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Recovery is key to muscle growth in resistance training. New study finds soy protein supplementation blunts Testosterone response in recovery and Whey protein blunts cortisol response in recovery. Conclusion: Whey protein to blunt cortisol response in recovery will aid anabolic recovery.

nice review of the evidence of n-3, particularily DHA, in concussions and concussion recovery.

Recovery period of Ironman triathlon associated with significantly increased inflammatory response.  The vast majority is resolved by day 5 in this study, though low-grade inflammation persisted beyond day 5.  Cortisol was significantly elevated and Testosterone was significantly decreased in the early recovery period.  Muscle damage and significant inflammation is a prominent finding in the recovery phase of a triathlon.

only abstract available here.  Carbs, particularly high glycemic cars are helpful in recovery.  Carbs in the recovery are ket to restoration of muscle glycogen.  Immediate supplementation aids glycogen restorations compared to > 2 hours.  At 24 hours, there is no difference between early < 2h and delayed >2h; peak glycogen occurs at 24 h in this study.

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editorial discussion of the benefit of vitamin D in mitochondrial function.   Those in the vitamin D repletion arm of the study had a quicker recovery time to restored phospho-creatinine levels.  The quicker the recovery of phospho-creatinine levels, the shorter recovery phase and the likely improvement in athletic performance.

T3 in the post MI individual decreases the MI infarct size and the progression to heart failure. What is really  interesting about this study is that the T3 induced mitochondrial biogenesis and activity which is a great thing in recovery of MI and also in disease i.e. cancer.  However, it appears to increase HIF-1alpha and angiogenesis which is stimulated by retrograde signaling.  There is a muddied picture here.  Because T3 stimulates oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondria biogenesis which is favorable for health.  However, in this study of rats, it induced HIF-1alpha and angiogenesis in post MI, which is favorable to recovery, yet this is unfavorable for cancer.    Yet oxidative phosphorylation is favorable to cancer prevention/elimination and MI recovery.

"Heavy resistance exercise" associated with acute increase in TT and fT in men.  No changes were see in basal T and fT in recovery or AR.  The recovery phase was estimated to take 6 days.

Here is a study that goes against current dogma.  Ice in recovery for eccentric exercise slowed muscle damage repair and prolonged recovery.

Whey protein is beneficial as supplementation for resistance training recovery. This study found the addition of a leucine metabolite, beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, and the carbohydrate Isomaltulose before, during, and after high intensity exercise further augmented recovery.

competition versus recovery period in wrestling reveals different salivary hormone ratios. Competition results in low Testosterone to cortisol ratio versus the recovery phase which was found to be associated with a high testosterone to cortisol ratio.

salivary hormone evaluation reveals cortisol increases during athletic  competition due primarily to a increase in salivary cortisol production.  The result is a decrease in T:C ratio during competition.  In the recovery phase, cortisol decreases to baseline, but the testosterone rises above baseline, thus increasing the T:C ratio in the recovery phase.  This lasted up to 5 days in this study.

Recovery doesn't just relate to exercise; recovery relates to travel.

this study looked at salivary testosterone and cortisol in exercise recovery.  They found a low T/C ratio in this athletes.  This is a catabolic state.  A normalization of the a low T/C ratio will increase muscle recovery and should improve performance.  Testing was with saliva

Very interesting article.  Early Progesterone treatment, in animal model, shown to improve neuropathic pain recovery.  This is by no means the first study to show this.  This has been shown numerous times in TBI, but the timing of therapy was the purpose of this article.  What is very interesting here is that the metabolites implicated here in the recovery are the same metabolites implicated in an increased tumor potential.

mouse study finds prolonged recovery in DHA deficient mice compared to controls.

Nice study and review of other studies that looked at post-exercise recovery strategies. This authors conclusion, and I concur, is that a mixture of carb 0.8 g/kg and protein 0.2 g/kg mixture immediately and 2 hours post is the best to restore glycogen stores and promote an anabolic state

Creatine supplementation shown to improve muscle recovery in injury.  The dosing included the standard loading dose at 0.3 g/kg of body weight divided in multiple doses.  Maintenance was at 0.1 g/kg of body weight.

Could Ginger be aid in recovery?  Results are mixed.  Study finds 4 g of ginger improves strength in muscle recovery, yet no change in muscle biomarkers.

Carbohydrates required to restore muscle/liver glycogen stores.  This older article, abstract available, points to 8-10 grams of carbohydrates/kg body weight.  Though repletion of glycogen stores can occur, recovery of muscle performance may require longer time.  Studies have point to 4-6 days.