@Julio Geordio will skin you alive if you don’t use freshly pressed organic apple juice from trees pollinated by virgin bees.
Incorrect, I’ll laugh at you for spending your hard earned money on such nonsense.
Genuine question, can someone post up a peer reviewed study showing that drinking “electrolytes” has any effect whatsoever on performance or recovery.
Here is one saying it has no effect whatsoever in preventing cramps which is supposedly their main purpose.
[QUOTE=“Julio Geordio, post: 981638, member: 332”]Incorrect, I’ll laugh at you for spending your hard earned money on such nonsense.
Genuine question, can someone post up a peer reviewed study showing that drinking “electrolytes” has any effect whatsoever on performance or recovery.
Here is one saying it has no effect whatsoever in preventing cramps which is supposedly their main purpose.
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/6/401[/QUOTE]
Ah fuck it I will stick to my water and lemon mi-wadi. 
[QUOTE=“Julio Geordio, post: 981638, member: 332”]Incorrect, I’ll laugh at you for spending your hard earned money on such nonsense.
Genuine question, can someone post up a peer reviewed study showing that drinking “electrolytes” has any effect whatsoever on performance or recovery.
Here is one saying it has no effect whatsoever in preventing cramps which is supposedly their main purpose.
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/6/401[/QUOTE]
How are your cramps this month hun?
do you like it when a parsnip is battered up your hole?
[QUOTE=“Horsebox, post: 975424, member: 1537”]I know-they’re weekend breakfast. But, lazy…
I haven’t eaten any carbs for the last 10 days and you were my inspiration, bro. Chicken salads for lunch and fish or steak with veg for dinner. Plan to stick to that for the next 2 or 3 months bar an odd cheat day (behave!) thrown in and see what happens. Gym 5 days a week for last few weeks too.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=“Mark Renton, post: 969677, member: 1796”]Are carbs slowly destroying our brain? Renowned neurologist David Perlmutter thinks so, and he’d like to explain why in his comprehensive New York Times best seller, [I]Grain Brain[/I]. While devouring this absorbing, 300-page nutritional odyssey, two points became abundantly clear: whoever reads this book will never look at food the same way again, and I’m hungry.
Despite possessing a title that sounds right at home nestled between Hop on Pop and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Grain Brain is all business, as Dr. Perlmutter makes a compelling case that we can treat, and in some cases totally eliminate, common neurological ailments simply by changing our diets. You just may agree after reading these 7 captivating claims from Grain Brain:
1. Modern grains are silently destroying your brain
This first point is both alarming and a fantastic point to make when attempting to Yogi Bear a particularly delectable turkey club away from a health-conscious friend. Grain Brain asserts that the fate of our brain does not rest in our genes, but rather in the food we consume—and not just the usual suspects. We’ve all heard about the potential problems caused by white flours, pastas and rice, but even so-called healthy grains like whole wheat can not only wreak havoc on your brain, but accelerate your body’s aging process.
According to Dr. Perlmutter, inflammation, the cornerstone of all degenerative conditions—including brain disorders—can be triggered by carbs, especially those high in sugar or containing gluten.
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Not to be a downer but carbs, you guys! CARBS!
2. There’s an increasing number of studies confirming a link between gluten sensitivity and neurological dysfunction
Grain Brain clearly states that gluten sensitivity represents one of the greatest and most under-recognized health threats to humanity.
Ugh. Stop being so dramatic, BREAD.
As many as 40% of us can’t properly process gluten, but, the germane question, according to Dr. Perlmutter, is: What if we’re all sensitive to gluten from the perspective of the brain? This can be especially troubling considering gluten sensitivity can be “primarily, and at times exclusively, a neurological disease,” meaning people with gluten sensitivity can have issues with brain function without having any gastrointestinal problems whatsoever.
You may not be sensitive to gluten in the same way someone with celiac is, but we may all be sensitive to gluten from a neurological standpoint.
