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Your gut microbiome consists of trillions of bacteria, but these bacteria are healthy and play a key role in keeping you in good health too. However, you need lifestyle habits that support microbiome health. Here are six gut-friendly habits you should know about.
We tend to think that non-prescription medications we buy at the pharmacy are safe and, surely, they don’t interfere with our workouts, right? Not necessarily so. Two of the most common drugs you can buy at a pharmacy, both analgesics, could interfere with how your muscles adapt to weight training. Find out more.
So many athletes pop an ibuprofen or two when their muscles or joints aches. What impact does this have on muscle hypertrophy? Can taking NSAID of all types interfere with muscle hypertrophy?
There are various strategies for exercise recovery after workout. However, certain approaches could actually interfere with the positive adaptations you get from a workout. Here are three you should know about.
Delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMs, is no fun. If you have very sore muscles, you might be tempted not to train for a few days until they recover. Is this a good idea?
Are you quick to reach for a bottle of ibuprofen when you’re sore from a workout? Ibuprofen, and other NSAID, and exercise don’t always mix. In fact, taking these medications regularly during exercise carries health risks. Find out what these risks are.
