Athletic Performance
Hangovers: Why They Happen, What Helps, and How to Recover Safely
A hangover is a collection of symptoms that can occur after alcohol intake, usually as blood alcohol levels fall toward zero. Symptoms may include headache, nausea, fatigue, thirst, dizziness, light sensitivity, sound sensitivity, poor concentration, stomach upset, irritability, anxiety, low mood, sweating, shakiness, and reduced exercise performance.
Treatment Options for Thyroid Disorders To Optimize Health and Physical Performance
Thyroid hormone affects nearly every tissue in the body. It helps regulate resting metabolic rate, body temperature, heart rate, cholesterol metabolism, bowel motility, brain function, menstrual function, muscle performance, tendon and connective tissue turnover, and energy production inside cells.
Ischiofemoral Impingement: A Commonly Missed Cause of Hip and Pelvic Pain
Ischiofemoral impingement is a condition where the space between the ischium, which is part of the pelvis, and the lesser trochanter of the femur becomes too narrow. The quadratus femoris muscle sits in this space. When the space becomes compressed, the quadratus femoris can become irritated, painful, swollen, or weakened.
Training the Uninjured Side During Recovery: How Cross-Education Helps Preserve Strength
When an arm or leg is immobilized after an injury, surgery, fracture, tendon repair, or joint problem, the goal is usually to protect healing tissue. Casting, bracing, slings, boots, and surgical restrictions can all be necessary parts of recovery. The problem is that immobilization also creates a rapid loss of strength, muscle size, coordination, and neuromuscular control.
Peptides: A Comprehensive Scientific Guide for Patients
Peptides represent an important advance in modern medicine. Some peptide-based drugs have changed clinical care in meaningful ways, including treatments used for diabetes, weight management, osteoporosis, endocrine disease, and other serious conditions.
MTHFR in Fatigue, Brain Fog, and Athletic Performance
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a gene involved in folate metabolism and methylation, a set of reactions that support DNA synthesis, red blood cell production, neurotransmitter balance, and amino acid metabolism.
Saunas and Your Health: How Heat Therapy Supports Heart, Brain, and Recovery
A sauna is a small heated room, usually kept between 150 and 195°F, where you sit and let your body warm up. In a dry Finnish sauna, the air is hot and low in humidity. Your skin temperature rises, blood vessels open, and you begin to sweat.
Periodization: How to Plan Training for Peak Results
Periodization is a way to organize training across months and weeks so that volume, intensity, and skill work change in a planned sequence. The goal is steady gains, lower injury risk, and a timed peak for competition or performance testing. In research, periodized programs consistently beat non-periodized programs for strength gains across ages and training backgrounds.
Stretching for Strength, Mobility, and Recovery
Stretching plays a critical role in improving flexibility, reducing the risk of injury, and supporting recovery after intense training or activity. By enhancing your joint range of motion and movement efficiency, stretching helps your body perform better and feel better. When done consistently, stretching supports healthy posture, balanced muscle tone, and long-term joint health.
Strength Training: A Comprehensive Guide to Using Science to Build Muscles
This guide, which is based on extensive peer-reviewed scientific studies, is designed to provide a detailed description of the science and practical applications of strength training and muscle hypertrophy. It is designed to be a master class in everything related to strength training, from the biology to the practical aspects. There are a lot of myths and pseudoscience in the field of strength training, and our goal is to provide our patients and the public with a comprehensive guide to understanding the science of strength and endurance training, and how to incorporate this into your workout routine.