Fueling
View allBeta Alanine in Endurance Sports
Similar to sodium bicarbonate, beta alanine is one of the few supplements that are actually proven to improve athletic performance.
Beta alanine is another supplement among the few supplements that have consistently demonstrated to positively affect exercise performance. Beta al...
Sam Laidlow's Nutrition Strategy at Ironman World Championship
What does it take to achieve second place in the toughest triathlon race?
We create sports nutrition for top level athletes. The quality of our products has once again been confirmed, this time on the world's largest endu...
The Nrgy Unit System - Fueling Simplified
Simplify your energy intake during intense exercise.
Fueling is a crucial part of endurance sports, yet often this vital concept is neglected or poorly understood. One reason is that it can often be o...
Optimal Fuel
Join us on our quest to create the optimal fuel for endurance athletes.
If you're looking for optimal fuel, Nrgy Unit Drink is pretty much as close as it gets. Why is that? Two simple reasons: Nduranz Carbohydrate Ratio...
Nrgy Unit Drink Buffer - Sodium bicarbonate in sports
Sodium bicarbonate stands the test of time as an efficient way to improve athletic performance.
Nrgy Unit Drink Buffer is a new prototype in our fueling product line, which combines carbohydrates in the 1:0.8 ratio of glucose and fructose with...
Nrgy Unit Bar, a New Piece of the Puzzle
It was a long road to produce the first prototype of our energy bar.
It’s exciting times at Nduranz. In the last weeks, we’ve released several new products, such as Zero Drink, Intra Protein Drink, and Nrgy Unit Drin...
Nrgy Unit Drink 90 - a new prototype!
A drink with 90 grams of carbohydrates per serving? Great news for high-intensity endurance athletes!
A new prototype joins our product line. What is it? It’s Nrgy Unit Drink 90. We're excited for you to try our new prototype fueling drink, Nrgy Uni...
Intra Protein Drink
When you train without carbohydrates, your muscles need protection. This is how to do it.
Intra Protein Drink is a new product we developed in order to satisfy a very specific niche. It’s a special product, a novelty in the world of spor...
How to Hydrate on a Hot Summer Day
Dr. Tim Podlogar explains how to optimize your fluid intake and how to use different supplements to sustain optimal hydration.
Summer is finally here. At least here in mainland Europe. And this means high daily temperatures and white stains of salt on our sports gear after ...
The Nrgy Unit
Your athletic performance is directly linked to the efficiency of your fueling during exercise.
A proper diet Endurance and professional athletes know how important proper fueling is to achieve great results over an extended period of time. A ...
Research
View allVegan Diet – Yes or No?
Let's explore the popular question.
The vegan diet is increasing in popularity. Everyone keeps talking about it. In terms of sports, you can hear it all. Some argue that for athletes,...
Sodium Bicarbonate in Sports - Explained by Dr. Tim Podlogar
We don't know how and why it works, but we know it works.
Sodium bicarbonate, also known as baking soda, has a molecular formula NaHCO3. It is one of those ingredients that is so commonly used in everyday ...
Fructose - Ally or Foe?
Fructose has a bad rap, but research is clear about its pros and cons. Don't get left behind in the fueling race.
For a long time, sugar (carbohydrates) has had a bad rap. Supposedly, it is one of the main culprits for: Obesity Diabetes type 2 Increased blood ...
Sports Nutrition for Cyclists
Dr. Tim Podlogar provides an in-depth overview of the nutritional fundamentals for endurance athletes.
Metabolism Fundamentals Prof. Asker Jeukendrup, nutrition advisor at the Dutch cycling team Lotto Jumbo (Primož Roglič is part of that team) often...
How many calories do professional cyclists burn during races?
Professional cyclists sustain enormous caloric intakes. But how much and how do they do it?
Cycling is an energy-consuming sport that requires continuous filling of energy reserves. Only a properly fueled body can sustain long-lasting effo...
Tina Goršek Šparovec - Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport (RED-S)
Many athletes are still pushed into deficient nutrition based on false preconceptions. It is time we change that.
Tina Goršek Šparovec is a young researcher in the field of gynecology at the Medical University in Graz. She finished her Master's Degree in nutrit...
