Implications of sleep loss or sleep deprivation on muscle strength: a systematic review

Does sleep deprivation (SD) affect various indices of muscle strength? To Jack’s complete lack of surprise: probably yes. This systematic review investigated 13 studies on the links. Tl;dr: Drop setting those Z’s may be eating into sick gainz bro For background: ·        7-9 hrs sleep per night is recommended for most people ·        Poor quality and duration… Continue reading Implications of sleep loss or sleep deprivation on muscle strength: a systematic review

Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality

Can brief bursts of vigorous activity, like running up stairs, or walking quickly through the shops, reduce all-cause mortality? Yes according to this study. This paper was discussed on a YT channel I follow called Physionic (link to YT and paper in comments). Physical activity was measured via wearables from 25k non-exercisers (UK Biobank data)… Continue reading Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality