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Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked about
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 12:41 am
by seeahill
On the training forum. And more. Clearly written, studies cited in the back. I reviewed it on the products page, but few saw it because it has a stupid title.
The First 20 Minutes. It's worth your time. And I want to talk about it with knowledgable people. Also, IGers.
http://www.amazon.com/The-First-20-Minu ... 974&sr=8-1
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:01 am
by nafod
It is a great book
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:13 am
by Fat Cat
Give us some examples of interesting information in the book.
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:21 am
by seeahill
Pickle juice. It somehow cures cramps. Within minutes. There's no time from ingestion to cramp cure for the pickle juice to get into your system. No one knows how it works. Pickle juice, but some early tests suggest vinegar may work better. Many high level college track coaches are using pickle juice with their cramped athletes.
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:31 am
by dead man walking
here's an interview with her on npr to give you a feel for her info. i found this noteworthy:
"A lot of people are trying barefoot running without preparation and without the knowledge of what happens when you take off your running shoes, and I was one [of them]. And what often happens is exactly what happened to me, which is that you almost immediately hurt your Achilles tendon."
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/23/153373701 ... er-running
plus an excerpt from the book
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:36 am
by nafod
- Highest rate of running injuries correlates with wearing motion control shoes. Best shoes are the least shoes (once conditioned to wear them)
- Exercise combats Alzheimer's
- Unfitness signs correlates with total couch potato time, no matter how much you work out (laying around is bad for you)
- People unconsciously adjust their total caloric output when they are dieting to keep from losing weight
Lots a great tidbits
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:47 am
by seeahill
Runners who do static stretches before a race will be slower than they would be if they didn't stretch.
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:50 am
by buckethead
Now I have to rename my essays on sex
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 2:01 am
by seeahill
The BucketHead Manual for Premature Ejactulators:
First, find a woman with large breasts and big lips and a ... Oh God, Jesus ... forget it.
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 2:06 am
by Fat Cat
BucketHead wrote:Now I have to rename my essays on sex
...the "first thirty seconds" is taken?
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 2:31 am
by nafod
BucketHead wrote:Now I have to rename my essays on sex
"One is *not* the loneliest number"
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 2:44 am
by Fat Cat
I guess "Blink" is out.
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 2:57 am
by buckethead
Ok, I was gonna give nafod the win as Seehill's was plagiarized (shocker), and fatties first one was too simple. But "Blink" was funny so fattie ftw
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 8:50 am
by Fat Cat
The Quick and the Dead
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 12:47 pm
by nafod
BucketHead wrote:Ok, I was gonna give nafod the win as Seehill's was plagiarized (shocker), and fatties first one was too simple. But "Blink" was funny so fattie ftw
That was a good'un
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 12:55 pm
by Ryan
seeahill wrote:Pickle juice. It somehow cures cramps. Within minutes. There's no time from ingestion to cramp cure for the pickle juice to get into your system. No one knows how it works. Pickle juice, but some early tests suggest vinegar may work better. Many high level college track coaches are using pickle juice with their cramped athletes.
It probably is the vinegar in the pickle juice. Apple cider vinegar works well for this. They claim its the potassium that gives ACV its benefits. I'm not sure I completely understand this because if you look at the amount of vinegar in a serving its not much compared to say orange juice or V8. My thinking is that it might be a more bioavailable form in the ACV. The pickle juice does work well.
I'll try to check this book out.
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:36 pm
by dead man walking
The use of pickle juice as a defense against muscle cramps first attracted headlines when the Philadelphia Eagles credited pickle juice with their cramp-free win over the Dallas Cowboys in the over-one-hundred-degrees Texas heat
Re: Goddammit. This book has science studies we've talked a
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 2:35 pm
by Mountebank
Probably some combination of the sodium, mild acidity, and whatever electrolytes that are drawn into the juice from the cucumbers.
A Tbsp of blackstrap molasses and some salt mixed with something drinkable and slightly acidic (fresh lemon juice would be one option) would probably work very similarly. I did this at one of the Highland Games here where it was damn hot, had no problems...and I tend to get crampy at PL meets, so lasting through the 8 events in HG without getting crampy was a win in my book.
Just remembered, I did add a bit of ACV and honey to the mix too.