I learnt so much from this, it confirmed my suspicion that my 'bad year inc my first dnf' did completely coincide with chronic underfuelling, I did that middle age lady thing of 'hey my body is not looking and feeling like it did so I am gonna eat a whole heap less to get back to a 40 Yr old body!!.. Well it didn't work.. My energy levels slumped and performance went way down, emotionally depleted and super susceptible to colds and guess what.. A 58 Yr old body is what it is 😂 so I had a word with myself and started eating sensibly, training less crazily and now back on track... Really really good to listen to this podcast as it cemented my findings #stuffiwishiknewearlier 🎉
Eating properly throughout the year is massively underrated... It's just as glamorous. It feels people prefer the magical solution of a supplement, or carb loading before a race. When a simple healthy and balance diet can do absolute wonders.
As an experiment, I bought the Maurten BiCarb System 4-pack. First, it's ridiculously expensive-$70 for 4 servings. Second, I only used it once in October and saw no benefit during a workout on the Manitou Incline, where I was trying to PR. Of course, I'll try it again at some point, but my initial workout result was no better than I felt I could perform without BiCarbs, and well off my June 2024 PR on that course. The good news is that I had no GI issues from taking it. They say you must swallow the mix without chewing on the white dippin' dots-like crystals. These are likely the sodium bicarbonate component. It was actually pretty tasty, unlike Keytone-IQ liquid. I'll report back after I take one or more of my remaining servings sometime later to see if I eventually gain benefit.
I took part in a non placebo control study just last week at my university with Maurten's sodium bicarbonate, control, and 13 capsules of baking soda on three different days. I did not have GI issues except with the capsules and that was only minor. I took it and two hours later ran on the treadmill. I didn't notice a difference with relative effort, and ran the same speed for all three, but my lactate blood levels were increased with the baking soda (which is a good thing, what it's supposed to do). Still, too expensive for me.
Simon you always say or ask what I'm thinking. Great episode!
This was very helpful, thank you
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Super I teresting and informative x
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I learnt so much from this, it confirmed my suspicion that my 'bad year inc my first dnf' did completely coincide with chronic underfuelling, I did that middle age lady thing of 'hey my body is not looking and feeling like it did so I am gonna eat a whole heap less to get back to a 40 Yr old body!!.. Well it didn't work.. My energy levels slumped and performance went way down, emotionally depleted and super susceptible to colds and guess what.. A 58 Yr old body is what it is 😂 so I had a word with myself and started eating sensibly, training less crazily and now back on track... Really really good to listen to this podcast as it cemented my findings #stuffiwishiknewearlier 🎉
Eating properly throughout the year is massively underrated... It's just as glamorous. It feels people prefer the magical solution of a supplement, or carb loading before a race. When a simple healthy and balance diet can do absolute wonders.
@runningwithsimon to that end I just went for steak and chips followed by ham sponge pudding... Getting ready for ultras in may and July 🤣
As an experiment, I bought the Maurten BiCarb System 4-pack. First, it's ridiculously expensive-$70 for 4 servings. Second, I only used it once in October and saw no benefit during a workout on the Manitou Incline, where I was trying to PR. Of course, I'll try it again at some point, but my initial workout result was no better than I felt I could perform without BiCarbs, and well off my June 2024 PR on that course. The good news is that I had no GI issues from taking it. They say you must swallow the mix without chewing on the white dippin' dots-like crystals. These are likely the sodium bicarbonate component. It was actually pretty tasty, unlike Keytone-IQ liquid. I'll report back after I take one or more of my remaining servings sometime later to see if I eventually gain benefit.
Looking forward to hearing your end conclusions as to what works best for you John. Thanks for tuning in!
I took part in a non placebo control study just last week at my university with Maurten's sodium bicarbonate, control, and 13 capsules of baking soda on three different days. I did not have GI issues except with the capsules and that was only minor. I took it and two hours later ran on the treadmill. I didn't notice a difference with relative effort, and ran the same speed for all three, but my lactate blood levels were increased with the baking soda (which is a good thing, what it's supposed to do). Still, too expensive for me.
Thanks for the beta!