Smelling chocolate could make your leg day workout easier, even on an empty stomach
New evidence suggests that the scent of dark chocolate can enhance strength training performance, even for those exercising on an empty stomach.
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The brief
Research involving students from Malaya University indicates that smelling chocolate can increase the number of repetitions performed during strength training. This effect may assist individuals in lifting heavier weights and making leg day workouts easier.
Coverage from The Times, The Independent, The Telegraph, and Earth.com emphasizes that these benefits occur through smelling the chocolate rather than consuming it. Donga Science specifically highlights the impact on student participants at Malaya University.
Future attention may focus on the extent to which chocolate aroma improves gym performance for those who have not eaten before their workout.
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Quick answers
Do you need to eat chocolate to get these workout benefits?
No, coverage indicates that smelling the chocolate provides the boost and advises not to eat it.
Who participated in the study mentioned in the reports?
Students from Malaya University were involved in the research.
Does this work for those who haven't eaten?
Yes, according to Earth.com, the effect can occur even on an empty stomach.
Coverage (7)
- How chocolate could be the key to better gym performance The Independent · 20h ago
- The smell of dark chocolate could make a leg workout easier, even on an empty stomach Medical Xpress · 20h ago
- Chocolate can set you up for a better workout … just don’t eat it The Times · 20h ago
- Why sniffing dark chocolate will help you lift heavier weights in the gym The Independent · 20h ago
- Chocolate aroma boosts Malaya University students’ strength training reps 동아사이언스 · 20h ago
- The secret to weight-lifting ... smelling chocolate The Telegraph · 20h ago
- Smelling chocolate could make your leg day workout easier, even on an empty stomach Earth.com · 20h ago
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