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Greetings,
Last weekend, I completed Ironman # 29
in Tempe. It was far from my best performance, but
what the heck, it was fun and, as always, I learned a
bunch about myself, met lots of new friends, and
enjoyed the day. My cycling partner, Nathan,
completed his first Ironman - even though his knee
was injured and he had to walk 19 miles with an
icepack ace wrapped to his knee. He told me that he
had mentally quit dozens of times in the 16 hours and
50 minutes of his race, but the encouragement of
the competitors who went by him with "good job"
and "keep it up" and "you can do it" kept him going.
His final limp through the cheering crowd to the finish
made his spirit soar like never before. He was an
Ironman. Only those who have been there
understand its precious value. Train safe.
- D.I. Minkoff, MD
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| New children's triathlon book. |
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A few months ago, a colleague of mine, Dr. Ana
Jaye M.D., asked me if I would read a new children's
book she wrote about triathlons. It's called: "Summer
Fun with Swim, Bike, and Run: Kim and
Peatie's Fantastic Triathlon Adventure."
The book is not just for children. I loved it too. It is
the story of a young boy who wants to do a triathlon
and his personal doubts and struggles to achieve his
best. It is a great story and inspiring to all who value
achievements possible by the human spirit. I wanted
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What is protein quality and why is it important? |
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First, a little background: Imagine a structure built
out of Lego blocks. The blocks come in different
shapes and sizes. When you put them together, you
can get nearly any construction you desire.
Our bodies are made up of proteins. These proteins
are built out of smaller "Lego like" blocks called
amino acids. Depending on which amino acids are
used and in what order, we get all the different
shaped proteins in the body from bones, to muscle,
to cartilage, to hemoglobin, to immune cells, etc.
Now imagine a muscle protein. It is a long string of
these amino acid Lego-like blocks. Hundreds of
individual units put together to make up the muscle
structure. During exercise, some of the protein gets
worn. That means our Lego may get slightly
separated from each other, or some of the corners
get nicked, or the interlocking connections get
broken. If you were inspecting Lego you would
change these pieces and push the pieces back
together so that the structure was maintained at
optimum.
Similarly, the body must do this on a moment to
moment basis. It must repair the amino acids that
get "nicked" or "separted loose" during activity. If
these amino acids are not available when the muscle
needs repair, then it does not happen.
Read the rest . . .
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