Archive for the Recovery Category
Scientists have found nutritional supplements can stop the muscle wastage associated with extended periods of physical inactivity. The loss of muscle strength can be a problem, for instance, for people confined to a hospital bed. A University of Texas team were able to check the process by giving volunteers drinks containing essential amino acids and carbohydrates.
You can do all the workouts in the world but if you don’t eat right then you won’t be able to convert that hard work into actual muscle. The importance of nutrition is massive. If you’re trying to build muscle mass, first of all you’ve got to create a state of muscle breakdown in order to be able to rebuild it. And to be able to do that, you need to take on board some of the essential amino acids found in lean protein and energy from carbohydrate to complete the process:
Are you the kind of person who watches the TV and thinks that given the opportunity, you’d be able to pull on a shirt and run out with one of top rugby teams in the country, and show them a thing or two? I may have mentioned this bravado once too many times around the office as my colleagues at Maximuscle very kindly arranged a days training for me with Wasps. Great I thought, after all, how difficult could it be?
Deer velvet is the common name of a product made from growing antlers of deer, during a stage when they are covered in soft velvety hair. New Zealand is a major exporter of deer velvet, shipping tens of millions of dollars worth to Asia and the U.S. each year.
One of the reasons many of these products don’t work is because some brands contain only tiny amounts of these supposedly active ingredients. Researchers from the University of Maryland, for example, have released alarming evidence showing that many glucosamine chondroitin supplements don’t contain what they’re supposed to.
A new study has added to the growing body of evidence showing that protein and carbohydrate after exercise is a potent and highly effective way to stimulate new muscle growth.
New research from New Orleans shows that a blend of glucosamine HCL and chondroitin sulfate can reduce joint pain AND reduce your reliance on over-the-counter medications. Forty-five subjects suffering from painful arthritis took part in the study. Those taking the blend of glucosamine HCL and chondroitin sulfate for twelve weeks suffered from less joint pain and tenderness.
Your best running performances only happen, when the balance between training and recovery is just right. It sounds easy, but 9 out of 10 long distance runners get this simple equation wrong, over train and get injured [1]. The problem is all too common - you’re building up the miles, taking it steady, then from nowhere you get that niggly pain and tendonitis (inflammation of the tendon).
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