Check back every week for new articles and research summaries to help you optimize your training, performance and recovery.
This week’s summary explores the surprising benefits of creatine, probiotics, and collagen. Learn why creatine could improve not just strength but also sleep, how probiotics might help runners stay happier...
This week’s summary explores two different types of creatine, what sets great team captains apart, and the delicate balance of caffeine’s performance benefits versus its potential sleep and recovery drawbacks—read...
This week’s research roundup explores trending recovery tools like cold water immersion, massage guns, and BCAA supplements. Find out if ice baths offer benefits beyond mental toughness, how massage guns...
This week’s studies cover emerging performance aids, including the muscle-boosting potential of Urolithin A, the quality and safety of creatine supplements, and the surprising effects of cryo-facial masks on running.
This week’s studies explore how the Mediterranean diet supports performance, carb loading’s proven benefits for endurance, and the limits of vitamin D for strength gains.
This week’s studies cover the top supplements for athletic performance, the effects of combining nitrates and caffeine, and how compression socks can aid recovery.
This week’s studies cover beta-alanine for improving performance, caffeine gum for improving sprint times, and dark chocolate for heart and gut health health.
This week’s studies cover tart cherry concentrate for cycling, the effects of probiotic supplementation on athletes, and the impact of a menthol mouth rinse on performance in the heat.
This week’s studies cover all things wearable devices, including their accuracy for tracking data about your steps, energy expenditure, heart rate, sleep and more.
This week’s studies cover mealworm protein vs. whey protein, how playing VR tennis improves performance, the effects of carbohydrate supplementation on high-intensity performance, and a bonus study about ginseng’s impact...
This week’s studies cover beta-alanine’s effects on uphill cycling performance and recovery, caffeinated chewing gum’s impact on how softball players perform, and the role of light exposure on sleep in...
This week’s studies cover the effects of creatine on sleep in female athletes, how caffeine impacts reaction time, and where the fastest Ironman race courses are located.