In the article 10 Day Juice Fast: Is Juicing Good For You? we talked about the potential health benefits of juicing but as a lifetime athlete, I’m always far more interested with people’s hands on ... Continue Reading
10 Day Juice Fast: Is Juicing Good For You?
Today is day eight. Since this is my first writing assignment here at Breaking Muscle, I thought it would only be appropriate to open with a dramatic statement like that. Today is day eight. “Day eight of ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Found to be Effective at Lowering Cardiometabolic Risk
Cardiometabolic risk is defined as a cluster of risk factors such as; high blood pressure, high glucose, high triglycerides, abdominal obesity defined by waist circumference or hip-waist ratio, smoking, ... Continue Reading
Fish Oil Increases Lean Mass and Decreases Fat
Athletes are becoming more aware of the empirically based data recommending fish oil supplementation for performance, recovery, and health. New research in the Journal of the International Society of ... Continue Reading
Magnesium Supplementation Increases Testosterone Levels in Athletes
Testosterone plays an important role in male reproductive development, muscle and bone mass, and athletic development. New research in Biological Trace Elements Research, assessed 4 weeks of magnesium ... Continue Reading
What Do Athletes Really Know About Nutrition?
New research in International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, examined the level of nutritional knowledge in athletes as compared to non athletes. An extensive literature review was ... Continue Reading
Beta-Alanine Supplementation in Wrestlers and Football Players
The standard training for both competitive wrestlers and football players on the collegiate level involves short high-intensity intervals followed by short periods of rest. For both sports, this is done to ... Continue Reading
The Effect of Pomegranate Juice on Soreness in Trained Athletes
Intense exercise is often followed by a period of weakness and soreness that can last for days or weeks. The peak of soreness, known as delayed-onset muscle soreness or DOMS, happens in the first day or ... Continue Reading
Using Calcium and Vitamin D to Prevent Stress Fractures
Calcium and Vitamin D are two widely available and popular nutritional supplements used for bone health. A wide array of peer reviewed research has demonstrated that the use of Calcium and Vitamin D can ... Continue Reading
What’s So Great About Coconut Water?
You may have noticed a lot of people drinking coconut water these days. There are a number of brands that can be found in any of the large grocery stores and drug stores and they all make a number ... Continue Reading
BCAAs May Not Augment Athletic Performance
Supplements for improving athletic performance and recovery for are a hot topics for research today. Branch Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) supplements are widely touted by fitness enthusiasts to improve ... Continue Reading
29 Studies Confirm Caffeine Increases Athletic Performance
The ergogenic effects of caffeine have been examined many times in recent years. New research in a full literature review confirms further that caffeine intake does enhance human performance. Research in ... Continue Reading
Caffeine Increases Bench Press Performance
New research in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research examined the effect of caffeine ingestion on sports performance in athletes. Researchers assessed the effects of caffeine on a bench press ... Continue Reading
