Muscle cramping during exercise is a common problem among athletes that involves sudden, involuntary and painful muscle contraction during or after exercise. The occurrence of cramps is quite ...

In new Spanish study appeared in the European Journal of Nutrition about the role of caffeine and fat burning (oxidation).

Athletes use, drinks, gels, bars, fruits and other forms of carbohydrate. But what is the best way to take carbohydrate?

Caffeine is both a drug and a nutrient. A cup of coffee in the morning is used to wake up a cup in the evening is often used to work or study late. Athletes often use it to improve endurance ...

We are constantly bombarded with scary messages about sugar being a silent killer or the cause of obesity. We also hear that athletes need to take gels and drinks that contain sugars. To address this ...

Carbohydrate intake during exercise can enhance endurance exercise performance. but should it be frequent sips or less regular larger amounts?

Guidelines 10 years ago stated that carbohydrate intake during exercise should be 30-60 grams per hour, this developed to intakes of 90 g/h in some situations, but recently a paper was published that ...

Responders and non-responders seem to be popular buzz words in the field of sport science these days. If a study shows no difference on average, people start to look at individual responses.

Female athletes are given sex-specific recommendations for training around the menstrual cycle. This blog describes findings from a recent study to outline whether there is sufficient evidence to make ...

Sodium is said to be important for athletes, and different arguments are used to explain why it is so essential. We will dive into the evidence a little more but the infographic below will already ...

One of the most researched supplements on the market is creatine. Creatine combined with strength training has been shown to consistently help individuals gain more muscle mass, strength, power, and ...

In one of the early blogs on mysportscience, we discussed how many athletes start building a pyramid from the top without a solid foundation. This was triggered by the observation or experience that ...