By John C. Hill, and Iñigo San Millán DOI: 10.3810/psm.2014.09.2075 Abstract: Glycogen storage is essential for exercise performance. The ability to assess muscle glycogen levels should be an important advantage for performance. However, skeletal muscle glycogen...
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...
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...
By Matt Kasten In the modern sports world, the emphasis placed on proper training, nutrition, and recovery has never been greater. The days of Ruthian-esque preparation have been deemed obsolete for decades, and while the pregame consumption of hot dogs and beer until...
