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Share When I wrote about Methylhexaneamine and Supplement Contamination last fall, I didn’t expect death. Getting banned from your sport is one thing… dying trying is another! In a recent article from the NY Times (if it’s the in the NY Times, it must be true, right? heh heh), they reported the United States Army [...]
Share In Italy and other parts of the world, Carnevale (also known as Mardi Gras) is celebrated 40 days before Easter, which is February 22, 2012 this year. One of the popular treats is the bombe fritte or ciambelle fritte also known as the donut or doughnut. As a former member of Canada’s National Police [...]
Share This article is guest blogged by Brett Warren, a Biochemical Engineer from Force Factor. The Importance of PH Balance in the Athletic Body With all the talk you hear these days about physical fitness, proper nutrition, balanced diet, good body maintenance, energy sustenance, strength, stamina, and staying in shape, how much do you hear [...]
Share 2011 will be remembered as the Year if the Methylhexaneamine positive tests coming directly from products containing Methylhexaneamine or resulting from supplement contamination. I heeded a warning last year in my 4 part series on Sports Drinks. Let’s recap the year in review… 2010 Commonwealth Games women’s 100m winner Damola Osayemi of Nigeria… India [...]
Share This is part 6 of a multi part series. Part 1 was the ESPN radio interview. Part 2 looked at the history of Ethical Cheating or Ergogenic Aids and some of the disgusting food choices. Part 3 discussed coffee and caffeine. Part 4 discussed Nootropics. Part 5 discussed baking soda and beta alanine. Let’s [...]
Share This is part 5 of a multi part series. Part 1 was the ESPN radio interview. Part 2 looked at the history of Ethical Cheating or Ergogenic Aids and some of the disgusting food choices. Part 3 discussed coffee and caffeine. Part 4 discussed Nootropics. Let’s go over some of the common products you [...]
Share This is part 4 of a multi part series. Part 1 was the ESPN radio interview. Part 2 looked at the history of Ethical Cheating or Ergogenic Aids and some of the disgusting food choices. Part 3 discussed coffee and caffeine. Let’s go over some of the common products you can buy today over [...]
Share Below is the audio and video from my radio appearance on ESPN (The Ticket) 1280AM yesterday. Many thanks to Ryan Foran of LivingtheRun.com for having me on the show Wednesday. The co-host is decathlete Paul Terek, a 2004 Olympian and on the USA World Championship team in ’03, ’05, ’07. Maybe I should title [...]
Share This is Part 2 of a multi-part series. Part 1 was Delaying Physical and Mental Fatigue with Phenylalanines & Tyrosine. So, what the heck is Quercetin? This is not be be confused with my Italian correspondent Roberto Quercetani who wrote the book World History of the One Lap Race (1850-2004) (which I highly recommend [...]
Share The consumer market is flooded with increased energy and mental alertness drinks and pills. Phenylalanines claims to promote energy, mental alertness, elevates mood, and enhances concentration. I will attempt to explain how and why this works. Without bringing back bad memories of College Biochemistry, here is the pathway (I’ll skip the enzymes for simplicity): [...]
Share Last year, I wrote about Tips on Preventing Leg Cramps while Sleeping. I also covered this topic briefly in Sports and Energy Drinks: The Complete Guide (start with Part 4 and go backwards from the links). But what about leg cramps while racing? First, what is a leg cramp? It’s a muscle cramp with [...]
Share After 1300 Blog articles, there is still one topic I haven’t addressed. That is: How to Avoid Vomiting or Throwing up after running 400 meters or hard special endurance training session. Actually, the 400 flat is not that painful. It’s the 3 x 325m all out, or split 500’s (300, 200) or even split [...]
Share In a land of secrecy where elite athletes don’t share their secret workouts, let alone their “supplements”, it’s refreshing to see a some elite athletes open up their day to day lives of success and failure. And not about what their dog had for breakfast. Craig Pickering, who could be the next “Great White [...]
Share This is Part 3 of a 3 part series. Part 1 talks about being injury prone. Part 2 talks about expectations. Part 3 are my top recommendations. My Top 7 Recommendations I covered some of these topics two years ago in this article but I’ll elaborate more here. 1. Get Fit First GPP (General [...]
Share Alex Hutchinson’s first book Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?: Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise is officially released today. Congrats to Alex, (being a distance runner), who beat me (a sprinter) in the race to publish their first book. Who the heck is Alex Hutchinson? For [...]
Share It’s a well know fact that some 400 and 800 meter runners use baking soda and/or beta alanine to improve their performances. Whether it’s science or placebo, it’s entirely up to you to decide the ethics of ergogenic aids. In the past, I used to eat pancakes the morning of my races, and purposely [...]
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Do L-Arginine Supplements (Nitric Oxide) Work?
Share Last fall, I started a series on erogenic aids after being a guest on ESPN The Ticket radio show. The big question is how do you define “cheating” vs. “performance enhancement”? I define “performance enhancement” if it’s BOTH safe and legal. If it’s illegal, then it’s called “cheating”. If it’s not safe, well, what [...]