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CONTENTS
Altitude Training |
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Living at real or simulated altitude and doing hard training at close to sea level enhances endurance performance by a few percent. |
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Altitude Training for
Sea-Level Competition |
Creatine Supplements |
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Creatine supplements enhance performance of sprints; combined with training, they also build strength and probably muscle mass. |
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Creatine, the Next Ergogenic
Supplement |
Glycerol |
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Hyperhydrating with glycerol enhances performance by a few percent in hot and humid endurance events. |
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Glycerol Hyperhydration to
Beat the Heat? |
Bicarbonate/Buffer Loading |
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A gain in performance of 1-2% may be worth the tummy upsets. |
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Neutralize Acid to Enhance
Performance. |
Aero Wheels |
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Put these on your bike only if you go faster than 20 mph
(30 km/hr). |
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Aero Wheels? Roads Yes, Trails No. Jason Nugent |
Breathe Right Nasal Strips |
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Flaring your nostrils with these strips can't help you in
most sports, but it might work for long hard exercise in the
heat. |
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Breathe Right Nasal Strips: not for most athletes. Fred Hatfield |
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Comment Andrea Fuller |
Strength Shoes |
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Expect higher rates of injury and no extra enhancement in
sprinting and jumping performance if you train in these
shoes. |
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Strength Shoes: pain, no gain. Fred Hatfield II |
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Strength-Shoes Review Challenged. Fred Hatfield II |