PRISE - Protein & Supplement Timing, Resistance & Interval Training, Stretching & Endurance Training: Principles to Nourish Yourself and Promote Athletic Performance
If your goal is to avoid the Dad or Mum body or you want to be a jack-of-all-traits fitness athlete, the training protocol Arciero et al. (2015) suggest in their latest review is for you. If you want to be a power-lifter, bodybuilder, sprinter, footballer or whatever else, the recommendation to diversify your regimen is good, but the exact protocols may be too unspecific. Ok, let's get that straight: I don't like the word "optimal" and I doubt that there's anything "optimal" about general suggestions as they are provided in a recent paper by scientists from the Skidmore College and the A. T. Still University (Arciero. 2015). That doesn't mean, though, that the PRISE concept, which incorporates timed-daily protein (P) intake and all four of the major fitness components, i.e. resistance (R), interval sprints (I), stretching (S), and endurance (E) training was bogus to begin with. As Arciero et al. point out many "sports nutrition recommendat...