Check back every week for new articles and research summaries to help you optimize your training, performance and recovery.
This week’s Research Update looks at what really causes runner’s high, how caffeine can help performance while hurting sleep, and why long-distance cramps may have less to do with dehydration...
This week’s Research Update looks at how much tart cherry really helps recovery, what actually matters for faster 5K performance, and why resisted sled sprints seem to work best over...
This week’s Research Update looks at whether daily caffeine use blunts its race-day performance benefits, what nutrition can realistically do in extreme heat, and the five most evidence-backed performance supplements...
This week’s Research Update looks at HYROX injury patterns, creatine’s potential role in healthy aging and cognition, and what 70 studies reveal about why runners fade during the marathon leg...
This week's Research Update covers three practical recovery questions. We look at whether a post-run protein shake does anything for bone stress markers, which recovery strategy actually helps CrossFit athletes...
This week's Research Update is all about getting stronger. We look at whether creatine gummies deliver the same benefits as powder, whether heavy strength training actually helps cyclists who spend...
This week's Research Update covers training strategy from three different angles. We look at what high-intensity functional training like CrossFit and HYROX actually does physiologically, what training pattern predicted faster...
This week's Research Update looks at aging and endurance from three angles. Here, we cover why 24-hour ultra-marathons are one of the rare endurance formats where masters athletes are at...
This week's Research Update covers three supplement reviews worth knowing about. We break down why beetroot juice shows benefits for both sprint power and aerobic capacity, why a new female-only...
This week's Research Update covers a null result on stacking beetroot juice with caffeine, fueling gaps in CrossFit, and what a large tart cherry meta-analysis says about recovery. We break...
This week's Research Update covers marathon pacing, muscle recovery, and supplementation for plant-based athletes. We break down why the marathon wall hits men roughly twice as often as women, what...
This week’s sports science roundup explores three important topics for endurance athletes and coaches: whether the growing trend toward ultra-high carbohydrate intake is actually supported by science, how to reduce...