Is your athlete ready to train or compete with the highest possible energy stores right now? Is your athlete’s recovery routine (rest and nutrition) sufficiently replenishing his/her energy stores? Understanding your athlete’s energy stores and recovery can help you...
When is a safe time for sugar? There has been a significant increase in metabolic diseases over the past 30 years, with incidence rates now reaching global pandemic levels. During this time, consumption of fructose has also increased, which is alarming because...
The MuscleSound® team implemented their patented methodology, technology and software with the Colorado Rockies athletic training staff and players during the entire 2013 baseball season. During this time, MuscleSound was able to establish glycogen content baselines...
Why Glycogen is Important in Sports During the past 50 years, a significant volume of scientific research has consistently shown the critical role of glycogen for optimal athletic performance. Glycogen is how the body stores carbohydrates for energy at the muscular...
Measuring, analyzing and tracking muscle-specific glycogen content with MuscleSound enables athletes, trainers and coaches to make personalized and informed decisions specific to their team and the needs of each individual athlete. The team dashboard provides an...
Until recently, muscle glycogen content levels could only be measured through muscle biopsy or Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR or MRI). Therefore, the regular assessment of glycogen content has been impractical for field use and during training by teams and athletes...
