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Gastro-Intestinal problems in Endurance Training and Competition?

By William Sichel

It’s well known that large numbers of athletes suffer some form of gastro-intestinal (GI) disturbance during endurance events. In some long events GI problems can affect over 50% of the competitors. While this article has been written mainly for the benefit competitors in Endurance Sports and Ultra-Distance Events, it may be useful to anyone undertaking extreme forms of physical training and competition. We will look at some of the common GI complaints faced by those involved in endurance training and competition, consider a series of easy to implement strategies to assess and control such problems and then ask how GI complaints arise and most importantly, look at what we can do to solve these issues and improve performance.

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Energy bars promise to improve your performance, delivering a power boost far greater than is found in a humble banana. But do they actually work? And why do they always taste so awful? Emma Townshend investigates the new sugar rush.

Sunday November 25, 2007
Observer Sport Monthly

The boxing gym in Hercules Road is crammed into railway arches behind Waterloo station and the rumble of trains going overhead every minute or so sounds like the hunger pangs of an underfed giant sleeping in the room next door. Boxers are notoriously picky about food in a sport where weight is such an issue, and Tom Freije, former British Universities middleweight champion, is no exception. Here for a Saturday-morning workout, Freije is summing up fellow students’ attitudes to sports snacks: ‘On the rowing squad, in the rugby team, amongst the boxers, there are PhD biochemists, there are physiologists, there are people doing neurology doctorates. These guys are really knowledgable about food and nutrition, they do a lot of research on the internet. And, yes, they do use energy bars for a boost before a workout.’

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Posted on the Ultralist:

Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 08:24:13 +1200
From: “Bixley, Matthew”
Subject: Drink Recipes

While on the subject of ORS here’s the recipe I use on my long runs. (more…)

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On Behalf Of Andy Holak
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 3:16 PM

Subject: Nutrition/Fueling at the End of a 100 miler

All this talk about how many calories per hour we can/should take in during a 100 miler has me pondering a quote I saw from Anton Krupicka in the October 2006 Ultrarunning magazine. In response to his nutrition plan for Leadville, he mentioned toward the end of this section that, “The last two hours in from Mayqueen I basically stopped eating and drinking. I was afraid of my stomach becoming upset again, plus, especially the last hour or so, I became very focused on just running fast and getting to the finish. Not eating at that stage didn’t seem to affect me too adversely.” (more…)

Why Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

OrganicAthlete asked its Health and Nutrition Advisory Committee, “Why is a plant-based diet optimal for health and peak performance?”

Here is what they said.

Brenda Davis, R.D., author of Becoming Vegan

“Plant-based diets offer exceptional fuel for peak performance and optimal health at every stage of the life cycle. Organic vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, [tag] (more…)