Recent content by Zippywhoosh

My thoughts: sub-maximal testing I often wondered about these things and I've come to a few conclusions. Testing is best suited if it predicts performance and is easily and cheaply done multiple times to gauge progress in training. So a few years ago I decided to implement my own testing...

I agree with the links you posted Tapeworm. But as I read the original post I didn't think chocolate#9 was intended as a pre race energy source, so though your links do make sense, they don't really address the utility of low glycemic foods as a energy source during exercise. I think the...

Interesting approach Let me start by saying I am a chemist and not a research physiologist (sp?). The idea of lower (not low) glycemic index calories is interesting. My understanding is that lower GI foods such as complex carbohydrates that are big (maltodextrin) but not huge (starch) are...

Most overlooked cheap multivitamin All kidding aside, an absolute deal when it comes to multi-vitamins are the generic prenatal vitamins sold at your local pharmacy. During my wife's first pregancy her physician suggested she a take generic prenatal vitamin. (Folic acid being one particular...