Powell Performance Blog

  • Hydration Series - Hydration Cheat Sheet

    by Matthew Powell
    We love to make things easier for our athletes and clients through education and resources, but we also love to make sure it’s individualized  too....
    Posted in Education, Hydration

  • Hydration Series - Why Do People Cramp?

    by Matthew Powell
    Anyone who has woken up in the middle of the night with a cramp has wondered… what the heck happened?!   Ironically there is no set consensus from ...
    Posted in Education, Hydration

  • Hydration Series - What color is your urine? The Armstrong Color Chart

    by Matthew Powell
    When I was a strength coach, in the collegiate and NFL setting, I proudly put one in every bathroom, locker room and training room I worked. I tho...
    Posted in Education, Hydration

  • Hydration Series - WUT in Hydration

    by Matthew Powell
    If you’ve read any of our other articles from our Hydration Series, you know there is a huge individual component of hydration needs and that means...
    Posted in Education, Hydration

  • Hydration Series - Sodium & Optimal Performance

    by Matthew Powell
    Hopefully by now you’ve looked at our “All About Salt/Sodium” article. This should lay the foundation and the groundwork for how sodium works in th...
    Posted in Education, Hydration

  • Hydration Series - All About Salt / Sodium Intake History

    by Matthew Powell
    Sodium, and specifically salt is bad for you right?   I blinked a couple times, really thought out my next words and responded with, it depends.   ...
    Posted in Education, Hydration

  • Hydration Series - Why Do We Sweat?

    by Matthew Powell
    Weird question, right? Well, it’s important for our Powell Performance Hydration Series to start at the beginning.   So, to answer this great quest...
    Posted in Education, Hydration