Posts related to sports and fitness including ingredients and nutrients.
Nutrition For Basketball Players
A couple of basketball fanatics in the USA were just commenting on a game involving Kansas Jayhawks and how fit these guys must be. It […]
Sport & Fitness
Exercise Capabilities Increased With L-Arginine Consumption
Trying to go the extra mile in the gym means forcing the body to achieve more than might be possible. Sports supplementers take L-Arginine which […]
High Protein Bars Are Really Beginning To Fly
High protein bars are very much part of the mainstream in sports and body-building or muscle-generating products. Anyone hoping to reduce their weight by raising […]
Whey Protein Isolate Packs A Punch
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) powder is one of the best quality nutritional proteins obtainable from any food source, thanks to its full amino acid profile […]
Energy Sustenance – Not Just Caffeine But Theacrine As The New Shout In Sports Performance.
Alkaloids are vitally important ingredients for energy drinks; research continually discloses news about the mechanisms for caffeine in particular and other related substances for providing […]
Whey, Isomaltulose And HMB Together Enhance Muscle Recovery After Strenuous Exercise
HMB (beta-hydroxybeta-methylbutyrate) and whey are both known for their muscle building benefits in athletes doing vigorous exercise. Very few studies however have looked at the […]
Tart Cherry Juice Could Help Marathon Runners After Running By Reducing Respiratory Tract Problems
Tart cherry juice continues to excite sports researchers because of the evidence supporting claims that it helps with muscle recovery following intense exercise. Recent evidence […]
Cherries – Great Juice -For Alleviating Muscle Pain And Inflammation
Cherries have long been a popular fruit, not only when fresh but as a processed fruit for desserts and in the USA, marketeers are steadily […]
D-Pinitol Is A Leading Supplement For Muscle Building
D-(+)-pinitol (3-O-methyl-chirinositol) is becoming an important supplement in both muscle building for sports people and for diabetics in regulating their sugar metabolism. D-Pinitol is extracted […]
Is Sports Performance Really Improved With Alanine Supplementation ?
Competitors looking for advantages will try sports products in the hope of boosting performance or minimising the time to recover. One such ingredient β-alanine has […]
Glutamine For Body Builders
Glutamine (L-glutamine) is recognised as a very important ingredient, an amino acid, in the supplement armoury for the serious body builder and athlete. Whilst we […]
Glucosamine And Maintenance Of Joint Health
Recent news from EFSA has been the rejection of Article 13.5 claims amongst others that there was not enough evidence to link supplementation with glucosamine with the claimed effects […]
Leucine And Muscle Synthesis
One of the most important amino-acids in sports nutrition is leucine which was found recently in a study to increase muscle protein synthesis (MPS) by […]
The Electrolytes That Are Lost In Sweat And Their Replacement In Sports Drinks
The most important electrolytes lost during sweating are sodium, potassium, magnesium and even calcium. The Key Minerals Sodium Sodium is the most abundant in sweat […]
Taurine – Sport Supplement
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