How Can Adrenal Support Benefit Athletes and Bodybuilders?
General Health »
How Can Adrenal Support Benefit Athletes and Bodybuilders?
November 19, 2009 – 5:52 am | No Comment

Do you feel constantly tired and run down? Do you need caffeine and sugar to get you through the day? Are you under frequent mental or physical stress? Do you have trouble coping with stress? Do you have a decreased sex drive? Are you frequently depressed or angry? Do you engage in frequent extreme exercise? Do you often have an upset stomach? Do you overeat and/or have experienced significant weight gain? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you may be overburdening your adrenals and producing an excess amount of cortisol.

Read the full story »
General Health

Marathon

Nutrition

Energy

Coach's Corner

Home » Archive by Category

Articles in Triathlon

Tri Althlete Off Season Training & Recovery
December 10, 2009 – 9:17 am | No Comment
Tri Althlete Off Season Training & Recovery

FYI, even tho I’m not doing any speed training at all, I ran a 5k “fun run” on Sunday; won my age group with a 21:32 (that’s fast by my standards!!!) and felt great. My marathon was only 5 weeks ago and I am totally recovered and racing…that’s huge!

Increase In Energy, Decrease in Hunger, and Ability to Run Harder, Longer and Recover Faster
November 17, 2009 – 12:37 am | No Comment
Increase In Energy, Decrease in Hunger, and Ability to Run Harder, Longer and Recover Faster

Energy level is pretty high. Normally yesterday would have been the end of the 2nd week in a 3 week cycle (2 weeks of build/1 recovery…”normal” protocol for an athlete my age), but I actually feel well enough to see what it would be like to try a 4 week cycle of 3 weeks of build/1 recovery, just like the good old days. I’ll know more after my tempo run tomorrow, but so far, I’m really impressed with my recovery.