Digging into the research on caffeine, beet roots and tart cherry juice

How do you know which supplements are actually improving your
performance on race day and which aren’t?


Well, you dig into the research. 


And, since I know all of you listening aren’t researchers at
heart (or you just don’t have time to dig into everything) we’ve
brought on one of the foremost experts in the world at analyzing
research studies and applying them to actual training, Alex
Hutchinson.


Hutchinson is a former physicist and national-class runner, and a
National Magazine Award-winning science journalist. 


Alex will help us…


Look at the research on caffeine and how to best utilize it

The research on beetroot juice and how to practically
implement

And explore if the hype of tart cherry juice has any
evidence. 



With his "what does the evidence show" mantra, I think Alex is
one of the best people to speak on the subject of what ergogenic
aids are worth trying and which aren’t
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