by AST Sports Science | Research, Supplements
GABA – Gamma-aminobutyric acid – is a special amino acid with unique and serious performance enhancing effects. It’s a neurotransmitter with primary activity in the central nervous system and the brain, delivering signals that numerous studies have...
by AST Sports Science | Research
A study that recently compared fat utilization after performing low and high-intensity cardio exercise has revealed that in the hours following the workout, intense exercise causes more effective utilization of dietary fat. Most fat loss research is performed using...
by Paul Delia | Research, Supplements
I’ve previously documented the benefits of strategic carbohydrate consumption for muscle growth and athletic performance. Now a recent study has demonstrated a direct association between optimal muscle glycogen stores and enhanced performance during intense exercise....
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles, Research
Conventional resistance training typically involves the controlled movement of weighted devices such as barbells, dumbbells and machines (with fulcrums and loaded weight stacks) where muscles undergo concentric (shortening), isometric (static) and eccentric...
by AST Sports Science | Research
Breakthroughs in research technology are providing new information in exercise science and sports medicine at an incredibly rapid rate. A lot of this new, exciting information has to do with fat metabolism during exercise. While this information can lead to more...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Research
Low levels of Vitamin C in the bloodstream has been suggested to slow or retard fat metabolism. That’s the conclusion of a recent study presented at the Experimental Biology Meeting in San Francisco. Nutrition researchers from Arizona State University reported that...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Research, Supplements
If you are sick, you can’t train. At the very least you can’t train with the intensity, you do when you are healthy. And just as important when you are sick your body’s ability to recover is non-existent. Tremendous benefits of taking a simple...
by AST Sports Science | Research
Iron supplementation may help reduce fatigue during strenuous exercise, even if the person is not iron deficient, suggests research recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In an interesting study, women taking iron supplements showed a...
by Paul C. Henning, Ph.D. CSCS | Articles, Research
We know that it is crucial to optimize recovery after training to elicit maximal training adaptations. It’s been shown that a resistance exercise (RE) session has a positive impact on muscle protein synthesis, but without dietary protein intake, the net balance...
