the sport there will no doubt be plenty of PB’s and personal goals yet to...

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