Comments on: Fats and Endurance http://blog.firstendurance.com/2008/04/fats-and-endurance/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:17:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Azalee Rodman http://blog.firstendurance.com/2008/04/fats-and-endurance/comment-page-1/#comment-3179 Azalee Rodman Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:30:25 +0000 http://blog.firstendurance.com/?p=52#comment-3179 Thank you for the intelligent critique. Me and my neighbour were just preparing to do some research about this. I am very thankful to see such great info being shared freely out there. Thank you for the intelligent critique. Me and my neighbour were just preparing to do some research about this. I am very thankful to see such great info being shared freely out there.

]]> By: Rajan http://blog.firstendurance.com/2008/04/fats-and-endurance/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 Rajan Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:42:15 +0000 http://blog.firstendurance.com/?p=52#comment-1332 Really a good article Really a good article

]]> By: Rob The Fitness Guru http://blog.firstendurance.com/2008/04/fats-and-endurance/comment-page-1/#comment-791 Rob The Fitness Guru Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:17:31 +0000 http://blog.firstendurance.com/?p=52#comment-791 Interesting, well worth reading. Interesting, well worth reading.

]]> By: Robert Kunz http://blog.firstendurance.com/2008/04/fats-and-endurance/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Robert Kunz Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:10:01 +0000 http://blog.firstendurance.com/?p=52#comment-8 Jonnie, Great question(s). A proper warm up does not directly affect your CHO utilization during initial competition phase. It does however affect your bodies ability to start off strong without driving your HR too high and hence relying heavily on stored glycogen. With a good warm-up you can keep your HR within the appropriate zone while starting your race. Keeping your HR below threshold means you rely more on stored fats and less on stored glycogen which in turn spares your glycogen for use later in the race. For pre-competition the best strategy is to incorporate a mix of carbohydrates with electrolytes. This strategy allows the ingested carbohydrates to get broken down and utilized as glucose which in-turn spares stored glycogen. Your last pre-race meal (usually breakfast) should be low-glycemic so it can stabilize blood sugar and assure you are not at a 'sugar low' when you start your race. We touch on this in our carbohydrate article found on the Team First Endurance section of our website. Jonnie,
Great question(s). A proper warm up does not directly affect your CHO utilization during initial competition phase. It does however affect your bodies ability to start off strong without driving your HR too high and hence relying heavily on stored glycogen. With a good warm-up you can keep your HR within the appropriate zone while starting your race. Keeping your HR below threshold means you rely more on stored fats and less on stored glycogen which in turn spares your glycogen for use later in the race.

For pre-competition the best strategy is to incorporate a mix of carbohydrates with electrolytes. This strategy allows the ingested carbohydrates to get broken down and utilized as glucose which in-turn spares stored glycogen. Your last pre-race meal (usually breakfast) should be low-glycemic so it can stabilize blood sugar and assure you are not at a ’sugar low’ when you start your race. We touch on this in our carbohydrate article found on the Team First Endurance section of our website.

]]> By: Jonnie Woodall http://blog.firstendurance.com/2008/04/fats-and-endurance/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jonnie Woodall Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:33:40 +0000 http://blog.firstendurance.com/?p=52#comment-7 Good paper - very interesting. Would like to know how different work rates during warm up affect CHO utilisation during the initial competition phase. Is there a pre-competition strategy that can minimise use of muscle glycogen at this time? Good paper – very interesting. Would like to know how different work rates during warm up affect CHO utilisation during the initial competition phase. Is there a pre-competition strategy that can minimise use of muscle glycogen at this time?

]]> By: Dave Stock http://blog.firstendurance.com/2008/04/fats-and-endurance/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Dave Stock Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:04:59 +0000 http://blog.firstendurance.com/?p=52#comment-4 Good job, Robert! Good job, Robert!

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