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By Cliff on August 18, 2010 |
In late July, I gave a small presentation about the importance of nutrition to an endurance athletes. I covered most of the important topics like what to eat before, during and after. Also, what to eat for the rest of the day (is there anything else?!).
The basis of the presentation was how [...]
By Cliff on July 29, 2010 |
Is there such a thing as healthy candy? I don’t think so… Wikipedia’s definition of candy is: a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added. The word candy comes from the Sanskrit meaning “piece of sugar”. Hard to believe any food item which is defined [...]
By Cliff on July 2, 2010 |
If your going to read anything about fluid intake, please start here. There is a lot of information on the web offering their opinion about how much is recommended. It’s all controversial; how can a fluid intake be given without knowing your height, weight, sweat rate or even intensity?! Plus the ranges of fluid intake [...]
By Cliff on June 23, 2010 |
About 5 years ago, phytochemicals were the newest word in the health industry world. Boasting its life saving qualities that will save humans from a common cold to cancer. Now, with more research being done, phytochemicals have lost a bit of their steam.
Before the product review, what are phytochemicals? Phtyo means from [...]
By Cliff on June 21, 2010 |
Labelled as “Organic Fuel” for the mind, body and soul, Steaz Energy drink, is just another can full of sugar except costs twice as much ($1.99). This product can be found in the organics section at your grocery store. Over 80% of the ingredients are organic so there allowed to market it as such. However, [...]
By Cliff on May 17, 2010 |
The weeks have flown by since my last race in California 70.3. My time has been filled with a lot of training but even more with soul searching; where to next?
Racing has started to become a large portion of my life, especially in the absence of a true 9-5 white/blue collar job. Getting [...]
By Cliff on May 15, 2010 |
Protein/Carbohydrates/Fat
This week I’m paying careful attention to how my body reacts to a 30/50/20 diet. On Monday, I plugged the percentages into Excel to see how much of each I’d have to consume at each meal. Here’s the breakdown:
Calories Protein Carbs Fat 3000 900 1500 600 gms 225 375 67
The 3000 [...]
By Cliff on May 10, 2010 |
There are not many people I know that enjoy the early morning sessions. I’m talking the suns not up, the street lights are on and your eye lids still have “sleepies” in the corners. Getting the quality nutrients in before hitting the gym or going out fora run can at least make you [...]
By Cliff on May 6, 2010 |
When people think of a potato the first image that usually goes into their heads is fried. Deep fried, shoved into a little cardboard container and then heavily salted. Salvitating yet? No, me either.
The potato got a bad rap. Its a shame because post workout this vegetable can be a great recovery [...]
By Cliff on April 30, 2010 |
Good Morning Cliff. As a triathlete that also has to be careful what I eat on race day, I have struggled with this. What do you use for longer races, like 3 1/2 to 4 hours? If you read my post last year on the KTown Tri, I note that gels are only easily [...]
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