MuscleSound worked with MLB and MLS Teams to gauge their Muscle Energy Status (MES) in March as their seasons were just beginning. MES is defined as: A combined value made up of Estimated Fuel Level and Muscle Fuel Rating. A fully fueled and well-rated muscle is at a high (green) Muscle Energy Status, and is then … Continued
Read More »History This active female adopted the Paleo diet in January 2015-July 2015. During that time, she participated in high intensity, moderate-heavy strength training. She felt as if she was constantly feeling sluggish and as if she could not recover adequately to perform in the gym for her next training session. She quit the Paleo diet, adopted a … Continued
Read More »NFL Player Readiness Training Alert Background: This NFL player was monitored pre-training session during team camp. MuscleSound technology was able to analyze the player’s lack of muscle fuel and readiness for this particular session. His overall muscle energy status is a red 39 and his Right RF is red, while the other scanned muscles are … Continued
Read More »History: An MLS team wanted to understand Muscle Fuel levels and make sure their players were ready to perform for each game day. MuscleSound Analysis: MuscleSound’s performance team worked with an MLS team over the course of a season to measure Muscle Energy Status using the Check Readiness Assessment. Results: Improvements in overall team Muscle Energy … Continued
Read More »History: The first of a three-MLB game series in a weekend finished late at night. This player lacked quality sleep that night and felt tired on game day two of the series the following day. MuscleSound Analysis: A Muscle Fuel “Check Readiness” assessment conducted two hours pre-game two showed his Muscle Energy Status to be … Continued
Read More »MuscleSound worked with an MLB team to observe body composition categories for 62 players on the team in order to assess how it plays into overall MuscleHelath. The MuscleSound team created five categories based on fat and lean muscle mass to place each scanned player into. These categories are: Underfat Athletic Fit Healthy Overfat This … Continued
Read More »MuscleSound assessments can help gauge when a player is ready for activity and when additional recovery tools are needed before a competition. History: An MLS player was experiencing considerable hamstring tightness from a game two days prior. MuscleSound Analysis: The red arrow in the figure above corresponds to Pre-Training Muscle Fuel Levels of 33 and … Continued
Read More »Using the Monitor Recovery Assessment, MuscleSound technology helps a patient understand his MuscleHealth on his way back from a knee replacement surgery. History: Patient is 5-weeks post total right knee replacement. He completed several lower body and core exercises, 10 minutes on stationary bike, and 5 minutes walking backwards on the treadmill just prior to … Continued
Read More »Background: During the season this rookie has consistently maintained a high level of muscle energy readiness (as per the chart below). However post training on a particular Friday, he has scored an overall muscle energy value of 53 (teal colored) which is in the average range, while his RF muscles have recorded fuel level have … Continued
Read More »Background: This NFL offensive lineman was first scanned during physical assessments June 2016. The MuscleSound system alerted that he had low values and a low overall fuel rating compared to his peer group within MuscleSound database. These lower ratings continued throughout training camp and pre-season games. MuscleSound Analysis: However leading up to the start of the … Continued
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