Interview with Roger Snipes

This man knows all about the vital importance of sports nutrition, in keeping us going and gaining every time we train.

He says, "some of us train hard as second nature, others need a good kick before somthing actually happens. Whatever the case we all need motivation and for me, that comes in the shape of a comprehensive workout nutrition plan." But at the same time always remember that, "the mission is to leave the gym with a severe pump and dripping with sweat by any mena snecessary."

He calims that "Hitting the weights with no food or some kind of supplement is like driving a 4 litre vehicle with an empty tank on the motorway, 'your not gonna get very far' if anywhere at all." "the same goes for post workout. Many people don't understand the major importance of it and train for hours in the gym, the eat a chocolate bar because they feel they deserve it or their depleted energy levels demand sugar." He descibes the need for protein after a workout as, "ignoring signs of depletion or starving muscles is like working an entire month for your wages, and then when you are finally paid, you take it to a beting shop and lose everything"

This is what Roger snipes' post workout nutrition consists of:
IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRAINING = 2 scoops of PhD recovery 2:1
The name speaks for itself, RECOVERY! It provides the right levels of carbs, protein and L-glutamine to replenish and sustain muscle growth and is one of the best value for money products on the market.

He then has a solid meal around 90minutes after the gym. This is typically chicken / fish with rice.

Performance boosting interview with Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson is one of the former American Olympic champions and in a short interview with Men's Fitness magazine he outlined a few ways in which we can all improve our workout performance and get that winning mentality.

1. Attitude Adjustment:
Johnson claims thta alot o your training comes down to attitude, how badly do you want it? You have to want to be the best in order to get gold. He believes that th big problem for UK athletes is that they have an overwhelming sense of complacency and a worrying habit of rewrding mediocrity. Many athletes need support, in both their training and nutritional push, but he claims that it can seriously affect your results if you allow these personal failings to be accepted. Help should only be given to those who deserve it.
He gives the example of Phillips Idowu, who won silver in the triple jump at the Bejing Olympics, but wasn't fully satisfied. That is the mentality we all need to achieve the best from our training.

2. Quality Control:
Johnson claims that we all need to discover our strengths and weaknesses and then work out a way to become a rounded athlete, not just focus on one or two things we are good at. he claims that many modern athletes are quick to blame their coaches or team mates for a poor performance when really there is no one to blame but yourself. You have to fully commit yourself to the task ahead or else your bound to fall short.

3. Percentage gains:
"Ulitmately it's all about vhasing those exta percentages that makes an athlete worldclass" cliams Johnson. We all require improvements in every component of our body, be it mental, physical, strength, nutrition, there is always somthing we can tweak to make better.
"Ask yourself in the mirror, DO YOU WANT TO BE GOOD, OR DO YOU WANT TYO BE THE BEST!"

Johnson also outlined a few tips to help you achieve that winning performance:
Make time - aim for consistency and regular intense training befor eyou try to move up.
Achievable aims - make your goals realistic or else you'll only end up annoyed or put off training all together.
Fuel your progress - its all about nutrition, it the toughest part to get right, but when you do your goals will fall into place.
Be sport specific - train for your sport, adapt your training programme to suit what you would need to perform at the top in your sport.