Female Strength Academy
Female Strength Academy is an educational resource for female strength athletes looking for true evidence-based information regarding training, nutrition, mindset, and recovery.
“Deep down, I always knew I was severely undereating for my goals. Eat For Strength helped me let go of the fear of eating at maintenance (or surplus). Over the next 16 weeks, I hit 10+ PRs on my squats, snatch, and clean and jerk I had previously only dreamed about.”
Meg Cole
Learn how to fuel your body for athletic performance. Created using research-based information, Eat for Strength is designed to teach you how to navigate your nutrition and mindset for optimal performance.
Learn how to apply scientific principles to your training, nutrition and recovery. Check out our ebooks designed to help you achieve your strength, recovery, and mindset goals.
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Alcohol and Strength Training
What are the effects of alcohol on strength training? Anecdotally, I know alcohol affects my recovery which in turn affects my performance. I also know alcohol is inflammatory. But until now I had never truly read the research regarding alcohol and athletes. There...
Utilization of Sauna Protocols for Recovery in Strength Athletes
In this study, the use of the sauna for recovery in athletes was investigated. Heat shock proteins (HSP) have gotten a bit of attention in the strength world recently. These are a family of proteins that are produced by cells in response to exposure to stressful...
Diet Alters Human Gut Microbiome
Summary: David, L.A. et al Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome. Nature 505, 559-563 (23 January 2014) Okay, this one goes deep. So buckle in and hang tight. **Before we dive into this one, I am just giving a general consensus of this article....