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- AboutMy name is Barry Murray and I started OptimumNutrition4Sport in 2008. I’m a qualified Sports Nutritionist having completed my MSc in Sports and Exercise Nutrtion at Loughborough University. My interest in sport and nutrition started many years ago. I kicked off my sporting career as a footballer and played for several top clubs in Dublin. It was preparing for football matches that initially sparked my curiousity about nutrition, what to eat and when to eat. I stopped playing football seriously when I became a student at UCD (University College Dublin) but still continued to keep myself fit and healthy. I started running and taking part in local 5 and 10K road races which heightened my awarness about nutrition even further. I studied biochemistry and chemistry at university and graduated with a BSc in 1999. My degree opened the door to the pharmaceutical world and I spent several years working as a Chemist. During that time, my sporting interests expanded and I tried everything from surfing to triathlons. It was after completing my first triathlon that I began to take training and nutrition seriously. I realized that nutrition makes a significant difference to how you train and to how you perform on the day. I decided…
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Monthly Archive for: ‘June, 2011’
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Articles – Reading Food Labels, Misguidance and Misdirection
1Part I: Carbohydrates and Calories Arguably one of the biggest mistakes people make when they go food shopping is deciding on what to buy by looking at the calorie content on the back of the label. There are just so many things wrong with this …
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Training Diary of an Ultrarunner
Monday Time/Training Description Why Am – 90min Run Variable Intensity Session This involved the following: 15min warm-up, just easy running, some dynamic stretching Main set: 3 x 5min hill effort + 3min tempo flat. 8min jog back to start. So 1:1 interval set 15min cool …
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