guest blog by: Michael J. Ormsbee, Lillie Renteria, and Casey Greenwalt. Most people believe eating before sleep makes you accumulate fat because you are resting for multiple hours after you eat. However, research suggests this to be untrue with pre-sleep protein consumption. Why protein presleep? Protein consumption is important to facilitate protein synthesis, promote lean muscle growth, improve strength, recover from exercise, as well as maintain and improve metabolic and

Jet lag can be a problem for athletes who travel across time zones. Excessive fatigue and disturbances of the athlete's body clock can have effects on feelings of fatigue and performance. What exactly is jet lag? and what can we do about it? Below is an interview with Dr Shona Halson and Prof Neil Walsh based on a multi-author review paper on sleep and jet lag that was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (1). What is jet lag exactly and what causes it

Sleep is essential for recovery of the brain and body, yet many athletes have problems falling asleep or may wake up during the night, then wake up in the morning not well rested. A new critical review was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine this week, in which a number of experts evaluate the evidence on sleep for athletes. Here is an interview with 2 of those authors: Dr Shona Halson and Prof Neil Walsh. Sleep is always linked to recovery, but exactly does i