Among all the aspects athletes and trainers neglect is getting the proper amount of sleep to boost the process of muscle recovery. But that’s the time when actual magic happens. Regardless of whatever ...

Sleep is often treated as downtime, a passive break between the real business of being awake. But a new study has revealed that sleep is active, essential biology, showing how the brain uses the night ...

For years, fitness advice has focused on getting at least eight hours of sleep, but sleep quality matters just as much as sleep quantity. You can spend enough time in bed and still sabotage your ...

During sleep, the brain produces growth hormone to help build muscle and bone and reduce fat. UC Berkeley research in mice reveals the brain circuits that regulate growth hormone release, along with a ...

Both the <7h and 7h groups completed 16 training sessions (three times a week for five weeks) using resistance bands. They had 48 hours rest between each session. These sessions included: Lateral ...

UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness. The ...

Having different chronotypes, or being more active in the morning vs. afternoon, may play an important role in preserving muscle mass and strength, and metabolic health, according to a new study.

As every bodybuilder knows, a deep, restful sleep boosts levels of growth hormone to build strong muscle and bone and burn fat. And as every teenager should know, they won't reach their full height ...