Taking Marks

Taking Marks

As Yohan Blake aligns his spikes into the blocks, a lone bead of sweat rolls down his cheek, hanging from his chin before breaking off toward the pebbled surface of the steaming track. For a fleeting moment, time stands still as his eyes follow the falling droplet, glistening with the blinding reflections of a thousand … Continue reading

Metabolism and Sleep

Metabolism and Sleep

Sticking with the Machine analogy, your body has many different throttle levels at which it operates. Known as metabolism, these levels are the rates at which your body’s physical and chemical processes occur and understanding these processes and when they are more or less active makes it easier to provide your body with nutrition in … Continue reading