Inflammation has been close to my heart since day one. It was the problem I was trying to solve when I launched PILLAR. And it’s still the one I keep coming back to.
Inflammation is a necessary part of training. You need it to progress. But left unmanaged, it becomes the thing that holds you back.
That’s why we built Curcumin Advanced+. Formulated with Theracurmin® - up to 42x more bioavailable than standard curcumin - because formulation is everything. If the dose isn’t being absorbed, it isn’t working.
Curcumin Advanced+ is now live. Link in bio or head to pillarperformance.com.
Episode 3 of INFORMED in 10 is officially live 🎙️
This month, we’re joined by @damienfitzpatrick , founder and CEO of @pillarperformance , to discuss his background as a professional rugby player, his motivation to create safer, tested supplements, and the evolving risk landscape of supplement contamination.
For athletes and practitioners, trust isn't just a bonus, it's fundamental. PILLAR Performance hope to be more than just another supplement brand, they want to be the trusted destination for athletes worldwide 🌍
🎧 Listen now via the #LinkInBio and subscribe to stay informed!
#WeTestYouTrust #InformedSport #InformedIn10 #PillarPerformance
10 bananas or one scoop?
Magnesium from food is great in theory. In practice, hitting your daily intake through diet alone is harder than it sounds. Especially if you train regularly.
Triple Magnesium delivers 310mg of elemental magnesium in highly absorbable forms. Citrate, glycinate and amino acid chelate, for consistent daily intake without the food math.
Inside the PILLAR Nutrition Pod at the Gold Coast SUNS.
This is what performance support looks like when it’s embedded, not added on. Here we are integrating the players with our science team, delivering individualised supplementation built into the club’s high-performance system.
Our goal is to avoid guess work. Take our Omega Blood Test for example. It allows the team to specifically dose each player based on their individual Omega ratios.
The full micro-nutrition and performance range is also Informed Sport Certified so players can trust what they put into their bodies, designed to match the standards they set every day.
We’re proudly Australian, evidence led and built for elite sport.
12 months of work. One product. No shortcuts.
This is the story of how PILLAR and MAAP brought Triple Magnesium Peach Iced Tea to market. From early alignment sessions to navigating global compliance, clinical formulation to intentional design, every step was deliberate.
The result: a sleep for recovery supplement built for cyclists, flavoured with Australian heritage, and executed to the standard both brands demand.
Limited edition. Available now at MAAP LaBs worldwide and maap.cc.
Behind the scenes of the latest limited-edition MAAP x PILLAR Triple Magnesium Peach Iced Tea collaboration. This was carefully considered at every stage. From design, formulation and the logistics required to stock it globally.
The Peach Iced Tea flavour was inspired by childhood memories of Australian summers. Familiar, refreshing, and made for recovery.
Blending PILLAR’s sports science expertise with @maap.cc performance-driven design, this is recovery that quietly does the work after the ride is done.
Exclusively available online at MAAP and in-store at MAAP LaBs worldwide.
A strong immune system is essential for consistent progress and for showing up on the start line in top shape. Many professional athletes rely on high-dose Vitamin C during heavy training blocks to support both innate and adaptive immunity, helping them train hard without compromise.
We break down the latest research on why athletes might consider using high dose Vitamin C on a specific cycle instead of daily in the newest episode of the Training Science Summaries podcast.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
Study reference:
Wyckelsma, V. L., Murgia, M., Kamandulis, S., Gastaldello, S., Brazaitis, M., Snieckus, A., Eimantas, N., Pääsuke, M., Edman, S., Apro, W., … et al. (2025). Antioxidant supplementation blunts the proteome response to 3 weeks of sprint interval training preferentially in human type 2 muscle fibres. The Journal of Physiology. /10.1113/JP288638
Bored of long, slow workouts but still want to get zone 2 benefits?
In our latest episode of the Training Science Summaries we unpacked how high-intensity micro intervals can deliver the benefits of long low-intensity sessions.
A must-listen for athletes who want to keep things interesting during training.
Listen to the latest episode wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Study reference:
Matomäki, P., Iivari, M., & Nuuttila, O.-P. (2024). Substituting low-intensity endurance exercise with high-intensity microintervals: Responses to acute exercise. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. /10.1123/ijspp.2024-0397
Vitamin D and its underrated role in performance.
New research suggests Vitamin D’s impact goes far beyond bone health and immunity.
We unpack the latest findings, including how optimal Vitamin D levels may boost muscle function, accelerate recovery, and strengthen overall performance (Giersch et al., 2025).
Listen to our latest episode of the Training Science Summaries 🎧
Study reference:
Giersch, G. E. W., Greenfield, A. M., Brazelton, S. C., Alba, B. K., Bodurtha, P. O., Caldwell, A. R., Mayer, T. A., Murray, T. A., Ryan, B. J., Salgado, R. M., Seeley, A. D., & Charkoudian, N. (2025). Distinct physiological responses to heat acclimation in males and females lead to similar thermal adaptations in both sexes. Journal of Applied Physiology. /10.1152/japplphysiol.00405.2025
Sick and tired of ‘taking more pills’ being the only solution to his injury problem, @damienfitzpatrick approached his medical team with a proposition…
‘Let’s use me as an experiment to see if we can come up with a better solution’.
Fast forward a few years, and the best sports teams around the world are now implementing what Damien and his team discovered.
Make sure to check out the full episode on YouTube or Spotify (link in bio)
And follow @abnormalpod to make sure you don’t miss a thing!
