List of conditioning articles

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  Muscles are made of amino acids | Functions and breakdown mechanisms of BCAAs and essential amino acids

  2025.12.03

  This book explains the role and mechanisms of muscle-building amino acids and BCAAs, as well as the necessary amount of protein intake. It also explains the relationship between exercise-induced muscle breakdown and a decline in physical condition.

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  [Explanatory video] A must-see for athletes who are engaged in hard training! Learn about the "abdominal damage" that causes fatigue / Learn with illustrations

  2024.06.10

  Have you ever felt that your fatigue and lethargy were getting stronger and stronger during hard training and that it was hard to get rid of? When this happens, inflammation is occurring in your body. The stomach, especially the intestines, is a part that is easily damaged...

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  [Digest video] Why does exercise cause damage to the stomach? / Learn with illustrations

  2024.06.10

  In order to avoid fatigue and poor performance during exercise, it is important to prevent "abdominal damage." In this video, we will explain in an easy-to-understand manner with illustrations the causes of abdominal damage during exercise and the points to be careful about.
  

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  [Digest Video] For damage to the body and stomach, learn with illustrations about "Cystine-Glutamine Mix"

  2024.05.27

  Long hours of practice or hard training can damage your body and stomach. This can cause fatigue and lethargy during exercise. In this video, we'll explain with easy-to-understand illustrations the causes of damage to the body caused by exercise and the amino acids you can use to prevent it.

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  [Explanatory video] Deal with fatigue and lethargy! For damage caused during exercise, use "Cystine-Glutamine Mix" / Learn with illustrations

  2024.05.27

  The "fatigue" felt during exercise is related to damage occurring within the body. "Cystine-Glutamine Mix," a combination of two amino acids, has been shown to be effective in reducing damage to the stomach caused by exercise...

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  [Digest Video] Strength and Conditioning Coach Mikio Numata and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Dietitian Haruka Suzuki "Peaking for university swimmers"

  2024.04.23

  We interviewed Mikio Numata, who is the training coach for the Toyo University Swimming Club and the Japan national swimming team, and currently serves as a training coach for the High Performance Support Program at the National Institute of Sports Sciences, Japan Sport Council, and Haruka Suzuki, a registered dietitian involved in Ajinomoto Co.'s Victory Project®, a nutritional support program for top athletes. We asked them about the training, nutrition, and conditioning required for competitive swimmers.