Collagen For Athletes
Did you know that up to 40% of sports injuries involve damage to musculoskeletal tissue? For athletes, these injuries often mean time away from training and competition. Sports that require...
Collagen In Your Diet
You can get collagen from a few different dietary sources, like bovine, marine, and poultry-based collagen. Bovine collagen, which often comes from beef bone broth, is a great source of...
Collagen 101: The Basics
Collagen has gone from being “that thing for tight skin” to one of the hottest supplements for anyone looking to boost performance, recovery, and overall health. But what’s the hype...
STUDY: Effects of ULTRA OMEGA on High-Impact Sport Athletes
Contact sport athletes endure extensive physiological strain in training and competition. These sports, such as Rugby League, involve repeated sprint intervals and high impact body collisions, often resulting in tissue...
NN Running x PILLAR Performance
We are thrilled to announce this new partnership with the NN Running Team that will see PILLAR micronutrition products now integrated across nutrition protocols of the greatest distance runners globally....
Why Is Immunity So Important For Endurance Athletes?
You hear it time and time again: what is the key to success in competitive sports? More often than not, it comes down to consistent training. This means stringing together...
TRIPLE MAGNESIUM RESEARCH STUDY: PILLAR x WHOOP x ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH
PILLAR Performance embarks on a trailblazing research partnership with Israel - Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team & WHOOP.
Boost Your Winter Training with Micronutrition
The off-season is a valuable time for recovery and preparation for future races. You can prioritise good health and combat winter illnesses and the mood blues that can accompany shorter,...
How Does Your Body Recover When You Sleep?
If you really want to hack your performance gains then get to bed. Sleep is the ultimate performance booster for literally all aspects from strength and endurance gains, faster reaction...
Summer Racing: Do's And Don'ts
Many races over the world are conducted in the height of summer – meaning at some stage you are inevitably going to be competing on a scorcher. Dry heat, oppressive...
Caffeine during race week? Yes or no?
Caffeine is widely used – and especially loved by endurance athletes for its ability to stimulate the central nervous system and reduce perceptions of fatigue and pain. It also –...
Nailing breakfast: Start your day right
We all know the saying, win the morning, win the day! When it comes to nutrition and fuelling, this is pretty accurate. In fact for most of the athletes (and...
Can eating vegetables and fruit improve your sleep?
Scott Tindal, Co-Founder and the Chief Nutrition Officer of US based company Fuelin reviews the role of sleep and diet on health, and the effect of diet on sleep duration...
Pip Taylor: Elevate your swim leg
Many triathletes have a love/hate relationship with the swim. If you’re lucky enough to come from a swim background, it comes naturally and with seemingly little effort.But if you haven’t...
Get to know Vitamin B12
Vitamin B is of particular interest to athletes because of the role these group of vitamins play in many metabolic processes that are directly related to performance. These include energy...
Stepping up to an elite race – what you need to know
For some athletes, going pro, or racing in the elite field is a life dream. The ultimate test of ‘could I’? But, it may or may not be the best...
EPA and Inflammation
Inflammation is a normal defence mechanism that protects our body from infection and injury. It involves the destruction of invading pathogens, as well as tissue repair processes to help restore...
Better manage your energy levels
Two of the most common questions I get from a whole range of athletes are: “Why am I always so tired and so ravenous on rest day?” “How do I...
Fuelling needs: Men v Women
Most recommendations given around fuelling and performance don’t differentiate between men and women, or even across different age groups or life stages. This is because when it comes to performance...
Why ‘bookend’ your day to support peak performance?
For athletes, maximising training is all about…well, maximising training. This means showing up ready to go at the sessions that count and then recovering like a boss to show up...