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The Need to Monitor Fitness Levels to Improve.

Mike — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:24:12 +0000

Being fit and healthy is a great way to spend free time – not just because it’s what the media is pushing on us, but it strengths you from the inside out and gives you a much better shot at a longer life compared to those who aren’t active and don’t do much moving around …

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The Truth About Cancer – A Global Quest

Mike — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 08:48:40 +0000

Unless you have been living on another planet, at least one person close to you has died from cancer, and you know of many others who are still fighting the battle, and desperately need help! In fact you have a 50/50 chance of going there yourself, and being an active, fit athlete is no guarantee …

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How To Prevent And Treat Cancer – In A Nutshell

Mike — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:38:37 +0000

Since today 1 in 2 people will get cancer in their lifetimes, cancer prevention is of primary importance, and the proper treatment of cancer then lies in knowing and removing the causes, and not in drugs and radiation! I do not support these cancer fund raising schemes because what little of the money that does …

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Getting the Best Tri-Suit

Mike — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:53:40 +0000

For every activity, there is apparel that goes with it, and for triathlon athletes, a Tri Suit is their go to apparel for it can be worn for all the levels of triathlon. While some people choose to wear their Tri Suit under their wet suit, most will only wear their Tri Suit and start …

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Electrolytes – How to Save a Stack of Money Including Your Health

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:56:03 +0000

Without going into a long story here, suffice it to say that cancer has forced me to take a long and hard look at a lot of what I’ve done in the past, and institute many changes in my approach to nutrition and sport supplementation. In a nutshell, most important amongst these are the dietry …

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Triathlon Training – Swim Fast to Get Fast Part 2

Mike — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:02:24 +0000

By Gale Bernhardt For Active.com In an earlier column, I encouraged you to try some fast 25s to boost your swimming speed. People have been trying the workouts and, lo and behold, they are swimming faster. Excellent! Now that you’ve mastered some of the shorter workouts, let’s bump the distance up some. Below are new …

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Triathlon Training – Swim Fast to Get Fast

Mike — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:46:15 +0000

By Gale Bernhardt For Active.com I completely agree that doing form drills to practice good swimming technique is critical to the process of becoming a faster swimmer. That written, you cannot expect that slow and purposeful drills will increase your sustained swimming speed if you never swim fast. Certainly, a beginning swimmer can make significant …

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Triathlon Training – Strength training for distance runners

Mike — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:44:56 +0000

Can lifting weights help middle distance runners run faster or further with no corresponding improvements in aerobic fitness? James Marshall looks at the evidence. Resistance training (RT) takes many forms, including strength training, power training, plyometric training, muscular endurance and hypertrophy (increasing muscle size) work. Most of these forms, except hypertrophy (see below) can aid …

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Sports Supplements – Creatine For Endurance Athletes

Mike — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:44:28 +0000

Creatine supplements can boost your endurance training without encouraging weight gain The correct dose of creatine will improve endurance athletes performance without making them gain weight! Creatine (methylguanidine-acetic acid) was discovered in 1832, but athletes have been taking it – in hopes of improving their performances – for only the last 10 years. Over that …

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Triathlon Races – ELEVEN names ironguides official coaches

Mike — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:34:38 +0000

September 21, 2010 – ironguides concluded a deal this past week to become the official coaching partner to the ELEVEN triathlon series. ELEVEN represents 11global’s exciting long-term mission to provide an annual international Olympic-distance triathlon series that will culminate in age-group and relay team champions. 11global owner, Ryan Landy explains, “We strive to recalibrate the …

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