Do Multi-ingredient Protein Supplements Augment Resistance Training-induced Gains In Skeletal Muscle Mass And Strength? A systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 trials
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Heart Rate Variability and Psychometric Responses to Overload and Tapering in Collegiate Sprint-swimmers
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Everything You Need to Know About Using Wellness Questionnaires in Sport
Athlete self-report measures (ASRM) can be a relatively simple and inexpensive means for determining an athlete’s training load and his or her subsequent responses to that training [20]. In fact, using ASRM, such as wellness questionnaires, is the most common method for monitoring athlete fatigue and recovery in high performance sport in New Zealand and Australia [28]. And for good reason, as we will soon discover.
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Training for Strength and Hypertrophy: An Evidence-based Approach
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Effectiveness of Creatine Supplementation on Aging Muscle and Bone: Focus on Falls Prevention and Inflammation
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Effects of Milk and Milk-Product Consumption on Growth among Children and Adolescents Aged 6-18 Years: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
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Is Muscular Fitness Associated with Future Health Benefits in Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies
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Heart Rate Recovery: An Underutilized Metric for Identifying Fitness and Fatigue in Athletes
Evaluating athlete preparedness for competition demands, and understanding how prescribed training affects fitness and fatigue parameters, is of utmost importance for applied sport professionals. Routinely assessing heart rate recovery can provide pragmatic, cost-effective insights for these evaluations.
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Wake up and smell the coffee: caffeine supplementation and exercise performance – an umbrella review of 21 published meta-analyses
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Comparison of velocity-based and traditional percentage-based loading methods on maximal strength and power adaptations
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Five-Second Squeeze Testing in 333 Professional and Semiprofessional Male Ice Hockey Players: How Are Hip and Groin Symptoms, Strength, and Sporting Function Related?
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Body Composition in Sport: An Evidence-based Review of Common Assessment Methods
What are you made of? Body composition assessment aims to answer this question. There are many different tools that can be used to estimate body composition, each with its own pros and cons. The most common tools used to assess body composition in elite sport are explored in this article.
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What You Need to Know About Disordered Eating in Sport
Eating disorders are considerably more prevalent in the athletic community than in the general population [1]. This makes the identification of athletes with eating disorders, and those at risk for…