THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMED SPORT CERTIFICATION You may have seen this logo on all Science In Sport products, but what is it and what does it represent? Written By The Performance Solutions Team 60 minutesShare This logo is the Informed Sport logo and it signifies that all of our products are rigorously tested under a global testing and certification programme for sports and nutritional supplements. You can find out more about Informed Sport here. Did you know that as many as one in ten sport supplements on the market could be contaminated with ingredients that are prohibited in sport? The Informed Sport certification was developed to ensure you can trust your nutrition partners in taking their product development as seriously as you do your performance. When you see this logo on our products, not only can you feel assured that your product is safe from any contamination and banned substances but also know that once certification has been awarded, informed sport continues to blind test samples so testing is always ongoing and every batch is examined carefully. As a professional athlete you need to trust every element of your training, including your nutritionSir Chris Hoy Shop the article GO Isotonic Energy Gel Orange 15 Pack£22.50Shop Now GO Isotonic Energy Gel - 30 Pack - Blackcurrant£42.00Shop Now GO Isotonic Energy Gel Orange 30 Pack£42.00Shop Now GO Energy Bar Mini Banana Fudge - 30 Pack£39.00Shop Now GO Electrolyte - 500g (Orange)£13.50Shop Now REGO Rapid Recovery - 500g - Strawberry£20.00Shop Now DO PEOPLE REALLY GET TESTED? Yes, lots of athletes will get tested. This is done at random and can be during competition, during training or even at an athletes home. Testing is often done with a ‘no advance notice’ approach and as an athlete, you should always undertake the test, refusing a test can lead to a four-year ban! In short testing starts with selection and notification, then you would be chaperoned to the designated doping control station where your samples would be collected. You can request to delay a test under certain circumstances though, if you’re interested in finding out more about the testing procedures you can find out here. Although it is mostly done on an elite level, you don’t have to be elite to be approached, a good example of this is at the Ironman World Championships where it is very common for Age-Group athletes to be selected for testing at random as well as the elite competitors. Written By The Performance Solutions Team The Performance Solutions Team Supplying world-class knowledge, elite insights, and product recommendations to provide optimal performance solutions for all athletes across a wide variety of endurance sports. More articles by author Featured Articles The Science The 60/90/120 Debate: What is The Right Amount of Carbohydrate For Your Needs? The 60/90/120 carbohydrate debate is dominating conversation in the endurance world. We've created an easy-to-follow breakdown on this hot topic. 10 MinSiS Team Running Sodium for Endurance Athletes: How Much You Actually Need Sodium is a key electrolyte that is often misunderstood and underutilised. We've created the definitive guide on how much you ... 10 MinSiS Team Sport Lexi Chambers: The Ultra-Endurance Athlete Taking on Alpe D’Huez 7x World Record Holder, Army Veteran, ultra-endurance athlete. Lexi Chambers is no ordinary human, and we are proud to have ... 10 MinSiS Team Cycling Cycling Fuelling for Beginners Learn how and why to fuel your cycle rides, with hydration, energy, and recovery tips for tempo, endurance, and speed ... 10 MinNicola Joyce Guest Author Running Fuelling the Work: How Nick Bester Executed at the London Marathon Team SiS long-term ambassador, Nick Bester, shares his fuelling techniques before, during, and after his PB marathon runs 10 MinLauren Charlton, MS RDN Athletes Fuelling The Work: How Charlie Searle Reached HYROX Elite 15 Charlie Searle has been on an extraordinary HYROX journey. Lauren sat down with her to find out more about it. 10 MinLauren Charlton, MS RDN The Science How Fueling Innovation Helped Power a Sub-2 Marathon You've heard of Sawe's shoes, but what about his fueling methods? Many SiS Athletes achieved PBs recently, thanks to our ... 10 MinJonah Rosner Running The Definitive Guide to Energy Gels We've updated our famous overview of SiS energy gels with a definitive guide to which gel is best and when ... 10 MinSiS Contributor Guest Author HYROX Fuelling Hybrid Performance: What Runners Can Learn from Saskia Millard's Journey into HYROX We sat down with SiS Ambassador Saskia Millard to find out more about her journey into HYROX. 10 MinLauren Charlton, MS RDN
