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Burning fat instead of sugar

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heebiejeebie Jul 2012 9:09pm, 2 Jul 2012 2434 posts	0 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 43185 posts	0 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 2227 posts	0 .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 20918 posts	0 Velociraptor Probably my blog
heebiejeebie Jul 2012 9:18pm, 2 Jul 2012 2435 posts	0 heebiejeebie Might have been
The_Saint Jul 2012 9:46pm, 2 Jul 2012 5340 posts	0 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 2436 posts	0 heebiejeebie Ta
heebiejeebie Jul 2012 9:48pm, 2 Jul 2012 2437 posts	0 heebiejeebie (pass the magic wand)

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