Archive for November 2009
Thanksgiving race, off to Portland, and should we trust Pro coaches just because they’re pro’s?
This will be a kind of update post on everything. HS runners: It was a crazy end of the season. At state, as a team they got 2nd which was a nice improvement. Coming in, getting 3rd was pretty much what we’d expected so moving up one place, the best placing in school history, was…
Read MoreAntioxidants=Overated
I’ve been wanting to write something about this for a while but haven’t quiet had the time. It’s a topic I want to delve into more completely, but for now this short review will have to do. Antioxidants are everywhere. They are being portrayed almost as a super cure. Are they good things? Yes. But…
Read MoreEvidence for Doubling, training in glycogen depleted state
One of the topics that has generated a large amount of response on this blog has been on the debate over singles versus doubles. I thought I’d share some of the current research that may explain why doubles provide a benefit. Some researchers have suggested that training in a fatigued state may enhance subsequent adaptations.…
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