Ketone supplements worsen performance in trained endurance athletes, researchers find
Kinesiologists at McMaster University have found ketone supplements, used by some athletes hoping to cross the finish line faster, may in fact worsen performance. The new study, published in the latest print edition of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, tackles contradictory research findings related to the effectiveness of ketone supplements, which […]
Colorful fresh foods improve athletes’ vision: Visual range is a critical asset for top athletes in almost any sport
Nutrition is an important part of any top athlete’s training program. And now, a new study by researchers from the University of Georgia proposes that supplementing the diet of athletes with colorful fruits and vegetables could improve their visual range. The paper, which was published in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, examines how a group […]
Who Should Trans Athletes Compete Against?
The debate over transgender athletes is often framed as one between two opposing sides. One side suggests that biology is of paramount importance in sport, that the biological differences between transgender women and cisgender women provide the former group with unfair advantages, and that if women are to succeed in sport, then trans women must […]
Naomi Osaka’s Mental Health Crusade
Naomi Osaka is finding support from fellow athletes after withdrawing from the French Open in order to protect her mental health.
Exotic quantum particles — less magnetic field required: Research paves the way for future quantum devices and applications
Exotic quantum particles and phenomena are like the world’s most daring elite athletes. Like the free solo climbers who scale impossibly steep cliff faces without a rope or harness, only the most extreme conditions will entice them to show up. For exotic phenomena like superconductivity or particles that carry a fraction of the charge of […]
Imagining future guilt helps athletes turn away from doping
Appealing to athletes’ sense of ‘future guilt’ through psychological intervention could prove a powerful weapon in the fight against doping, according to a new study. Researchers discovered that making elite athletes picture how guilty they might feel about using banned performance enhancing drugs produced a more powerful initial reaction than initiatives educating sportspeople about the […]