Levers et al.  Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 13/1/22, 2016 Background The purpose of this study was to determine whether short-term supplementation of a powdered tart cherry supplement prior to and following stressful endurance exercise would affect markers of muscle damage, inflammation, oxidative stress, and/or muscle soreness. Methods 27 endurance-trained runners or triathlete (21.8 ± 3.9 years, 15.0 ± 6.0 % body fat, …

The first article from the Qatar National Research Foundation international  collaboration to reduce hamstring injuries in soccer players entitled “Individual Muscle use in Hamstring Exercises by Soccer Players Assessed using Functional MRI” has just been published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine.   The collaboration involves researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, FC Barcelona, the Aspire Academy in Qatar, …

Many thanks to all of the faculty and students who attended the 2016 Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Spring Lecture Tour from April 4-8, 2016 at West Texas A&M University, the University of Texas – Rio Grand Valley, the University of Texas at El Paso, Rice University, and Tarleton State University.  Below are links to the …

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Effects of powdered Montmorency tart cherry supplementation on an acute bout of intense lower body strength exercise in resistance trained males

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