In this one, mouth rinsing, regardless of the type of solution (either carbohydrate or a placebo), enhanced endurance running performance for trained runners in a warm-humid environment when compared to no rinsing.
- However, there was no ergogenic beneft of rinsing a carbohydrate solution when compared to a placebo solution.
- "The improvement in exercise performance in the mouth rinsing trials observed in this study is believed to be attributed to the reduction of perception of effort...
"...and maintenance of the perception of arousal feeling without alteration in cardiovascular and thermoregulatory responses...
"...In the present study, lower RPE values were reported in both CHO and PLA when compared to the CON trials at the beginning and intermediate stage during TTE exercise suggesting the act of mouth rinsing provides some relief to the participants."
Carbohydrate mouth rinse is no more effective than placebo on running endurance of dehydrated and heat acclimated athletes
The findings of this one suggest indicate no individual or additive benefit of higher dietary quality on working memory during a 2-year calorie restriction period in healthy adults without obesity and a mean age of 38.1 years.
- The study tried to evaluate the association between dietary quality and spatial working memory in healthy adults without obesity (aged 21–50 y) during a 2-year calorie restriction intervention.
- Two dietary pattern indices with different underlying principles were used: 1) the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), which is a validated tool designed to assess the inflammatory potential of individual diets...
In this one, an 8-hour time-restricted eating (TRE) protocol was not associated with additional benefits for reducing intrahepatic triglyceride content, body fat and metabolic risk factors compared with daily calorie restriction in adults with obesity and NAFLD.
- All participants were instructed to follow a diet of 1500 to 1800 kcal/d for men and 1200 to 1500 kcal/d for women.
- The diets were composed of 40% to 55% carbohydrate, 15% to 20% protein, and 20% to 30% fat.
In this one, low-load (30–40% 1RM) ballistic exercise was found to be more effective in inducing a delayed neuromuscular potentiation effect and improve ballistic performance after 24 hours compared with high-load (≥85% 1RM) traditional resistance exercise.
- Ballistic exercise was associated with improved CMJ performance after 24 hours.
- Interestingly, the high-load traditional resisistance exercise protocol was not effective in improving neuromuscular performance after 24 hours.
The findings of this one suggest that persistent de novo lipogenesis during fasting may at least partly explain impaired fasting ketogenesis in metabolic syndrome, which appears to be the consequence of reciprocal regulation of DNL and β-oxidation.
- Forty non-diabetic individuals with and without a history of NAFL were recruited for this study.
- Lipogenesis remained detectable in a subset of individuals after a 24 hour fast, including some subjects without hepatic steatosis or other hallmarks of metabolic syndrome.
This one suggests that a supinated grip during the biceps curl may be superior in eliciting the greatest excitation for both biceps brachii and brachioradialis during the concentric phase of the lift.
- This study analyzed the level of excitation of the biceps brachii and brachioradialis during the ascending and descending phase of the biceps curl performed with three different handgrips (supinated, pronated, and neutral).
- Both biceps brachii and brachioradialis exhibited greater levels of excitation with the supinated compared to the pronated and neutral handgrip.
This narrative review tries to determine the potential impact of dietary Arginine and citrulline supplements, including citrulline malate, on cardiovascular health and exercise performance.
- "Taken together, the results of studies conducted on both recreational athletes and trained athletes show that supplementing with 0.075 g or 6 g of Arg per kg body weight did not enhance physical performance and perceptual feeling of exercise or increase NO synthesis...
"...In addition, consuming 2.4 to 6 g of Cit per day for 7 to 16 days of various NSs increased NO synthesis, improved athletic performance, and reduced feelings of exertion...