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Ironman Wisconsin, on Mountain Dew and fried pies!

3 September, 2007 (04:38) | Ironman, Ironman Wisconsin, Nutrition | No comments

Part of what makes my job interesting and challenging is the fact that everyone is different.  What works for me may not work at all for you.  This holds true for training as well as fueling.  This point is driven home every time I go out with my training partners. 
 
John Behme has prepared himself to [...]

Recovery

27 August, 2007 (07:24) | Nutrition | No comments

Dan Campo getting some much needed rest!

I have several thoughts about recovery, but one thing you will gather after reading my post is the fact that I try to keep the information as streamed lined and simple as possible you see I believe that writing too much doesn’t clarify things it only confuses them. [...]

Electrolytes (Sodium) for Dummies

18 August, 2007 (07:38) | Nutrition | No comments

OK this is as technical as I will ever get. In fact I may have to go and take a nap when I ‘m finished writing!
Everyone that trains and races knows the importance of electrolytes but not many people understand what their purpose is. In a nut shell electrolytes control the functions of your [...]

Fueling for Dummies (Race Day)

13 August, 2007 (15:27) | Nutrition | 1 comment

Above John Behme (human garbage disposal) fuels on fried pie and God knows what else!
I will make this as short and simple as possible. The main focus of this article is what type and how many calories are needed per hour of Triathlon training and racing. I will spend more time on additional components [...]

Triathlon (Daily fueling)

11 August, 2007 (07:25) | Nutrition | No comments

When it comes to evaluating and determining protocols for performance no one likes data more than I do. Heart rate, watts historical race splits on and on but for some reason when it comes to every day eating I don’t want to have to calculate everything that goes into my mouth. For me the easiest [...]

Balance

31 July, 2007 (07:45) | Nutrition | No comments

Within the triathlon and endurance community I often hear the word “load” thrown around. It is very common to hear athletes talking about Carbo loading or fluid loading. The idea is that before a big race these athletes try to super charge their carbohydrate and fluid stores by taking in larger than normal [...]