Training articles, exercise technique, programming notes, and workout education.
A June 25 PubMed-indexed systematic review and meta-analysis found force-velocity-profile-based individualized strength training favored key profile measures and vertical jump height, while sprint and peak-power transfer remained less clear.
A PubMed-indexed Journal of Hypertension article raises a practical safety question for isometric exercise, giving lifters and coaches a reason to treat hard static holds as real cardiovascular stress.
Source: PubMed record for Nutrition Reviews article on time-restricted eating and muscle aging; DOI: 10.1093 A new Nutrition Reviews article examines time-restricted feeding or eating and its possible role in muscle aging. The review focuses on sarcopenia, metabolism, circadian rhythm,…
Source: PubMed record for Sports Health cycling time-trial study; DOI: 10.1177 A new Sports Health study looked at pacing profile, risk-taking behavior, and reliability during a 4-km cycling time trial. The researchers had 32 cyclists, including 16 men and 16…
Source: PubMed record for European Journal of Sport Science systematic review and meta-analysis; DOI: 10.1002; free full text: PMC13240521. A new systematic review and meta-analysis in the European Journal of Sport Science reports that mental fatigue before lifting may reduce…
Source credit: Based on the PubMed-indexed Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy systematic review and meta-analysis, PubMed 42340609, DOI 10.1002 A new sports-medicine review adds to the evidence around a question many athletes eventually hear after a serious knee injury: which…
A PubMed-indexed JISSN review looks at how dietary interventions may influence perceived effort and endurance exercise tolerance, with practical cautions for lifters using nutrition to support demanding sessions.
A Newcastle University study reported that vitamin D insufficiency stayed common in higher-risk groups even during summer, a reminder for lifters to treat bone-health nutrition as a year-round planning issue.
Source credit: Based on a PubMed-indexed paper in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology: PubMed PMID 42319895 and DOI 10.1093 A new elite-athlete study suggests that exercise blood pressure readings should be interpreted alongside fitness level and test stage, not…
Source credit: Based on a PubMed-indexed systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition: PubMed PMID 42323844 and DOI 10.1080 A new sports nutrition review reports that acute caffeine intake was associated with…
