8 foods to help build muscle and stamina
As a sports nutritionist, I'm always looking for research about how different foods can improve athletic performance, speed up recovery, and build muscle mass. When I tell people what I know, they often feel the effects right away. And I love it when they say things like, "Wow, what a change!" or "I don't feel my age." Here are 8 foods on my "eats for athletes" list, along with the research that shows why they should be on your training table and easy, healthy ways to get the most out of them. Beet juice Beets might give you more energy than caffeine or almost anything else you can buy in the supplement aisle. And in a 2017 study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers found that athletes who drank beetroot juice had better heart and lung health. Buy a juicer to improve your performance and get fresh beets any time of the year. Or look for beet juice in a bottle, which you can drink straight or mix into a smoothie to drink before a worko...