Many think that the proper way to deal with body aches and soreness after hard training or racing is to take ibuprofen or similar drug. But is this a wise thing to do?

A recent report in Science in Sports and Exercise, May 2006, shows that drugs like ibuprofen (non steroidals)...

After reading about MAP in Triathlete Magazine, I immediately shared the information with my brothers, two very accomplished triathletes who inspire me most. They immediately started using MAP.

One day after a fairly hard training session (in my eyes at least it was) they gave me a bottle of their MAP tablets..... I could tell the next day that it helped me recover faster than any supplement I've tried before. I used to be plagued by injuries which now is something of the past.

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With exercise and sweat, especially in hot weather, the body can lose important minerals and become deficient in them. When the deficiency is early, one might not notice anything wrong. The body does its best to compensate. But as things progress, vague symptoms can occur like slower recovery, increased soreness, poorer sleep, or loss of mood. Often even at this point, regular blood examinations will be normal. The reason for this is that the body keeps the blood levels of minerals in range at the expense of the rest of the body. For example, it will rob minerals from the inside of cells (where over 95% of them are) to keep the blood levels normal. So a standard blood test looks fine, though the cell levels are low.

First of all, where does lactic acid come from? The major energy fuel in the body (glucose) is gradually broken down inside the muscle cell to make energy units (ATP).These energy units fuel the muscle movement.

Oxygen comes in the through the lungs with each breath and is carried by the red blood cell (hemoglobin) to each cell. The first waste product, carbon dioxide is then picked up by the hemoglobin after it has dropped off oxygen. It is then carried back to the lungs and exhaled. The left over water comes out in the sweat, urine, feces or breath. How fast this turnover can be done is your V O2 max. This is a combination of genetics, nutrition and training.

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