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- Feed Preview Exercise: From the Lab to the Gym
Simplify for health benefits
BEFORE YOU SPEND HUNDREDS ON FITBITS, FUELBANDS, OR WHATEVER, WHY NOT START BY BUYING A SIMPLE PEDOMETER ON AMAZON FOR $10 AND WORK ON HITTING 7-8,000 STEPS PER DAY?
Overtraining - Conclusion Over the past month I’ve...
OVERTRAINING - CONCLUSION Over the past month I’ve outlined what exercise scientists consider as “overtraining”. If you’ve been following these posts you have probably come to the con...
Dietary Supplements for Strength & Power Athletes
The following was presented by Eric Rawson at the 2013 ACSM Conference. It is my pleasure to share it with you. 1.) CREATINE MONOHYDRATE DOSES: 0.3 g/kg/day for 5 days or 0.03 g/kg/day f...
Overtraining - Physiology & Immune System
Several physiological factors have been proposed that could relate to overtraining syndrome. It seems the most plausible one is a reduced maximal heart rate but studies suggest this is not a va...
Overtraining - Psychology
When scientists use psychological questionnaires about athletes’ moods there was a consistent reporting of an increase in negative mood states (tension, depression, anger) and a decrease in vig...
Overtraining - Biochemistry & Hormones
The most consistent overall finding in endurance and strength-trained athletes who have OTS is a decrease in the maximal lactate concentration while submaximal values are unaffected or only sli...
This week in exercise science.
All great achievements require time. - Maya Angelou I don’t pin, but these smoothies look bomb. Balance your diet for racing . New menu labels are doing it right. BMI’s of champions . How...
Overtraining - Diagnosis, Prevalence, & Assessment
It is noted that there is no definitive way to identify overtraining syndrome (OTS). The only way a coach can do so is by eliminating all other factors that could be causing these symptoms. O...
Overtraining - Definition
We know that there must be a balance between appropriate training stress and adequate recovery. Otherwise, this leads to what exercise scientists define as overreaching. OVERREACHING IS AN AC...
Joint Consensus Statement of the European College of Sport ...e American College of Sports Medicine on Overtraining Syndrome
For training to be successful, it must involve an overload on the body but also avoid the negative outcomes of this overload. For the upcoming month up until I leave for the 2013 ACSM conferenc...
Breakfast skipping compared to high protein breakfast: effect of appetite control in girls.
Are you a girl who regularly skips breakfast? Read on because this well-controlled study is for you. INTRODUCTION: Breakfast skipping is strongly associated with a greater chance of weight ga...
Adipose Tissue Resting Energy Expenditure Higher in Women than Men
Apologies for the period of dormancy. I’m back and I’m bringing you new articles every Wednesday. With that said, here we go. INTRODUCTION: Men and women store fat on different areas ...
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I'm always down for submissions of gym bangers. All the best, Nick
Opinions on amino acid supplements?
I believe in BCAA's, particularly leucine for its ability to promote protein synthesis. As far as a performance advantage I believe you're looking at a 1-3% increase in performance, which is ac...
Hey Nick! So happy that I ran across your blog. I myself ha... is the best form of cardio in your opinion? HIIT, fasted, LSD
HIIT All the best, Nick
Is an ice bath (or any cold therapy) or a hot tub (or any h...th the money or should I just stick to hot and cold therapies?
I got you here . All the best, Nick
Hi Nick! Excellent blog. I always love your info. Have you ...routine is really the most effective for inducing hypertrophy?
Nick's three keys to hypertrophy: 1.) Time under tension (emphasizing eccentric training and slow repetitions) 2.) Cell swelling (da pump) 3.) Altering the metabolic milieu of the muscle (r...
protein shakes and creatine, do they work?
Whey protein and creatine monohydrate. All the best, Nick
What is your opinion, on of one of my clients is looking to...t or in two completely separate workouts. What do you suggest?
Two completely separate workouts. The reason being they are two completely different energy systems, resistance training and endurance training, and because of this I've always been an advocate...
Mythbusting obesity and some actual facts.
A fresh article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine yesterday that looks at the most common myths, presumptions, and facts about obesity. What really makes this paper intrigui...