Check back every week for new articles and research summaries to help you optimize your training, performance and recovery.
New research is challenging common assumptions around some of the most popular performance nutrition strategies. This week, we look at whether creatine really helps endurance athletes, how your mouth chemistry...
Your body doesn't distinguish between sources of stress. The nervous system and hormonal pathways that respond to a hard interval session are the same ones responding to a difficult week...
New research suggests increasing fruit and vegetable intake may positively influence mood, post-training heat exposure could support muscle growth after resistance training, and nutrition may play a bigger role in...
You probably already know why you take the supplements you take. Whether it's nitrates for race-day oxygen efficiency, creatine for strength and power, or beta-alanine for a stronger finishing kick,...
Three new studies strengthen the case for some familiar supplements. One uncovers a potentially new mechanism behind tart cherry's recovery benefits, another explores how HMB supports muscle maintenance in the...
Sometimes, training volume increases faster than food intake keeps up. A runner starts marathon training. A cyclist heads into a big riding block. A HYROX athlete adds extra conditioning sessions....
From baking soda to green tea extract and collagen peptides, these studies examine some lesser-discussed supplements and the evidence behind their potential role in training, recovery, and long-term athletic health....
Over the last decade, carbohydrate recommendations for endurance athletes have increased from 30–60 grams per hour to 90–140 grams per hour for longer efforts, but those carbs only become fuel...
Research this week looks at what running mechanics really look like in athletes with knee arthritis, why most cycling nutrition tech still falls short for everyday athletes, and how two...
Michaela Khan spends her days studying running biomechanics at UBC, analyzing how athletes move and what the research actually says about performance, injury, and technique. From being told she “ran...
Recovery is shaped by more than what happens in the gym. These three studies explore how caffeine can affect sleep quality, how nutrition can support injury recovery, and why vitamin...
Wearable technology now gives athletes access to endless recovery metrics, but a single HRV reading rarely means much on its own. Viewed as a trend, however, HRV can reflect how...