How Heat Training Changes Endurance, According to Researchers
Heat training expands plasma volume and can lift endurance performance in weeks — modestly, per small trials — but it takes real heat and real caution.
Heat training expands plasma volume and can lift endurance performance in weeks — modestly, per small trials — but it takes real heat and real caution.
Decades of trials point to real strength and power gains from creatine monohydrate — but the effect size depends on who's taking it, and the kidney fears haven't held up.
Low-carb training genuinely rewires fat burning — and in controlled trials with elite endurance walkers, it either matched or slightly worsened race performance.
Training around the menstrual cycle sounds like precision sport science — the studies behind it are too small and too inconsistent to prescribe from yet.
Roughly 3 to 6 milligrams per kilogram of body weight improves endurance and power in most adults — with sleep disruption, not habituation, as the main cost.
Eating protein soon after training helps, but the window is hours wide — and total daily protein matters far more than any clock.