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Built to Explode
J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Mar 10. [Epub ahead of print] Examining Different Aspects of Functional Performance Using a Variety of Bench Throw Techniques.
Train Through Muscle Pain
Reference:Nosaka, K. and Newton, M. Repeated eccentric exercise bouts do not exacerbate muscle damage and repair. J Strength Cond Res. 2002 Feb;16(1):117-22.
Nosaka, K., et al. Delayed-onset muscle soreness does not reflect the magnitude of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2002 Dec;12(6):337-46.
Inflamed Results
Reference/source: http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/curcumin/
Feed Your Discs
Reference/source: Li X, Phillips FM, An HS, Ellman M, Thonar EJ, Wu W, Park D, Im HJ. The action of resveratrol, a phytoestrogen found in grapes, on the intervertebral disc. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Nov 15;33(24):2586-95.
Food Quiz
Elliott, T. A., et al. Milk ingestion stimulates net muscle protein synthesis following resistance exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 Apr;38(4):667-74.
Myth of the Month
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Wang, L., et al. “Alcohol Consumption, Weight Gain, and Risk of Becoming Overweight in Middle-aged and Older Women.” Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(5):453-461.
Fat-Fighting Fiber
Curr Pharm Des. 2010;16(7):825-31.
B(6) Kind to Your Heart
Shen, J., et al. Association of vitamin B-6 status with inflammation, oxidative stress, and chronic inflammatory conditions: the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Feb;91(2):337-42.
Violent Sleeper?
Weaver, E., et al. The effect of presleep video-game playing on adolescent sleep. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 6(2):184-189, 20, 2010.
Kiss Me
Kirshenbaum, S. K*I*S*S*I*N*G. New Scientist 201(2685):42, 2009.
Free Radic Biol Med. 2010 Jan 15;48(2):342-7.
Miller, D. “Oral bioavailability of creatine supplements: Is there room for improvement?” Annual Meeting of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2009.
J Sports Sci Med 2010 Sept 8;468-480
J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2010 Jan 5;7:1.