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A 2018 meta-analysis of 49 trials and the leading sports-nutrition position stand point to a real number — and it is not the government's baseline recommendation.
A short burst of heavy or explosive work before competing can raise jump and sprint output. The research also says the timing window is narrow and the effect is not guaranteed.
Speed is ground force applied in under a tenth of a second — the mechanics, drills and lifts that change both sides of that equation.
Heavy, progressive lifting is among the best-evidenced tools for protecting bone and muscle after menopause, and the trial results favor intensity over gentleness.