August 2023 No Fear— Aminos are Here! A significant fraction of individuals in the world of exercise partakes in essential amino acid (EAA) supplementation. These little building blocks of protein promote muscle performance, muscle recovery, and muscular gains. With this in mind, could EAA supplementation aid in recovery from a total knee replacement (TKR)? ARead More
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REAL News – August 2020
August 2020 HIIT vs MICE: Which is best for the Arteries? High blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness often accompany aging. We kind of know that cardio exercise is good for the former but which type of exercise is good for both? A Canadian study investigated the acute effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT)Read More
REAL News – January 2019
January 2019 Within-Session Muscle Confusion Helps Older Adults Muscle confusion – the concept of doing pretty high intensity exercises in rapid sequence varying body parts and muscle groups – is a 21st century marketing pitch. Periodization – the idea that a training program should be divided into various elements on daily, weekly or monthly basisRead More
On Intermittent Fasting: Better than other low-cal diets?
There are many ways to diet for weight loss but every single one of them require reducing caloric intake. Every diet, every diet book, and every diet guru merely promotes a way of making calorie reduction palatable. This is done by making recipes that supplant the many trigger foods or components, like sugar, fats, whiteRead More