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WHAT IS LEUCINE?Leucine is perhaps the most important amino acid and plays an essential role in regulating the adaptation and recovery of muscles.WHAT ARE AMINO ACIDS?There are 20 amino acids that are found naturally in our diets, and these amino aci..

WHAT IS CREATINE MONOHYDRATE AND WHAT IS IT SUITABLE FOR?Do you know what creatine monohydrate is and what exactly it is used for? Nowadays everyone has heard about it and even thought about buying creatine monohydrate without even knowing what it re..

Glycogen is the main source of carbohydrate that is stored in the human body. It is found mainly in muscle and the liver and is the major energy source for moderate and high intensity exercise.What is the structure, function and role of glycogen?Much..

Some athletes always get gastrointestinal issues when they train or compete, while other athletes eat and drink what they want and never have any problems. The symptoms athletes experience are very individual - some feel bloated, some get diarrhoea. ..

It is generally accepted that carbohydrate intake during exercise can improve exercise performance lasting two hours or longer. There are many studies to support this. But there are far fewer studies about the best type of carbohydrate. Not all carbo..

Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in humans, found in muscle and liver tissue, which can be depleted by prolonged exercise. If there is no need to restore glycogen quickly, 24 hours of a high carbohydrate diet is generally enough to restore gly..