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In the 5th installment of our video series on fueling and hydration for endurance sport, Coach Maria offers tips and tricks for using caffeine as part of your fueling plan. She reviews: Duration of the race and caffeine use Practicing with caffeine to determine tolerance and impact Sources for caffeine intake Tips for using cola
In this fourth video of our fueling & hydration series, Coach Maria offers insights for your fluid and electrolyte intake. She covers: using a sweat test to determine your sweat loss, which can help you identify fluid & electrolyte needs (Note: your goal isn’t 100% replenishment!) understanding how weather impacts hydration needs tallying your total[…]
In this second video of our series on fueling & hydration for endurance sport, Coach Maria reviews how many calories you need for cycling and running. She reviews general guidelines based on: sport specific demands – differences in intake for the bike v. the run body size & calorie needs how to gradually increase your[…]
A concentrated bottle can help you store a large amount of calories in a single bottle, lasting as much as 3 hours. Gone are the mountains of bars, gels and baggies. All you need is a bottle (and to make sure you don’t drop this bottle!). In this video, Coach Maria Simone discusses how to[…]
[The following race report is written by No Limits athlete Kelly Chang, who finished his first Ironman at Ironman Lake Placid 2016. Here’s how his day went.] Welcome to my first ever race report for my first ever Ironman. Exciting, isn’t it? Ok, maybe not, but everything these days is exciting to me because I[…]
When I rowed crew in high school, my coach Joe Haney would preach to us during our workouts–on land and at sea–about the ways in which our training was designed to achieve peak performance for our big races at the end of the season. periodization He knew his stuff. During the four years I rowed[…]
I ran into a long-time friend of mine who is recently returning to the gym after taking some time off following the birth of her son. She mentioned that she wanted to try her first official running race this Spring. “But, you know, I don’t know…” As her voice trailed, I seized the moment to[…]
