High muscle glycogen content improves an athlete’s work capacity. Muscle glycogen appears to provide feedback to the central nervous system, acting as a type of regulator, with higher muscle glycogen content resulting in athletes’ self-selection of higher paces in...
Glycogen values highlight biomechanical variances in world-class athletes. MuscleSound® data from pre and post-workout muscle scans can highlight significant glycogen depletion differences in world-class athletes. The following graph shows an example of MuscleSound...
Is your athlete ready to train or compete with the highest possible energy stores right now? Is your athlete’s recovery routine (rest and nutrition) sufficiently replenishing his/her energy stores? Understanding your athlete’s energy stores and recovery can help you...
When is a safe time for sugar? There has been a significant increase in metabolic diseases over the past 30 years, with incidence rates now reaching global pandemic levels. During this time, consumption of fructose has also increased, which is alarming because...
By Matt Kasten In the modern sports world, the emphasis placed on proper training, nutrition, and recovery has never been greater. The days of Ruthian-esque preparation have been deemed obsolete for decades, and while the pregame consumption of hot dogs and beer until...
