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Enduring Questions: Drink Protein On The Run?
By Amby Burfoot on 12/08/2005 10:59:01
We all know protein is great for post-run recovery, but what about while you're exercising?
that a meal of carbs plus protein (C+P) after exercise boosted the resynthesis of muscle glycogen (your body’s best energy source) more than carbs alone (C). This was an important finding because glycogen resynthesis is the gold standard for measuring
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Enduring Questions: Armstrong vs Marathon: Preview
By Amby Burfoot on 03/07/2006 15:09:52
In the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong devoured riders over 2,000-plus miles. Could he do the same over 26.2? (Non-subscriber preview)
- aerobic fitness, biomechanics, lactic acid, and energy supply - but also less familiar things such as power output and gravitational force. Most important, there's the je ne sais quoi that separates the champs from the chaff.The best runners are incredible
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Enduring Questions: How Lactate Makes A Run Better
By Amby Burfoot on 07/10/2005 09:38:03
It makes your legs burn and can ruin a run, but lactic acid is just misunderstood
used to provide energy, burn dietary carbohydrates, produce blood glucose and liver glycogen, and promote survival in stressful situations."Brooks calls all these goings-on the "lactate shuttle" or "lactate transport system." What he’s saying
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Enduring Questions - Are Free Radicals Harmful?
By Amby Burfoot on 05/12/2006 11:18:36
Should you be afraid of free radicals? Running produces them, illness is caused by them, antioxidants combat them. Or maybe not
of apples and red onions. He won't discuss the preliminary results, but hints that "the current trend, if it continues and is replicated, could make people sit up and take notice".One American company, FRS Energy, has already begun to promote quercetin. Its
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Enduring Questions: Is Chocolate Good For You?
By Amby Burfoot on 14/05/2007 12:17:13
Chocoholics rejoice - there's increasing evidence that a little of the brown stuff does more good than harm
compared to two other sports-specific recovery drinks," says Dr Emma Stevenson, Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Nutrition at Northumbria University.On three separate days, nine male cyclists did an energy-depleting exercise session, followed by four hours
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It's Good To Walk
By Amby Burfoot on 05/05/2002 15:49:01
A simple training technique can increase your endurance and calorie-burning, decrease injuries and maybe even help you to run faster
, enjoyable (and effective) way to run. It’s worth a try, isn’t it? Amby Burfoot is Editor of Runner's World US.
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Enduring Questions: Armstrong vs The Marathon
By Amby Burfoot on 03/07/2006 14:23:22
In the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong would devour riders over 2,000-plus miles. Could he do the same over 26.2?
- aerobic fitness, biomechanics, lactic acid, and energy supply - but also less familiar things such as power output and gravitational force. Most important, there's the je ne sais quoi that separates the champs from the chaff.The best runners are incredible
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Enduring Questions: Marathon Drinking - How Much?
By Amby Burfoot on 07/02/2006 16:10:10
You used to worry about not being hydrated enough. But recent studies say that too much could be far worse. What's the truth?
the blood rapidly, and provide water, energy and electrolytes. It’s the incessant drumroll – drink more, drink still more – that rankles.In Noakes’s view, short-term dehydration isn’t an illness or health threat, but a condition of human existence. He
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Start Running Now: Our Get-Going Guide
By Amby Burfoot on 01/01/2010 15:21:23
Anyone can become a runner - never mind the excuses, the weather or the bag of crisps calling your name. Here, a team of experts shows you how
.Inspiration | Nutrition | Injury Prevention | Gear | TrainingINSPIRATIONMake all the excuses you want. Then get on with it You don't have time; you don't have the energy; it's too cold/hot/rainy; the dog ate your shoelaces. Uh-huh. Now go out and run. Online running coach
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