Resistance (anaerobic) exercise (Photo by Anastase Maragos (Unsplash)) Creatine is synthesized in the body, primarily in kidneys, liver, and pancreas, and can also be obtained exogenously through the diet (seafood,… Read more »
https://www.onekmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1-s2.0-S2212628718301063-mmc2_Trim.mp4 Blood Flow Restriction Training, or BFRT, is a training method that places a cuff or band around a muscle of interest, inflate it to reduce blood flow and… Read more »
The number of women practicing any type of exercise has increased a lot during the last decades, not only as a way of doing physical activity, but also at professional… Read more »
Photo by Brian Erickson (Unsplash) Appropriate fluid and nutritional intakes are essential to maintain performance in sport competitions. Among them, runners, especially in long-distance events, often carry their own supplies… Read more »
Photo by Carabo Spain (Pixabay) High-intensity exercise usually causes muscle damage, or EIMD (Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage). It is accompanied by strength loss, soreness, oxidative stress and inflammation, factors that cause… Read more »
The use of nutritional supplements is common among athletes to maintain health and improve athletic performance. Proteins and amino acids are specially consumed as ergogenic aids, with a frequency of… Read more »
Self-esteem is the assessment that we have about ourselves, in other words, our self-evaluation. This feeling is important for everyone´s daily life and even more in the world of sports,… Read more »
Photo by Pexels in Pixabay Exercise-induced muscle damage occurs after unaccustomed exercise. It was firstly described in 1902 as a delayed muscle soreness being already suggested that it was caused… Read more »
Photo by Arzu Cengiz (Unsplash) Sleep is essential for health and quality of life, but it is also determinant for recovery and adaptions to exercise. The duration of sleep and… Read more »
Some time ago exercise physiologists thought that the VO2max was the single determinant of human exercise performance in the respiratory system, assuming that maximal ventilation could be maintained indefinitely. Nowadays… Read more »
