by Mary Morton | Jun 11, 2019 | Article Summaries, blog
The big question: Can supplementing with creatine and a mixture of electrolytes (phosphorous, magnesium, calcium, potassium and sodium) increase the absorption of creatine and further increase strength output than creatine alone? Background: At this point, a wide...
by Kristin Lander | Jun 3, 2019 | Article Summaries, blog
“Post-exercise cold water immersion attenuates acute anabolic signalling and long-term adaptations in muscle to strength training.”https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594298/A summary of research“Cold water immersion after exercise is believed to reduce...
by Kristin Lander | May 28, 2019 | blog, Mindset
High achieving people (which is probably you if you are an athlete) often purposely have to live their lives out of balance at times, and that’s ok!!! Social media posts about balance can make us feel like we are doing something wrong. It’s easy to get caught up in...
by Mary Morton | May 22, 2019 | blog, Nutrition, Recovery
The big question: Does supplementing with caffeine and/or creatine help improve performance in skill-related tasks after an athlete has been deprived of a full night’s rest (7-9hrs)? Or better yet, can creatine and/or caffeine increase brain function in sleep deprived...
by Mary Morton | May 6, 2019 | blog, Training
There is a lot of talk about hypertrophy training, but what it is and what the science says about it is unclear. In this article, we break down the different types of training, optimal rep-ranges for hypertrophy, when, and why to incorporate hypertrophy programming...
by Kristin Lander | May 1, 2019 | blog, Mindset
Our Four Biggest Training MistakesWe are the type of ladies that like to learn by fire, and mistakes in training are no exception. It doesn’t matter how many ways we’ve heard something from other people, we tend to have to make the mistakes ourselves before we can...
