This week's research review the machas cover a couple of interesting topics. Can caffeine improve perception of DOMS and performance recovery? And does gender play a difference in the outcomes? How can resistance training benefit breast cancer survivors? We also cover topic with regards to stretching and performance. Is static stretching actually bad for performance?. Listen in as the machas dissect these studies to give some take away applications.
The effect of caffeine ingestion on delayed onset muscle soreness -2013
PMID: 24164961
Effects of caffeine and sex on muscle performance and delayed-onset muscle soreness after exercise-induced muscle damage: a double-blind randomized trial -2019
PMID: 31219772
Resistance training, fatigue, quality of life, anxity in breast cancer survivors - 2021
PMID: 33677463
No Effect of Muscle Stretching within a Full, Dynamic Warm-up on Athletic Performance - June 2018
PMID: 29300214