Editor’s note – There is so much monthly science news when it comes to muscle fitness, that it’s probably hard for you to keep up. In these occasional posts, I’ll summarize various items of research in the past 90 days or so. I’ll cite the official reports so that the hard-core of you can read the science for yourself. But for the rest of you, these summaries should save you some time…
More News on Caffeine
Two new studies reconfirm the benefits of mild amounts of caffeine to performance. Sprinters were shown to increase performance by 1.4% after only 385 mg of caffeine and their fatigue was delayed by 1.2. This, per Medicine Science Sports Exercise, 40; 1835-1840, 2008. Might not seem like much, but in sprinting, milliseconds count. The second study, from International Journal Sports Nutrition Exercise Metabolism, 18: 412-429, 2008, showed that 440 mg of caffeine taken before a workout increased bench-press strength and sprint tests, but had no effect on leg press strength.
Failure Training – Science Behind the Trend
You’ve probably heard a lot about weight training (more…)
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