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Supplements Made Simple - Ginseng
By Liz Applegate on 05/06/2000 21:30:49
What is it- and does a runner need it?
ginseng on a group of female athletes. Each athlete took either 200 milligrams of ginseng extract or a placebo daily for 8 weeks. The women then pedaled to exhaustion on stationary bikes while being monitored for performance factors during and immediately
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Q+A: Any energy-giving alternatives to ginseng?
By Jennifer Harper on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
and there are no side effects. Problems start to occur if excessive dosages are taken. The recommended dosage for Panax is 100mg standardised extract twice daily, two weeks on and two weeks off. The usual dosage of standardised extract for Siberian ginseng is 150-450mg
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Other Supplements - A Complete Guide
By Runner's World on 22/12/2002 19:54:49
, nuts and legumes Encourage muscle growth and prevent muscle breakdown May offset protein breakdown in muscles; supplements can increase muscle growth or recoveryCoenzyme Q-10 Helps release energy from food to body's cells Can be made in the body; food
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The Science Of Supplements
By Liz Applegate on 05/06/2002 20:49:54
An A-Z of vitamins, nutrients and 'go-faster' supplements: what do they do, and does a runner need them?
find out if you are deficient in a particular nutrient? Some things make it more likely.Dieting. If you restrict your daily caloric intake to fewer than 1,200, youre likely missing out on several important nutrients.Lactose intolerance. If you can
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RW's BIG Q+A Index
By Runner's World on 28/10/2007 00:00:00
Your questions - our experts
TRAINING: RACINGHow can I avoid stitches in shorter races? Why do I struggle in the last mile of a race? Should racing related deaths be a concern? I run 10Ks. How long should training runs be? Why do I always get sick at 18 miles? Why do I
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Kicking The Habits
By Anita Bean on 16/03/2006 11:29:27
An unbalanced diet could be undoing all the good work you put into your training. Here's how to overcome your nutritional foibles
Pizza Hut individual margherita pan pizza with garlic bread stacks up 1,264kcal, equivalent to two hours and 12 minutes of running for a 70kg person, a KFC chicken fillet burger and fries is 738kcal (one hour and 18 minutes of running), and a Snickers
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