During the epic Wimbledon 2010 match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, which lasted 11 hours five minutes, Andy Murray tweeted ‘This is why tennis is one of the toughest sports in the world, this will never ever be matched again’. We look into just how tough competitive tennis really is compared to other sports.
Creatine is a popular supplement used for increasing muscle mass and also recovery from exercise induced muscle damage. Now a study has looked at the effect of combining creatine supplementation and high-intensity interval training (HITT) on cardiorespiratory fitness.
Tags: athlete, cardio, endurance, Fatigue, HIIT, Performance, Phosphocreatine, Sport, Ventilatory Threshold
Posted on August 26th, 2009 in Competitive Sport, Marathons, Running, Sport, Supplements, Training, Treatment
Creatine has become a popular nutritional supplement among athletes and is often taken by people who want to gain muscle mass, but there is increasingly evidence that it may also help in recovering from exercise induced muscle damage. Should endurance athletes start taking creatine supplements too?
After endurance exercise the ideal recovery food must contain both carbohydrate and protein to replenish energy stores and following muscle protein breakdown achieve net protein balance. But what’s the best fuel to use? A research article in this months Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition has a suggestion.
We know that dehydration can affect athletic performance. But did you know the temperature of the drink you hydrate with can affect your performance by 23%.
