Training

Your body has a circadian clock that reacts to the time of day, and researchers from Northwestern University theorized that muscle tissue might work this way. This is because muscle cells operate more efficiently during the hours you are normally awake. The study was published in the journal Cell Metabolism.
 
Researchers had lab mice exercise at different times of day. Their muscles turned on genes that help with the adaptation to exercise at night, which is not surprising since mice are nocturnal. Although they can’t say for sure what time of day humans might be able to get the most out of exercise, it’s likely to be at some point between sunrise and sunset. Further research might bring a more conclusive answer.
 
 
Events

This afternoon, Sean Royer will be sampling ON’s uncompromising quality at XSport Fitness, 1163 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville, IL from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Then on Saturday, Jason Powell and Kate Osman will be at the Grand Opening of Built >, 711 Ave. E. in Stafford, TX from 9 AM to 2 PM.
 
On Saturday and Sunday, Michael Rigoni, Ryan Taylor, Amanda Insalaco, Eugene Moore, Frank Fata, Luke Boehm and Steve Cook will be at the Spartan Race Tri-State at the Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, NJ. Also on Saturday and Sunday, Nicole Spitzack will be sampling at the 5th Annual Season’s Beating event at CrossFit SolaFide, 1021 Smokestack Dr. in Clarksville, TN from 8 AM until 5 PM. See you out there.
 
Training

If you play a sport where jump height is important, here’s a tip for your warm up: avoid old school against the joint static stretching. According to a study published in Medicina Dello Sport, the effort can reduce squat jump, countermovement jump and vertical jumping ability.
 
Researchers had 42 athletes and 18 recreationally active adults participate in a low-intensity aerobic warm up for 8 minutes. Some added 6 stretching exercises for lower limb extensor, flexor and adductor muscles, holding each stretch for 20 seconds. Those who did static stretching showed impaired jump height compared to non-stretching subjects.