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Burning fat instead of sugar
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Jul 2012
9:09pm, 2 Jul 2012
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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? |
Jul 2012
9:11pm, 2 Jul 2012
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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 |
Jul 2012
9:15pm, 2 Jul 2012
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.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)
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Jul 2012
9:18pm, 2 Jul 2012
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Velociraptor
Probably my blog 
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Jul 2012
9:18pm, 2 Jul 2012
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heebiejeebie
Might have been
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Jul 2012
9:46pm, 2 Jul 2012
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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
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Jul 2012
9:47pm, 2 Jul 2012
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heebiejeebie
Ta
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Jul 2012
9:48pm, 2 Jul 2012
2437 posts
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heebiejeebie
(pass the magic wand)
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