Category: Sports
The best way to do interval training
Even more explosive exertion, for even shorter bursts, with even shorter rests in between: according to sports scientists at Lillehammer University [...]
How many times a week strength athletes should train muscle groups?
As far as American sports scientist Brad Schoenfeld can tell from the literature, bodybuilders and fitness fanatics make more progression by training [...]
Supplement with lactic acid and caffeine makes athlete’s muscles bigger
If you and I even vaguely resemble the lab rats that sports scientists at Ritsumeikan University in Japan use for their experiments, then it would s [...]
Endurance athletes perform better if they avoid these foods
Onions, soya, beans and pistachio nuts are all healthy, but endurance athletes are better off avoiding them in the week before a race, according to [...]
Better NO boosters contain a combination of L-arginine and L-citrulline
Sports supplements with amino acids designed to boost the concentration of nitrogen monoxide [NO] work better if they contain not just L-arginine or [...]
Vitamin C maintains endurance athletes testosterone levels
Performing endurance sports reduces testosterone levels. [Eur J Appl Physiol. 2003 Apr;89(2):198-201.] This happens, for example, if you run for long [...]
Stressed out strength athletes take longer to recover post-workout
Strength athletes under long-term psychological stress need more days for their muscles to recover after training than do athletes who are not und [...]
The joint effect of strength training and ginger supplementation
Supplementation with ginger combined with strength training reduces the damage wreaked by aggressive molecules in fat people, but the combination [...]
Strength training works even with a low protein intake
If you do weight training, nothing helps you more than making sure you have a high-protein diet. So that's that you might think. But what happens if [...]
Fish oil helps athletes’ immune system to fight cancer cells
Intensive training reduces the activity of immune cells that destroy pathogens and cancer cells. That's why athletes are more likely to fall prey [...]
Green tea has a slightly anabolic effect on strength athletes
Strength training stimulates the build up of muscle tissue and the burning of body fat. Both effects are boosted if you combine your strength traini [...]
HMB slows down muscle loss if you’re not training
Strength athletes who are unable to train for a while lose less muscle mass and strength if they take the leucine metabolite HMB, according to an [...]
Sports drink with alanine and proline works better than one with just carbs
Most trainers still believe the way for cyclists, runners and other athletes to improve their times and extend the boundaries of their endurance cap [...]
Watching aggressive videos can boost muscle strength
Athletes can train with heavier weights if they watch a video clip that stimulates the production of hormones like testosterone just before working ou [...]
Rhodiola rosea helps weekend athletes cross the finish line more quickly
Runners who want better results when running on Saturday afternoons might be helped by Rhodiola rosea. According to health scientists at Gettysburg Co [...]