MuscleSound® worked with an NCAA FBS (Division I-A) football teams to collect ultrasound-derived Muscle Fuel data in the rectus femoris and lateral gastrocnemius throughout the season. Ultrasound scans were performed on Thursdays and Sundays on the great majority of...
We at MuscleSound® are rearing up for Spring Training and excited for the 2015 MLB season. As we work to decrease soft-tissue injuries, we asked ourselves, how many soft-tissue injuries were there in the 2014 season? How does that compare to 2013 and 2012? Take a look...
The Cost of Soft Tissue Injuries Through the first half of the 2014 NFL season, the rash of injuries affecting players (especially high profile players) was at an extremely high level. As week 8 came to a close, we at MuscleSound examined injury reports for incidence...
High speed sprinting is a key feature of decisive game situations and during the most important games of the competitive season. In a study analyzing goal situations in professional soccer, 45% of all goals were preceded by a straight sprint from the scoring player1....
High muscle glycogen content improves an athlete’s work capacity. Muscle glycogen appears to provide feedback to the central nervous system, acting as a type of regulator, with higher muscle glycogen content resulting in athletes’ self-selection of higher paces in...
Glycogen values highlight biomechanical variances in world-class athletes. MuscleSound® data from pre and post-workout muscle scans can highlight significant glycogen depletion differences in world-class athletes. The following graph shows an example of MuscleSound...