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If that's what your PWO meal looks like, you're doing it right. I am sorry it took me so long to complete the follow-up to last week's article about the latest "recovery science" - my real job took a toll... in fact, I still have to hurry and will, therefore, skip a lengthy introduction that won't add to the educative value of today's article, anyway... the only thing I would like to say in advance is: I am going to do my best to decrease the interval between SuppVersity  articles again. Maybe it will comfort you to hear that there are five studies in today's research update - five studies that are not all directly related to exercise recovery and yet still practically relevant for your training and nutrition planning (see "What's the practical implication?" at the end of each bullet-point if you want to read only the gist(s)). Learn more about building muscle and strength at www.suppversity.com Acutely Increased Hormones Don...

Science is a social endeavor. Those who fail to realize that will never reach their full intellectual capacity. As I pointed out two days ago , there were still a lot of studies to discuss in the May 2016 supplement of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise . So, I sat down and went through the rest of them always looking for papers like "Correlations Between Omega-6: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio and Physical and Cognitive Function in Older Adults", which happens to be the one most people asked for, even though it should be hardly surprising that the scientists' analysis of data from 28 older adults simply confirmed what you probably know, anyways: "These preliminary data suggest that dietary omega 6:3 ratio is inversely associated with physical and cognitive function in older adults" (Gurevich. 2016). Now, this does mean that "consuming a diet with a lower omega-6: omega-3 ratio may promote the maintenance of physical and cognitive function in...

No, this is not the first time you read about "battling the rope" and how it could be an excellent form of fat burning and conditioning HIIT training. In my previous article "Want to Get Ripped & Strong? 'Battling the Rope' Could be THE Exercise to Do!" I've already discussed the proven long-term benefits of this intense conditioning exercise | learn more . Usually, I handpick the three best studies for overviews like this , but with the Journal of Strength and Conditioning  research, this is not always easy. With the September issue, only some studies are interesting, and there are no real "blockbuster" that would deserve an article on their own. Don't get me wrong. There's still interesting information, there but I guess what's most interesting is significantly more open to debate than usually. Accordingly, today's research update contains my very personal favorites from September 2015  issue of this journal. Well, m...