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Speed up recovery with food

Posted March 8th, 2007 at 11:26 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: Health & Fitness, Exercise

A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that eating any source of protein and sugar immediately after finishing a workout helps athletes grow larger and stronger muscles (November 2006).

Athletes train by taking a very hard workout that damages muscles. They can tell that their muscles are damaged by the delayed onset muscle soreness that starts 8 to 24 hours after they finish a workout. Anything that helps them recover faster will allow them to do another hard workout sooner and they will become much stronger.

Extensive research shows that muscles healing occurs when protein building blocks called amino acids move into muscles cells and repair the damaged muscle protein. Healed muscles are stronger than they were before the damaging workout. To hasten recovery, you need both amino acids and insulin to drive the amino acids into cells.
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Battle of the protein supplements: Whey vs. Soy

Posted December 8th, 2006 at 8:00 PM by Christopher Jack

Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Race Prep & Recov, Supplements, Vegetarianism

For even the most health conscious, balancing a days worth of meals can be a daunting task. Finding the time, or even the motivation, to maintain a healthy diet may seem near impossible. Enter protein. Adding protein supplements to your diet can seriously improve your health, athletic performance and appearance. However, with so many powerful proteins on the market, the question then becomes - which one’s for me?
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Supplements Made Easy - Part 2

Posted October 25th, 2006 at 12:30 PM by Jonathan Faccone

Section: Nutrition, Supplements

This is Part 2 in my “Supplements Made Easy” Series for runners and other endurance athletes. Make sure to also go back and read Part 1!

Below is what all endurance athletes and runners should keep in mind before buying supplements.

Stick to the Basics:

There is no better way to start then beginning with the most important nutrient of them all, water. Water is the most abundant nutrient in the human body and has a wide variety of responsibilities from delivering oxygen and nutrients to different parts of the body as well as reducing friction between joints to facilitate movement.

Remaining hydrated before, during, and after running and endurance events is not only important for peak performance, but optimal recovery and overall health.

GES (Glucose-electrolyte solutions) is just the scientific term which simply means a sport drink containing water, carbohydrates, and electrolytes. Research continually indicates that when drinking a solution with the appropriate amount of carbohydrates can help maintain your body temperature as effectively as water and may enhance performance during prolonged exercise. Read the rest of this entry »

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