When it comes to the factors in an athlete's routine that can make a difference in performance, Burns says bicarb might account for 1% of that. Good fueling and nutrition, Burns says, is more like 10% -- maybe 20% or 30%.
And the fueling Kessler uses is Country Time Lemonade and Rice Krispy Treats.
Yeah and Bill Rodgers ate a lot of junk food. It doesn’t matter as much when you are young. But make no mistake, Kessler isn’t going to be on the podium due to Rice Crispy treats and Country Time Lemonade. He has the talent and work ethic to have a chance though.
When it comes to the factors in an athlete's routine that can make a difference in performance, Burns says bicarb might account for 1% of that. Good fueling and nutrition, Burns says, is more like 10% -- maybe 20% or 30%.
And the fueling Kessler uses is Country Time Lemonade and Rice Krispy Treats.
Yeah and Bill Rodgers ate a lot of junk food. It doesn’t matter as much when you are young. But make no mistake, Kessler isn’t going to be on the podium due to Rice Crispy treats and Country Time Lemonade. He has the talent and work ethic to have a chance though.
Did you read it?
Anyways good article, I think it shows a really good alternative to pricey sports nutrition stuff
Yeah and Bill Rodgers ate a lot of junk food. It doesn’t matter as much when you are young. But make no mistake, Kessler isn’t going to be on the podium due to Rice Crispy treats and Country Time Lemonade. He has the talent and work ethic to have a chance though.
Did you read it?
Anyways good article, I think it shows a really good alternative to pricey sports nutrition stuff
I'm more of a chocolate chip cookies and 2% milk guy myself. (Post-workout, of course.)
It's interesting what Geoff Burns says about a 5-10 minute window for fueling post-run. I wouldn't have thought the necessary time to refuel would be that short.
The rice Krispy treats doesn’t surprise me as I’ve heard of athletes fueling with Oreos, stroopwaffles etc. The lemonade surprised me but it looks like it’s sugar not corn syrup. Still, probably Cheribundi (cherry juice) seems better ha if you’re not cash-strapped
the runs not over 7 miles, that is a kind of a novelty. 6 miles x 2 is a good amount certainly of aerobic. and counters the nonsense of the long run in middle distance running, which should be banned as a mainstay for those looking at 326 1500. sure you can do a long run once in a while in build up, for fun or whatever.
i think that similarly some very speed based 800 guys can run 2 or 3 miles, two times per day in winter. along with cross training, and the odd bike/swim aerobic at twenty percent easy.
it is about adaptation. aerobic development works against fast twitch, and Hobbs methods, especially with some kind of quality, looks like a great formula.
with carbs and sugar, it all depends on your metabolism, age, type of traning, volume etc.
sugar rice, has a bit of complex carbs to burn less, and with small fat butter etc, it burns slower. adding just a little butter, things burn slower.
an energy drink with ripe fruits, coffee, amino acids, mix in a little peanut butter and the mixture will deliver energy more evenly and longer.
you don't want too much oily protein as it can mess up high intensity work.
you can add butter to your coffee, a bit, and that's better before the morning run.
"Cam Levins broke the Canadian marathon record yesterday, running 2:09:25 to break Jerome Drayton’s 43-year-old record by 44 seconds. The lead pack went out quickly, but Levins was patient and ran a perfectly paced race, maintaining consistent splits through the entire 42.2K. What was Levins’ nutrition of choice for his race? Country Time Black Cherry Lemonade, as it turns out–no fancy hydrogels for this guy."
"When it comes to the factors in an athlete’s routine that can make a difference in performance, Burns says bicarb might account for 1% of that. Good fueling and nutrition, Burns says, is more like 10% — maybe 20% or 30%."
So, with bad fueling and nutrition, Kessler would be running 4:11-4:32 rather than 3:29 for the 1500?
When it comes to the factors in an athlete's routine that can make a difference in performance, Burns says bicarb might account for 1% of that. Good fueling and nutrition, Burns says, is more like 10% -- maybe 20% or 30%.
And the fueling Kessler uses is Country Time Lemonade and Rice Krispy Treats.
SUGAR, SUGAR, SUGAR. I am 59 now when I was his age racing in collegiate track sugar fueled me most days. I am sure he probably eats a lot of healthy food as well as trains very very hard. And his talent level is elite. He should get some sponsorship money from snap crackle and pop
Fair enough. Though I usually do my runs in the morning so it can be a little annoying if I go to work drunk. "What do you mean, you threw up on the printer?!" You know, that kind of thing.
Fair enough. Though I usually do my runs in the morning so it can be a little annoying if I go to work drunk. "What do you mean, you threw up on the printer?!" You know, that kind of thing.
"When it comes to the factors in an athlete’s routine that can make a difference in performance, Burns says bicarb might account for 1% of that. Good fueling and nutrition, Burns says, is more like 10% — maybe 20% or 30%."
So, with bad fueling and nutrition, Kessler would be running 4:11-4:32 rather than 3:29 for the 1500?
That's not what I took him to mean, and maybe it's on me for not phrasing it better. Burns' larger point was that he believes you can make much bigger gains in performance by optimizing your fueling/nutrition than you can by using bicarb. I think he's talking more generally that of all of the things you can do to improve as a runner, good fueling/nutrition might be 10% of it where bicarb might only be 1%.
Also I find Rojo's war on bicarb very amusing. This article was about how Kessler eats Rice Krispies Treats and drinks Country Time Lemonade during workouts yet Rojo starts a thread comparing it to bicarb.
I'm not pro-bicarb or anti-bicarb. I'm just interested in it because part of my job is to be on top of these trends so I want to know who is using it and who isn't. Rojo seems to believe anyone who says they're not sure bicarb helps and ignore anyone who says they think it makes a difference.
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