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Sep 3
5 min

A Gentle Ketosis Nutrition Plan for Improving Athletic Performance

A lot has been written about ketogenic diets and the arguments are raging among the exercise physiologist experts about the merits of this d

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Gary Moller

Aug 1
10 min

Racing to Train

Hey - the fun was in the journey - the process of getting there - and the rewards at the end of the journey can be wonderful! The icing on

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Cyclocross: I'll be struggling to keep this up!

Gary Moller

Jul 24
1 min

Cyclocross: I'll be struggling to keep this up!

The take-home message here is that investing in one's health today reaps benefits many years later. Most of what we consider to be decline

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This is going to be the most treasured brew ever!

Gary Moller

Jul 6
1 min

This is going to be the most treasured brew ever!

What were they smoking or drinking when they came up with this one? One small error is noted on the label: Happy Loz got her Bronze Medal a

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Chronic Hamstring Pain in Endurance Athletes

Gary Moller

Jun 29
1 min

Chronic Hamstring Pain in Endurance Athletes

I've had a few more cases than usual of endurance athletes seeking relief for chronic hamstring pain, some bordering on being more like torn

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Keeping motivated to train during this COVID Year

Gary Moller

Jun 27
4 min

Keeping motivated to train during this COVID Year

This year is one that will be remembered for many things including the trashing many athlete's plans for domestic and international competit

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Gary Moller

May 21
3 min

Terawhiti - the Stampede that never was

The coastline of the South-West bottom of the North Island is about as remote, barren and as wind-swept as any part of New Zealand.

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Lorraine Moller on the value of "listening" for athletes

Gary Moller

May 13
3 min

Lorraine Moller on the value of "listening" for athletes

Lorraine mastered listening to her body to be one of the most consistent marathon runners around. Being able to run at the evenest pace...

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How to take Athlete Nutrition and Performance to the Next Level

Gary Moller

Apr 27
2 min

How to take Athlete Nutrition and Performance to the Next Level

The importance of antioxidants during exhausting and often damaging physical activity is generally very poorly understood.

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Gary Moller

Apr 6
5 min

What makes a resilient champion?

COVID-19, or any other setback for that matter, can be either a training disaster or a training opportunity. It is what you make of it. How

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Intermittent Fasting without realising it!

Gary Moller

Mar 28
7 min

Intermittent Fasting without realising it!

Here's our 1969 school cross country team. No fat, just lean teenagers with a load of talent and energy to burn. Any one of them, me exclu

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Gary Moller

Jan 22
11 min

Managing Injuries in Athletes

Injuries are part and parcel for an athlete and not all injuries happen during training and competition.

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The medical prescribing of steroids is bigger than in sport

Gary Moller

Jan 4
2 min

The medical prescribing of steroids is bigger than in sport

I am aware of the use of steroids by a couple of schoolboy rugby players in the Wellington Region but that was a few years ago. I doubt the

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First Aid Treatment for a Sprained Ankle

Gary Moller

Oct 11, 2019
6 min

First Aid Treatment for a Sprained Ankle

"E" has sprained her foot really bad. Recommend treatment? That looks painful! The first thing that she needs to be doing is getting her l

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Gary Moller

Aug 18, 2019
4 min

Wrist tendinitis gone in a few minutes

Remember, folks, you are the ones who are paying for poor physical therapy by way of your ACC levies that taken out of your wages and

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What do you drink during training and racing, Gary?

Gary Moller

Aug 3, 2019
3 min

What do you drink during training and racing, Gary?

"When you say you need to drink heaps what’s the temperature there.. assume hot! Do you use electrolyte drinks in training at all?

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Gary Moller

Jun 21, 2019
9 min

Protecting my Brain and Cervical Spine

After suffering a serious cervical spine injury the author outlines what he is doing to reduce the risk of further damage.

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Gary Moller

Mar 7, 2019
5 min

I'm at it again!

I've decided to defend my UCI Masters 65+ Mountain Bike World Championships title to be contested at Mount Saint Anne, in Quebec, Canada ...

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Gary Moller

Dec 23, 2017
4 min

Post Traumatic Growth

When you have done a whole lot of deep tissue massage on a whole lot of people, you know that the ability to handle pain varies enormousl...

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Preparing for the 2018 Cycling World Championships

Gary Moller

Sep 11, 2017
4 min

Preparing for the 2018 Cycling World Championships

Well, I have had two goes at winning the UCI Masters Mountain Bike World Championships and come up short each time. The first was in Norw...

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