Nduranz Knowledge at the World Tour - Interview with Dr. Tim Podlogar
Dr. Tim Podlogar shares his experience from the World Tour where put his nutritional knowledge to the test.
What's Tim Podlogar up to in 2022? Next to research, I will be a nutritionist of one of the world tour cycling teams. I will take care of their nut...
How Caffeine Intake Affects Athletic Performance
Caffeine is proven to improve athletic performance, but you should be aware of how to use it properly.
Caffeine is the most researched supplement on the market, and the amount of evidence pointing to its positive effects on athletic performance is ab...
Tina Goršek Šparovec - Malnutrition among young female athletes
Young female athletes often seek the perfect physique at the cost of their health and athletic performance.
Tina Goršek Šparovec in her work at the Human Performance Centre, where she also works with our Dr. Tim Podlogar, regularly deals with an increasin...
Why the name "isotonic drink" can be misleading?
We hear the phrase "isotonic drink" everywhere these days. But what does it really mean?
Today we can get isotonic drinks in almost any store or gas station. Usually we associate isotonic drinks with sports activities and the idea that ...
Nduranz Carbohydrate Ratio
The 1:0.8 maltodextrin to fructose ratio is not only optimal for fueling but also for recovery.
The Nduranz Carbohydrate Ratio is the 1:0.8 ratio of maltodextrin (a form of glucose) and fructose. This ratio was discovered to be the best by Pro...
Nduranz Electrolyte Mix
A mix of minerals designed to replace only what you actually lose in your sweat and enable optimal hydration.
Because electrolyte balance is extremely important for our health, well-being, and athletic performance, we used our scientific knowledge to create...
Carbohydrates? Yes, please.
A persistent myth that seriously threatens the health and performance of many endurance athletes is about to be broken.
Many people advocate low-carb diets as the healthiest way to approach nutrition. They use various studies and logical deductions to conclude carboh...
Amino Acids
There is a difference between BCAA, EAA, and protein. And there is a reason why you don't need any of them during exercise.
There is a lot of talk about amino acids lately in the sports nutrition world. Some praise them as the next best thing, while others are skeptical ...
Muscle Recovery
An in-depth look into post-exercise muscle recovery with Dr. Tim Podlogar.
We sit down with Dr Tim Podlogar, head of our science department, nutrition savant, and cycling aficionado, to discuss one of the most important, a...
Magnesium and muscle cramps
New research points out the inefficacy of magnesium in preventing muscle cramps.
Magnesium for skeletal muscle cramps, an update to the Cochrane Review study (first published in 2012), published on 21 September 2020 by Cochrane ...
Other
View allHow to Train Your Gut
Prepare your digestive system to ingest more carbohydrates.
If you are not completely new to the world of endurance sports and sports nutrition, you must have heard the phrase "train the gut" at some point o...
The Story of Nrgy Unit Gel
We knew we wanted to create an energy gel that packs 45 grams of carbohydrates, but what we didn't know was how much effort it would take to get there.
Energy gels have been used by endurance athletes for years. Their main goal is to provide energy in a compact carbohydrate form so that athletes ca...
The Story of Regen
How did we create one of the most efficient recovery drinks available? Not without many hurdles on the way, that's for sure.
Although experts have already convinced recreational athletes that water alone is not enough for strenuous training, a recovery drink is usually co...
The Story of Nduranz
It can be amusing to look back at our past inexperience. But we must not forget it was those early steps that brought us here.
Today, Nduranz is an increasingly respected brand that creates cutting-edge supplements for endurance athletes. Many elite athletes already use our...
Tim Podlogar Blazing Fast at Arlberg Giro
Dr. Tim Podlogar is not a man to hide behind a white coat and a pile of data. He puts his money where his mouth is.
In his constant quest to improve himself as a cyclist and advance his nutritional knowledge, Dr. Tim Podlogar underwent another difficult ordeal on...
Tim Podlogar climbs Vršič Pass 6 times
This is what Nduranz is all about. Dedication in the lab and on the field.
Our Head of Research and Development, Dr. Tim Podlogar, is not your usual lab guy - when he's not delving deep into the scientific aspects of sport...
Fueling for a Granfondo
A personal experience by our Head of Research, Dr. Tim Podlogar.
It is often said that scientists live in the labs, which is why personally I make every effort to bridge the gap between science and practice. This...