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Burning fat instead of sugar

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heebiejeebie Jul 2012 9:09pm, 2 Jul 2012 2,434 posts	Quote Pin heebiejeebie I vaguely remember reading something, somewhere, about training yourself to burn fat instead of relying on knocking back gels during marathons. Anyone know what article I saw and where to find it?
plodding hippo Jul 2012 9:11pm, 2 Jul 2012 43,185 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo Stu Mittelman says this.he bthinks its mostly in the head cant link to an article though, sorry His book is Slow Burn
.B. Jul 2012 9:15pm, 2 Jul 2012 2,227 posts	Quote Pin .B. There was a scientist talking about this on TalkUltra podcast training talks in episodes 10 and 11 (more in episode 10 I seem to remember)
Velociraptor Jul 2012 9:18pm, 2 Jul 2012 20,918 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Probably my blog
heebiejeebie Jul 2012 9:18pm, 2 Jul 2012 2,435 posts	Quote Pin heebiejeebie Might have been
The_Saint Jul 2012 9:46pm, 2 Jul 2012 5,340 posts	Quote Pin The_Saint Isn't this just another way of saying "You'll hit the wall early but you can get used to it" ? I think Noakes, his students the Science of Sport in their book "The Runners Body" and Katch, Katch and McArdle in their magnum opus "Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance" all tackle why this is wishful thinking
heebiejeebie Jul 2012 9:47pm, 2 Jul 2012 2,436 posts	Quote Pin heebiejeebie Ta
heebiejeebie Jul 2012 9:48pm, 2 Jul 2012 2,437 posts	Quote Pin heebiejeebie (pass the magic wand)