Immune vulnerability and excessive physical exertion
Of the twelve biological systems in the human body, one has undoubtedly taken centre stage in recent years – the immune system – and frankly, it’s about time. The elusive...
When Should I Be Taking My Micros?
So you’ve done it. You’ve taken steps to start prioritising your micros; improving your recovery, elevating your performance and strengthening your immunity. Now you’ve decided on the what, the next...
Cycling Vitamin C and Zinc for optimum immunity
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for humans and contributes to immune defence by bolstering the function of both the innate and adaptive immune system. It is also a powerful...
Building our Formulation Team
The journey to PILLAR Performance started alongside my professional rugby career. I was amazed by the way Omega 3 fish oil and curcumin allowed me to carve out more years...
How Calcium Citrate powers performance
The health of the skeletal system is a critical part of the overall health of the athletic population. To prevent osteoporosis and bone stress injuries in athletes, adequate calcium and...
What are Glycosaminoglycans?
While this term may seem unfamiliar to the vast majority, glycosaminoglycans (or GAGs for short) are simply an umbrella category for a range of familiar compounds including collagen, hyaluronic acid,...
Better manage your energy levels
Two of the most common questions I get from a whole range of athletes are: “Why am I always so tired and so ravenous on rest day?” “How do I...
Why ‘bookend’ your day to support peak performance?
For athletes, maximising training is all about…well, maximising training. This means showing up ready to go at the sessions that count and then recovering like a boss to show up...
Fish Oil: Your questions answered
No doubt you’ve heard of fish oil or omega-3 and some of the benefits around health. But, what about performance benefits as an athlete? Will fish oil help me with...
Sickness: An athlete’s greatest frustration
Every athlete and coach makes plans. Calendar planning, training block planning, travel planning, race planning – the list goes on. But, one of the biggest threats to those plans? Sickness....
Vitamin D3 and Immunity
While we don’t exactly photosynthesise, humans too undergo a very special chemical reaction in the sun. Once the ultraviolet B radiation from the sun penetrates our skin’s epidermis, our body...
OptiMSM® - how does it work?
The PILLAR Performance difference? Our ingredient selection. We use patented, clinical strength ingredients from across the global to help fuel your training program. We’ve gone to great lengths to ensure...
NEM®: Egg shell membrane and your joints
MOTION ARMOUR. The breakthrough formulation of natural, patented ingredients to protect your joints developed by PILLAR Performance. MOTION ARMOUR is a first-to-market combination of patented ingredients NEM®, 5-LOXIN® along with...
EPAs v DHAs – What’s the difference and how do they work?
We’ve all heard the advice to make sure we’re regularly eating servings of good quality fatty fish, but why? What’s all the fuss about omega 3s?
The art of the taper
Taper week. It’s a love hate thing. The purpose of a taper is to allow the body to rest up a little, absorb the work that has already been done...
Certified products with Informed Sport
Athletes competing at the highest level are bound by strict anti-doping rules that prevent the use of a range of substances either for health, safety or performance reasons. An unintentional...
High-performance sleep. Are you getting enough?
Sometimes if you really want to step up your game and take performance to the next level, you really need to commit – to sleeping in occasionally. Or at the...
Zinc and its Forms
Zinc is an essential nutrient for humans and contributes to immune defence by bolstering the function of both the innate and adaptive immune system. It’s also a powerful antioxidant and...
Get to know Vitamin B12
Vitamin B is of particular interest to athletes because of the role these group of vitamins play in many metabolic processes that are directly related to performance. These include energy...
A breakdown of Vitamin Bs
Vitamin B is of particular interest to athletes because of the role this group of vitamins play in many metabolic processes that are directly related to performance – including but...
