The popularity of natural bodybuilding is increasing; however, evidence-based
recommendations for it are lacking. This paper reviewed the scientific literature relevant to …

An important goal of the athlete's everyday diet is to provide the muscle with substrates to
fuel the training programme that will achieve optimal adaptation for performance …

During postexercise recovery, optimal nutritional intake is important to replenish
endogenous substrate stores and to facilitate muscle-damage repair and reconditioning …

Nutrient timing is a popular nutritional strategy that involves the consumption of
combinations of nutrients--primarily protein and carbohydrate--in and around an exercise …

The pattern of muscle glycogen synthesis following glycogen-depleting exercise occurs in
two phases. Initially, there is a period of rapid synthesis of muscle glycogen that does not …

Strength and power athletes are primarily interested in enhancing power relative to body
weight and thus almost all undertake some form of resistance training. While athletes may …

Provision of dietary amino acids increases skeletal muscle protein synthesis (MPS), an effect
that is enhanced by prior resistance exercise. As a fundamentally necessary process in the …

Recent literature on the biology and medicine of soccer (primarily since 1990) has been
accumulated by a combination of computer searching of relevant databases and review of …

High carbohydrate intakes are commonly recommended for athletes of various sports,
including strength trainees, to optimize performance. However, the effect of carbohydrate …

Nutritional strategies of overfeeding, ingesting carbohydrate/protein before and after
exercise, and dietary supplementation of various nutrients [eg protein, glutamine, branched …