by drkeith | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Another way of looking at endurance–training fueling strategies. The human body can metabolize a number of different substrates as fuels for endurance training and performance. If we look at the relative combustibility of fuels, or the ratio of carbon dioxide expired,...
by drkeith | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been around the distance running scene for a while, you’ll probably have noted this phenomenon. It is often seen in longer races, or long slow runs, where a reasonably talented athlete is ‘there’ one moment, and ‘gone’ the next. This phenomenon particularly...
by drkeith | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
In exercise physiology, there is nothing more ‘obvious’ than the existence of lactic acid, ‘known’ for its debilitating effects on exercise performance. That’s been ‘known’ since 1922, when the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was divided...
by drkeith | Jun 6, 2019 | Training, Uncategorized
Nine years ago I was in the United States, and was talking with a very good Lydiard-based coach who was amazed at the improvement in his athletes’ general immune health and training ability when he replaced their anaerobic threshold tempo run that was formerly done...
by drkeith | May 15, 2019 | Training, Uncategorized
How much sugar does your body really need at any one time? If you believe the manufacturers of sports drinks, athletes need far more glucose than is required for simple good health. Our body is actually designed to run very efficiently on a TOTAL blood glucose of...
by drkeith | Apr 5, 2019 | Energy Systems, Training, Uncategorized
There are two main energy systems and two distinct muscle fibre types involved in all endurance exercise. By far the most important energy system to train for endurance is the vast aerobic fat-burning system. The muscle fibre type most associated with fat-burning...