Performance Tip Of The Week

BEATING THE COMPENSATION EFFECT
I’ve never been hungrier than I was when I trained for Ironman Wisconsin in 2002. I trained hard for that race—up to 20 hours a week—and the harder I trained, the hungrier I became. I like to eat, so for a while I enjoyed the increased eating I needed to do in order to quiet my tummy. But eventually my appetite became an outright burden. I would eat a huge dinner at six o’clock in the evening and 90 minutes later I was hungry again. During the last few weeks... Read more...
ARGININE FOR IMPROVED MUSCLE PERFORMANCE
ARGININE FOR IMPROVED MUSCLE PERFORMANCE
  Improved endurance is a function of three critical processes: 1) the speed in which carbohydrate is absorbed in the stomach, 2) how fast the blood delivers carbohydrate from the... Read more...