Research Update: Beetroot Nitrate May Reduce Muscle Soreness for Up to 48 Hours
Beet juice helps endurance performance, but can it also improve recovery? This study had some interesting results.
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Research Update: Ketone Supplements Didn't Improve Results From an Altitude Training Camp
Do ketone supplements improve endurance training adaptations? A new study finds no added performance benefits during an altitude training block.
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Research Update: Heat Acclimation Changes Your Sweat Sodium. Should You Retest?
Heat acclimation changes how much sodium you lose in sweat, but should you sweat test again?
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Research Update: Beetroot Nitrate May Reduce Muscle Soreness for Up to 48 Hours
Beet juice helps endurance performance, but can it also improve recovery? This study had some interesting results.
Read articleResearch Update: Ketone Supplements Didn't Improve Results From an Altitude Training Camp
Do ketone supplements improve endurance training adaptations? A new study finds no added performance benefits during an altitude training block.
Read articleResearch Update: Heat Acclimation Changes Your Sweat Sodium. Should You Retest?
Heat acclimation changes how much sodium you lose in sweat, but should you sweat test again?
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Research Update: Does Drinking Water During Long Exercise Actually Help?
Does drinking during long endurance sessions improve performance? This study looked at endurance performance with and without drinking.
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Research Update: 80% of Recreational CrossFit-Style Athletes Were Under-Fuelled
Are you eating enough? This study found that functional athletes might be under-fuelled. But what does it mean for their performance?
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Research Update: Extra Protein Could Add 7 kg to Your Squat
Protein supports recovery, but this study suggests that supplementing protein could add strength. Here's what the results actually mean for your training.
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Dehydration Blunts Your Protein, When Caffeine Doesn’t Improve Performance, and Will Your Tears and Snot Become the Next Data Point?
Three new studies on whether dehydration affects your body’s response to protein, if caffeine before PAPE has additional benefits, and what your tears and snot can tell you post...
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Mental Fatigue’s Performance Cost, The Right Warm-Up for the Task, and Why Core Training Works Best in Context
Three new studies on what happens before the hard effort: how a mentally draining day takes the edge off your power and sprint capacity, why the best warm-up depends on what you...
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Time-Restricted Eating’s Real Payoff, Why Bedtime Consistency Matters, and What Makes an Electrolyte Drink Work
This week's Research Update looks at whether time-restricted eating can trim body fat without costing performance, why an inconsistent bedtime may hit recovery hardest after you...
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The Real Science Behind Runner's High, Caffeine's Sleep Trade-Off, and Cramping at Long Distances
This week’s Research Update looks at what really causes runner’s high, how caffeine can help performance while hurting sleep, and why long-distance cramps may have less to do wi...
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Tart Cherry's Recovery Reality Check, 5K Prep's Evidence Gap, and Sled Sprints' 10m Sweet Spot
This week’s Research Update looks at how much tart cherry really helps recovery, what actually matters for faster 5K performance, and why resisted sled sprints seem to work best...
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Caffeine Tolerance, Nutrition for Training in the Heat, and 5 Supplements That Just Work
This week’s Research Update looks at whether daily caffeine use blunts its race-day performance benefits, what nutrition can realistically do in extreme heat, and the five most ...
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