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Greetings,
Hope you are well and enjoying spring.
This week, the myth of branched chain amino acids,
nutrition for an Ironman, and some great success
stories. Have a great week.
- D.I. Minkoff, MD
| Ironman Nutrition by Kim Loefler, 2004 USA Ironman Champion and MAP Team Member |
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Ironman Nutrition, often referred to as the fourth
discipline, is critical for Ironman success. No matter
how strong, fast and fit you are, you will not reap
the rewards of your hard work without proper
fueling. After several attempts and painful failures, I
have come up with a nutrition plan that works for
me. Please note that everyone is different, and
caloric and fluid ingestion are highly individualistic,
depending on various factors such as sweat rate and
content, body weight and composition, heat
acclimatization, and food preferences. The following
is simply a suggested Ironman nutrition guideline with
some nutrition facts to help you develop a plan that
is appropriate for you.
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| From World Ironman Champion and MAP Team member Cherie Gruenfeld after an impressive win and course setting record at Wildflower |
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Just thought I'd give you a MAP report:
Yesterday I won my age group at Wildflower (Olympic
Distance), setting a new course record for W60-64.
It was my longest run (still coming back from the
hamstring injury), but was able to run the very tough
course well. Today (even after a very long drive
home) I'm feeling strong and ready to get back to
training. Good stuff, this MAP.
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| Mission accomplished! |
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I am really happy with my Ironman Arizona
performance. I did a PR and qualified for Hawaii by
long shot in the 40-44 age group.
I am a firm supporter of MAP and utilized the
product during the IMAZ taking 3 every two hours. I
have been incorporating the product into my training
since its inception at the Ralph's 2004 half Ironman
and it has helped me immensely. Kind Regards,
Ing. Luis E. Alvarez
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| For those of you who want to shed some extra pounds easily |
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Healthy-Thin is a unique dietary supplement that
works in several ways to get the pounds off without
any drugs, ephedra, or stimulants that would hype up
your system or cause you to fail a drug test.
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| Three Ways to Earn Free MAP |
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We have several programs through which you
can earn free MAP.
MAP Winner's Circle --
Win your age group in a sanctioned event and win a
free bottle of MAP.
Automatic Re-order Program
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When you sign up for our Auto Re-order program,
every 12th bottle is free.
Affiliate Program
-- Register as an Affiliate, then have the people
you refer enter your name on their order form. Every
time you have earned 12 credits, we will ship you a
free bottle of MAP.
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Branched-Chain Amino Acid Myths |
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Are you believing that taking branched chain amino
acids can add protein so you can recover faster, add
strength, or repair muscles or organs? Truth be
told, they don't.
What are they, anyway, and what do they do? The
branched chain amino acids are a name given to 3 of
the eight essential amino acids needed to make
protein. They are named leucine, isoleucine, and
valine. They are called branched-chain because their
structure has a "branch" off the main trunk of the
molecule. Scientists have shown that, after workouts,
the body can break them down easily to make
glucose out of them and so use them for energy, if
one doesn't provide the glucose needed during or
after the workout.
The body actually can break down muscle to get
these branched-chain amino acids, IF it needs to, to
get energy. By supplying them, after or during a
workout, the body may break down less of its own
muscle to get glucose, but only if enough is not
coming in.
They are not used to protein synthesis.
Here are some facts to consider:
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