One of the underlying motifs in the concussion crisis prescribes to the cultural acceptance to play through pain or injury… According to a study conducted by Harvard University and Boston University, just one in every 27 Football Championship Series players report having a diagnosed concussion last year, excluding head injuries like suspected concussions or dings. […]
Pricks. Bloody pricks. Ain’t no one got time for them. And paying up to $90 for a bloody, prick-filled lactate test is just adding insult to injury (well, barely noticeable flesh wound). With full production and shipping still two months away, the demand for BSX Athletics’ lactate threshold wearable continues to increase. On a recent stop in […]
As our nation grows increasingly less healthy, we are becoming more responsive to social issues, especially those concerning health problems. Now tobacco products, one of the most highly debated topics, are on the chopping block in Major League Baseball. In June 2014, the death of first-ballot Hall of Famer, Tony Gwynn, caused by salivary gland cancer, has […]
Mixed Marital Arts is a relatively new sport, but many athletes have adopted the weight cutting practices from older sports like boxing, wrestling and even power lifting. Most of which are tried, tested and supported by scientific research, but none has been as popular as water manipulation. Here, THE PROTEIN WORKS™ Head Sports Scientist, Ross […]
Elite athletes down sports drink to help them reach new heights of performance. But for the average young person, these “health drinks” may cause them to reach new highs –on the bathroom scale.
A new study published in the journal called Obesity suggests that young people who consume one or more sports drinks each day gained more weight over a three-year period than classmates who chose other beverages.
