Check back every week for new articles and research summaries to help you optimize your training, performance and recovery.
These three studies dig into how caffeine really affects performance—starting with its impact on cycling sprint power, then its ability to boost bar speed and lifting output, and finally, whether...
These three studies challenge assumptions about recovery, training, and supplementation. Here, we explore how mushroom extracts like cordyceps and reishi may support endurance and recovery, that cold- and hot-water immersion...
These three new studies highlight how simple factors—your diet, hydration, and supplementation—can influence athletic performance and recovery. Learn how diet may affect your grip strength, why a wearable hydration sensor...
These three studies offer fresh insights into athlete recovery and performance. Learn how why calling a timeout can help—or hurt—momentum, the role of deep sleep in athletic performance, and how...
Enjoy the holidays without losing your hard-earned strength. Here’s how to train, eat, and recover smarter so you hit January ready to keep building—not start over.
These three studies uncover new insights into how the mind and body adapt to training. From showing how music helps athletes push through mental fatigue, to confirming that creatine doesn’t...
These three studies break down some long-held beliefs in training and sports nutrition. From proving that mixing strength and endurance doesn’t really hurt your progress, to showing when real foods...
This week’s sports science research roundup explores how creatine and HMB help aging athletes stay strong and mobile, why you might not need to stress over post-workout protein timing, and...
What supplements help most when you’re already training at the top of your game? This week’s research roundup looks at what works (and what doesn’t) in elite athletes, why creatine...
This week’s sports science research roundup explores whether HIIT or video games lead to faster reaction times, just how much vegans benefit from creatine supplementation, and why plyometrics deliver proven...
This week’s sports science research roundup explores why beta-alanine isn’t a true pre-workout supplement, how body composition changes in lean mass and fat drive performance development, and why ultra-endurance athletes...
Strength, power, and technical skill—it’s all here in this week’s roundup. Here, we cover new research showing how chewing caffeinated gum can increase your strength and power, the benefits of...