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

Background Carbohydrate (CHO) ingestion has an ergogenic effect on endurance training
performance. Less is known about the effect of acute CHO ingestion on resistance training …

Background Pre-exercise meal frequency is commonly believed to impact exercise
performance, but little is known about its impact on resistance training. Objective This study …

Acute morning fasted exercise may create a greater negative 24-hr energy balance than the
same exercise performed after a meal, but research exploring fasted evening exercise is …

The study aims to evaluate the effect of an acute meal and long-term intake of
Mediterranean Diet (MD) on different parameters such as strength, physical performance …

Background: Preexercise food intake enhances exercise performance due, in part, to the
provision of exogenous carbohydrate. Food intake also suppresses hunger, but the specific …

Background: Breakfast is often termed the most important meal of the day. However, its
importance to acute and chronic adaptations to exercise is currently not well summarized …

Sports performance could be affected by placebo and nocebo effects. The last literature
review on placebo and nocebo effects on sports and exercise performance was published in …

Background: The pink color enhances the perceived sweetness, increasing the individuals'
expectation of the presence of sugar/carbohydrate in a beverage. Hence, it is plausible to …

The premise of research in human physiology is to explore a multifaceted system whilst
identifying one or a few outcomes of interest. Therefore, the control of potentially …