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Ice Baths And Long Term Muscle Strengthening
Ice baths are not recommended for ling term muscle strengthening. New studies show that while the ice bath method works to some extent, it does not help in building muscles, and might even slow down the natural repair process.
This method can be used occasionally for a quick recovery but is not recommended if one wants stronger muscles in the long run.
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Willpower, memory, judgement, and attention all suffer when you are sleep deprived.
You drop things, crave junk food sugar, overeat, gain weight. You’re more irritable, negative, emotio...
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- Stabilize your blood sugar, by eating hearty food (protein and fat) more often.
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- Soak in an Epsom salt bath - might even help you get enough energy to exercise the next day.
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Exercise and carbohydrate-rich diets
In exercise, carbohydrate-rich diets are often recommended to promote recovery and maximise performance.
However, research suggests such foods may not help exercise recovery. There is a...
Typical sport nutrition guidelines
Since late 1960, the energy status of muscles is deemed to be important in exercise performance.
Since carbohydrate is the preferred energy source for muscle contraction during intense exercise, sports nutrition guidelines recommend eating carbohydrate-rich food to maximise performance. The guidelines suggest eating one gram of carbohydrate for every kilogram of your body mass, each hour for four hours.
Nutrition affects performance and recovery
- Recovery describes the processes inside the muscles that are stimulated by the stress of exercise sessions. These processes build up and result in increased endurance and muscle growth.
- Exercise performance describes the ability to perform exercise at a specific intensity and duration.
The current nutritional recommendations for performance may not be ideal for promoting recovery.
The Power Of The Moon On Humans
- The belief of the moon's power to drive the emotions and feelings of human beings is well-documented.
- Lunacy is the word describing madness, directly connecting it to ...
The Effects Of The Lunar Cycle
- Human beings tend to have disturbed sleep during full moon nights, even if they are not aware of the fact and didn’t see it.
- Many studies for research the effect of the lunar cycle on human beings produced mixed results.
- For every study that confirms the phenomenon, there are also many studies that debunk it.
- The effect of the cycle on tides suggests that it can affect our bodies, which are 60 percent water.
- Animal bite incidents double during full moon days, something that has perplexed researchers.
Full Moon Effect: Confirmation Bias
Many claims that link a change in human and animal behaviour during full moon nights may be related to confirmation bias, a tendency to fit new information into something that is already believed to be true.
The idea of the full moon creating havoc in our minds, making us sleepless and violent is a legend that went mainstream, and could likely be stories of just a few people who are affected by the lunar force, and need to be studied more.