Category Archives: Diet and Training

One can take the help of the weight loss products for reducing weight with ease. There are a number of weight loss products that are available in the market these days. You can easily take the help of the internet … Continue reading →

Caffeine is perhaps the most extensively researched endurance ergogenic aid. By stimulating the central nervous system, caffeine can enhance the release of catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) and increase the use of fatty acids for energy. Research has shown an increase … Continue reading →

Casein represents a class of phosphoproteins (a, ß, K,y ) derived from bovine milk. Food scientists consider bovine casein as the fraction of milk that precipitates from raw milk at a pH of 4.6 and 200C. However, some whey protein … Continue reading →

No evidence based on properly conducted, rigorous scientific study suggests that the use of amino acid supplements in conjunction with strength-training increases muscle growth or lean body mass to a greater extent than strength training alone. Two studies that reported … Continue reading →

In the athlete, it appears that the most promising characteristic of antioxidant supplementation regarding performance is the ability to aid recovery As athletes know, recovery after exercise is vitally important to improved performance. Eccentric contractions (i.e., “negatives”) are a necessary … Continue reading →

It is well known that intense or prolonged exercise results in oxidative injury to skeletal muscles, particularly in untrained individuals. Further, there is growing evidence that radicals and other reactive oxygen species contribute to muscular fatigue. Therefore, it is not … Continue reading →

The phenomenon of overreaching and overtraining is not new to sport. Athletes involved in intense training often experience short-term and/or long-term decrements in performance. In fact, coaches and athletes often plan intensified periods of training in hopes that the training … Continue reading →

Compared with prolonged endurance activity, much less has been researched and written regarding the influence of carbohydrate intake on high-intensity sporting events. The authors define high-intensity events, also termed strength/power sports, as exercise requiring high power or force output. This … Continue reading →

It is well understood by the athletic community that increased carbohydrate intake (loading) can significantly enhance exercise performance in situations in which muscle glycogen stores are limiting. Less well known, but of critical importance is that there is a brief … Continue reading →