Rethinking Recovery: Icing and Muscle Regeneration

News Flashes

• Cheap baking soda hack for exercise performance: Sodium bicarbonate acts by attenuating the suppressive effects of acidosis on muscle contractility and elicits an ergogenic effect on muscular endurance, power, and velocity: Ergogenic Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate on Resistance Exercise: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study - take 0.3 g/kg body weight and you can split it into small doses in the 2 hrs. leading up to a workout (e.g. sipping on bicarb water)...13:27

• How to get your body to sleep in later: Here’s a cool way to reset your circadian clock if you find yourself going to bed later than you want. Go and eat a solid breakfast in the morning rather than fasting or skipping breakfast (bonus points if you can include 30 to 40 g of protein, amino acids, or collagen with that meal). Early Time-Restricted Eating Advances Sleep In Late Sleepers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial...33:49

• To ice or not to ice? Some claim that icing will inhibit recovery… But here’s the latest science: To Ice or Not To Ice? Icing Can Promote Muscle Regeneration After Mild Injury...47:07

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