3. An extremely low-carb and high-fat diet is what your body fundamentally craves and needs
If gluten is persona non grata, what types of food should we allow past that velvet rope we call a mouth? Grain Brain describes fat as “our brain’s secret love,” which we find equal parts adorable and delicious.
Dr. Perlmutter notes that our bodies thrive when given “good fats,” including cholesterol, and we shouldn’t equate eating fat with being fat. Obesity has almost nothing to do with dietary fat consumption and everything to do with our addiction to those sweet, sweet carbs.
While this may not be the most scientific nomenclature, Grain Brain is basically pro cholesterol and anti carbohydrates. In fact, the book notes that innumerable studies have demonstrated that depression runs much higher in people who have low cholesterol.
Food for (happy) thought.
4. Carbohydrates—not dietary fats—are the primary cause of weight gain
The science Grain Brain implements to reinforce this claim is that carbohydrates are converted to glucose, which tells the pancreas to release insulin into the blood. Insulin production leads to fat production, fat retention, and a reduced ability to burn fat, or what they (probably) call it in the science biz: the trifatca.
Carbs also stimulate an enzyme that tends to drive fat into the cells, while a low-carb diet tends to decrease blood sugar in diabetics and improve insulin sensitivity, which generally results in weight loss.
5. [B]The more overweight you are, the smaller your brain
This admittedly sounds like a poorly conceived schoolyard insult, but science generally calls it like they see it.
In a 2005 study, the waist-to-hip ratios of more than 100 individuals were compared to structural changes in their brains. The results concluded that the larger a person’s waist-to-hip ratio (the bigger the belly), the smaller the brain’s memory center. The researchers also found that the higher the waist-to-hip ratio, the higher the risk for small strokes in the brain, also known to be associated with declining brain function.
Dr. Perlmutter notes that other studies have confirmed that for every excess pound put on the body, the brain gets a little smaller. Furthermore, the bigger your waistline, the more at risk you are for headaches.
6. We can change the expression of more than 70% of the genes that have a direct bearing on our health and longevity
We don’t frivolously use a term like flabbergasted very often, but we were quite surprised when we read about our own control over gene expression.
Like we said, we don’t use the term flabbergasted often.
Grain Brain posits that the food choices we make, the quality of our sleep, the stress we experience, the exercise we get, and the relationships we choose determine to a significant degree which of our genes are active and which remain suppressed.
7. Exercise can help enhance your cognitive flexibility
In a headline ripped straight from the Duh Gazette, exercise is good for you! We all know exercise can improve your physique, but what about your mental physique, aka your brain? When we workout, we literally exercise our genetic makeup. According to New York Times science writer Gretchen Reynolds, “Exercise appears to build a brain that resists physical shrinkage and enhances cognitive flexibility.”
Exercise has been proven to induce growth of new neurons in the brain, and makes said neurons nimble and able to multitask. The exercise needn’t be exhausting to have a positive effect on the brain. Aerobic exercise that gets your heart pumping has been shown to reverse memory decline in the elderly and increase growth of new brain cells in the brain’s memory center.
Dr. Perlmutter provides plenty of food for thought throughout his comprehensive guide to a healthier lifestyle. At one point he advices that “if you do nothing else recommended in this book but eliminate gluten and refined carbohydrates, you will experience profound positive effects.”[/B][/QUOTE]
anyone who suffers from brain fog will experience a noticeable difference in performance when removing grains an replacing them with good fats
They are good for hangovers.
Lads, the diet is going well. 14 and half stone down to 13 without much pain.
I have another stone and a half to lose though. Maybe 2. I’m about the same height as Mascherano and he’s 74kg or thereabouts. I think I should be 70 at the very most if I’m going to be even dreaming of going under 3 hours for a marathon.
So, to that end, are any of these fat burning pills, so beloved of Kolo Toure, any use?
http://www.biovea.com/ie/category_dispatch.aspx?cid=22518&deptid=3
Just to shift another stone or so quickly.
