Should you be fueling your training and racing with engineered food products comprised mostly of simple sugars that are out of the context of real food? Are these products beneficial? Are they harmful? Are they the best way to fuel?
Introduction: Too much of a good thing becomes a bad thing, and a good thing is good until it isn’t. All living organisms maintain optimal health by maintaining homeostasis [a stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes]. The natural process of life and health is defined by a balance on every…
Do you struggle with getting enough and proper rest during your training? In other words, do you feel like you’ll lose crucial, hard fought-for fitness if you take rest days? Do you feel like you’ll gain 5 pounds in a day if you don’t burn that extra 1000 kcals? Do you feel guilty for taking a day off or feel like you’re giving away your edge to your competition?
