It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a collective kick to the gonads for the majority of the human race. But if you’re reading this, here’s a crappy little silver lining for you: You’re not dead. Don’t get me wrong; I’m feeling pandemic fatigue and election angst as much as the next guy but, …
I ran my first marathon last Friday. Yay! Luckily, I didn’t follow in the footsteps of the first guy to try it, a Greek soldier named Pheidippes whom, word has it, died shortly after crossing the finish line. But still, running 26.2 miles took a little effort. Starting at mile 24, it felt like …
Is It Safe? Five Steps for Running a Marathon, Man Read More »
If you’re an endurance idiot like me, odds are that you’ve done a long, pointless, awful event (or maybe several dozen of them) and ended the day with little more than an ill-fitting finisher’s t-shirt, a weird sunburn, and an urgent case of the squirts. It would be easy to blame feed station contamination, especially …
Since exercise is supposed to make us healthy and stuff, you’d think endurance athletes, who spend countless hours running, cycling, paddling, swimming, or (insert action verb here)-ing would be the healthiest kids on the block, right? Weird thing is, we’re not. We’re a notoriously phlegmy demographic—and with good reason, given all the heppest researchers know …
Immunonutrition: Eating to Avoid Illness as an Endurance Athlete Read More »
When it comes to nutrition, I tends to side with science—or at least common sense and strong anecdotal evidence. Usually, this serves me well, but sometimes, I end up looking like a dork when cutting-edge clinical research accidentally validates some made up crap that I’ve spent years debating. Case in point, I’ve never been a huge …
The No Carbs After 6pm Rule! Now Featuring Science! Read More »
By now, you probably know about the media’s gloomy take on a recent study in the journal Obesity regarding how participants of The Biggest Loser have broken metabolisms. If not, here’s the skinny, so to speak. The Biggest Loser is a reality show in which obese people go on a diet and exercise boot camp …
NPR ran a segment recently on how many young female athletes tend to undereat, which can result in female athlete triad syndrome: irregular menstruation, low energy, and weak bones. The piece focuses on the bone thing, which is understandable. People build stronger bones until their mid-twenties and then it’s all downhill, especially for women because of hormonal …
The other day, I ate dirt while getting fancy on the Honey Badger (translation: I crashed my mountain bike because I was riding like an idiot) and scraped up my knee pretty good. As expected, it bled actual blood instead of petroleum-based lubricant. Also, the wound didn’t reveal any kind of wiring or circuitry–probably because I’m not …
Astute Nerd Herders may notice that I’m having a major romance with the new Beachbody Performance (BBP) line of supplements, mostly because the nutty professor lookalikes Beachbody’s R&D team allowed me to play lab rat with their formulations for months leading up the launch, causing my cycling performance to explode. But I’ve never been one to simply “drink the …
Few foods are as divisive as cured and processed meats. Although both were created for less-than-culinary reasons (the former to preserve meat, the latter to trick consumers into eat lips and assholes), the human race has developed both a religious-like love and a fatwa-like hate for these foods. It all boils down to: Are they …
Bacon. (That’s all I need in this headline to make you read this.) Read More »
