Studies on recovering from hard training, soreness, muscle damage, and the tools and nutrients that speed it.
This study looked at whether short-term sleep loss affects bone health markers in healthy men. Twelve men who normally slept 7-9 hours a night spent time in a sleep lab,…
This study asked whether a man's tendency to zone out after short sleep predicts whether his working memory and spatial skill keep improving with practice. Fifteen healthy young men slept…
This study looked at whether plunging into cold water after weight training costs a man muscle growth or strength. Sixteen men trained three times a week for seven weeks, half…
This study set out to see whether shorter rest periods between sets of resistance exercise boost muscle growth signals more than longer rests. Sixteen young men did leg exercises at…
This paper reports two separate experiments on whether cold water after strength training blunts the adaptation to it. In the first, 21 physically active men trained for 12 weeks, twice…