Muscle Building Blog

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study of young soccer players and their thigh-muscle injuries suggests that age, site of injury and how it happened may help determine how long a player will be off the field. quot;It#39;s going to help them get an idea of when these people are going to get back to their game...That#39;s really what an athlete wants to know,quot; said Tim Hewett, head of sports medicine ...

Using a medicine ball during exercise is a great way to build muscle, and it can also help build strength and flexibility. Working out with a medicine ball is something every athlete should do, because it can be more beneficial than using dumbbells.

( University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna ) To counter the loss of muscle mass after hard training people may elect to take various dietary supplements -- legal or otherwise. But what can legally be done to help train sport horses? Recent work at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna has shown that a special mixture of amino acids and proteins is able to prevent muscle breakdown in ...

Experts in regenerative medicine use human nerve, muscle cells to create what they say is world's first replacement sphincter

SAN ANTONIO -- The brave new world of regenerative medicine is helping create entirely new ways to heal injuries. One approach showing promise is a method to regrow muscle. Thousands of U.S. troops have been maimed by attacks and explosions in the war on terror. Corporal Isaias Hernandez is one of them. His right leg was mangled in 2004 in Iraq. He lost 70% of his thigh muscle.   “The whole ...