Endurance Library
Essential Guides and Articles
Achieving peak performance and supreme health requires a whole-life approach that includes proper fueling, recovery, healthy eating, and smart training. Hammer has the products and knowledge you need to succeed.
Here's a selection of our most popular guides and articles.
Product Usage Manual (5.5 MB)
5 Secrets of Success (4 MB)
Cookbook (8 MB)
2022 Catalog (13 MB)
HEALTHY EATING
A protein's strength or weakness is based on the quality and quantity of its essential amino acid profile for healthful growth effects.
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Read MoreGlutamic Acid (or its ionic form, Glutamate) and Glutamine are under-rated "good" dietary amino acids found in most high protein foods.
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Read MoreThe more prolonged or intense the exercise, the more protein the body cannibalizes for energy from the working muscles.
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Read MoreSodium makes up about 2.6% by weight of the Earth's crust making it the fourth most abundant element overall and the most abundant alkali metal.
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Read MoreEthyl fuels automobiles, not humans.
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Read MorePlant cells are like human cells. They both show a high degree of organization and both have a nuclear envelope that forms a barrier between DNA-Genetic Material and the cytoplasm of the cell.
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Read MoreThe outside membrane of all living cells is composed of a fatty acid film-like substance. Much of the inner life of the cell is determined by the quality of this membrane.
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Read MoreEver wonder how, why, and where the flat stomach, thin thighs, and slim hips of your youth disappeared to beneath a blanket of fat?
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Read MoreThere is a distinct difference between unethical, harmful EPO-blood doping interventions and safe nutrition that effectively increases individual oxygen carrying capacity.
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Read MoreDoes distilled water leach minerals from our bodies? Absolutely, not. In fact, just the opposite has been found to occur in cellular research studies.
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Read MoreThe Perricone nutritional program provides the foods that reduce inflammation and avoids those that provoke it. Study the lists of foods that are approved and those that need to be to be avoided.
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Read MoreSome foods transfer calories more efficiently producing more energy to meet the extraordinary demands imposed by extreme endurance exercise.
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Read MoreWith Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency, the increased risk of inflammation, cardiovascular heart disease, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, heart arrhythmias, and stroke exists.
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Read MoreThere are numerous reasons why we consider our Hammer Whey Protein to be the ideal protein source
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Read MoreThe amino acid profile in meat tends to support endurance activities when certain guidelines are followed.
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Read MoreAthletes are attracted to the Hammer Nutrition's stance against the dietary use of harmful preservatives, additives, refined simple sugars, hormones, and saturated fats.
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Read MoreSugar and Sugar Substitutes
We are grateful to Dr. Appleton for granting us permission to reprint this most recent version of her eye-opening article.
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Read MoreBefore eating or drinking anything with Aspartame whether on the run or just for "fun", give serious thought to its proven toxic accumulative-use side effects shown in a wide assortment of related reliable research.
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Read MoreConsuming as little as 40-50 grams or slightly over 1.5-ounce fructose over a 10 hour period may increase blood pressure and more.
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Read MoreThe consumption of fructose (corn syrup) has risen considerably in the general population within recent years.
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Read MoreFructose consumption alters how our body metabolizes energy from blood glucose and lipids resulting in serious health disorders.
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Read MoreIf you look on a container of a Hammer Nutrition fuel you'll find something that you'll probably not see on another energy drink or gel: a warning.
By: Steve Born
Read MoreSupplementation
Longevity's relationship to genetic signals and antioxidants.
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Read MoreChromeMate, a patented, oxygen-coordinated, niacin-bound chromium, demonstrated its ability to prolong the lifespan of test animals by more than +22 percent.
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Read MoreResearch has already shown that supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids benefit numerous areas in human health; we may now be able to add “protects against muscle mass loss” to that list of benefits!
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Read MoreEssential Mg contains not one, not two, but five highly bioavailable forms of magnesium.
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Read MoreMake sure that you take Race Caps Supreme every day, even on your non-workout days. It’s not just a good idea; it’s essential!
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Read MoreTo ensure that you’re getting optimal amounts of this all-important mineral, supplementation with Essential Mg is highly recommended.
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Read MoreHumans, unlike other animals, cannot make vitamin C; we must consume it from exogenous supplements or our diet.
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Read MoreTraining and Recovery
When the summer's heat approaches, we get several questions from the field on hydration, fuel selection, and electrolyte supplements for coping with thermic-induced DNF's, bonking, and cramping.
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Read MoreThe USA Olympic development invests significant funds for determining how to improve athletic performance by a single percent.
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Read MoreThe best plans are predictably spoiled when exercise at altitude spins its nauseous entangling web, converting an anticipated personal best into a DNF or laborious personal worst!
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Read MoreWeight Management
Everyone should think about how to achieve early "fighting weight" before the competitive season arrives.
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Read MoreThe human body is individual when it comes to body weight distribution.
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