I hear alot of folks raving about this Clean9 detox, it might be a quick way of shifting half a stone but probably not sustainable like all those other crash diets.
[QUOTE=“Thrawneen, post: 981906, member: 129”]Lads, the diet is going well. 14 and half stone down to 13 without much pain.
I have another stone and a half to lose though. Maybe 2. I’m about the same height as Mascherano and he’s 74kg or thereabouts. I think I should be 70 at the very most if I’m going to be even dreaming of going under 3 hours for a marathon.
So, to that end, are any of these fat burning pills, so beloved of Kolo Toure, any use?
http://www.biovea.com/ie/category_dispatch.aspx?cid=22518&deptid=3
Just to shift another stone or so quickly.[/QUOTE]
Anything that works works as an appetite suppressant. They tend to ban anything that is effective such as oxypro elite.
Latest one seems to be oxyeca black if you feel you need something but they are quite strong stimulants and a lot of them just make people feel wired and edgy
[QUOTE=“TheUlteriorMotive, post: 981923, member: 2272”]Anything that works works as an appetite suppressant. They tend to ban anything that is effective such as oxypro elite.
Latest one seems to be oxyeca black if you feel you need something but they are quite strong stimulants and a lot of them just make people feel wired and edgy[/QUOTE]
Tis not the appetite that needs surpressing. I can do that with willpower. I was of the belief that there were pills which would attack fat more vigorously when used in conjunction with a good diet and cardio.
Like what bodybuilders use when they are “cutting”…?
[QUOTE=“Thrawneen, post: 981931, member: 129”]Tis not the appetite that needs surpressing. I can do that with willpower. I was of the belief that there were pills which would attack fat more vigorously when used in conjunction with a good diet and cardio.
Like what bodybuilders use when they are “cutting”…?[/QUOTE]
They work by killing appetite so you don’t waste will power which is a depleting resource
Some of them will claim a Thermogenic effect but it is really marginal - they heat you up and you sweat more and burn a small few extra calories - money better spent on clean food and making green smoothies
Some of them claim to activate brown fat cells - what keeps babies warm but again it seems marginal. If you turn heat down in winter it would again do the same.
[QUOTE=“Thrawneen, post: 981931, member: 129”]Tis not the appetite that needs surpressing. I can do that with willpower. I was of the belief that there were pills which would attack fat more vigorously when used in conjunction with a good diet and cardio.
Like what bodybuilders use when they are “cutting”…?[/QUOTE]
Put yourself into a calorie deficiency.
Weights really are what you need to bring yourself down to the low teens in body fat. Muscle burns fat.
Aye, I had a feeling that whatever Kolo the used car salesman is taking I should steer clear of. I’ll stick with my diet now so and save my money, maybe go a bit harsher with it and up the training. I hate weights, but I suppose needs must.
Sprints would be helpful too. I’m sure Renton or Kev could help with a plan. Even a 20 minute circuit to do a few times a week would build a bit of muscle and help shed a few more kg’s.
I prefer to just run 5 miles a day. I’m old school. I’m in Kilcoole so I’m thinking of joining the Athletics Club. Fionnuala Britton is a member so I presume there’d be some decent coachs there and it’d motivate me greatly. Now I’m almost back in the game I’m very fucking competitive. I’d thrash Britton any day.
Join a club would be of enormous benefit to you. You will improve no end with sessions.
Yeah I reckon so. And doing interval training by yourself along a public pathway with cars zipping by makes you look like a complete lunatic.
Much easier to do speed sessions with others. I know I would improve greatly if I did join a club. If you want to run faster you must train faster. Easier to do this in a club where you would be running with faster runners. Doing tempos and intervals on your own is very tough.
I agree with you. I’ll give myself a tester run tomorrow morning and then give the club a call. They train on a track just down the road. Seems like a nice club.