Tag: muscle
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Sleep and Muscle Mass
Daily rhythms of light and darkness have been a part of human evolution. While some animals are more active nocturnally and humans tend to get exercise and food in the daylight hours, our evolutionary heritage may have led to shared similarities in how circadian genes orchestrate muscle cells’ response to the energy influx that comes…
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Caffeine and Exercise
Bridge et al. (2006) reported on a randomized controlled trial testing the effect of caffeine vs. placebo on for competitive runners on an 8 km race. They were given either 3 mg per kg of their body mass of caffeine, or a placebo capsule consisting of 3 mg per kg body mass of glucose, one…
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Glycogen Replenishment
A strategy referred to as “sleep low-train low” involves scheduling carbohydrate intake around the training schedule so that some, but not all, workouts are performed in a state where the muscles do not have maximum glucose available to do the work. Several randomized trials with trained male athletes have investigated the effects of this strategy…
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