NYC Marathon is Upon Us- Learn What Foods To Eat To Avoid The Gaunt Look!
So the NYC marathon is tomorrow. A grueling 26.2 mile jaunt through the streets of the 5 boroughs. A thorough challenge for both mind and body. This race attracts the best of the best in the world of marathon running.
Over the years, I've worked with a number of distance runners- the majority of which were the seasoned veterans who through reading or other methods, realized that strength training was a major key to improving their performance and preventing injury.
See, running a marathon is brutal on the body. Not only the marathon itself, but the training for the marathon. Thousands of hours and millions of steps pounding the pavement each year. This adds up and takes it's toll on the joints and ligaments of the body.
I'd noticed that the runner's that I'd been working with had several things in common. Although they were in what they considered "tip top condition" for running a marathon- almost all of them had bad posture, were generally scrawny, and their faces- especially their skin looked like hell.
The posture and "scrawny" issues were dealt with during the strength training exercises we went through. The rest was an intake issue.
See, when you're putting your body through the incredible pounding, stress and oxygen consumption, you're building up tons of free radicals in the body. The more you train, the more you make. These free radicals are charged up molecules that like to scrap with your healthy, vital cells, like a game of Arkanoid.
This scrapping can lead to the breakdown of healthy tissue in the body- muscle, joints, cartilage and skin. If you've ever had an up close look at a seasoned marathon runner, chances are you've seen this damage first hand.
Unless... they read MCNewsletters and know to eat a diet chock full of antioxidants!
Antioxidants catch up to the free radicals and "quench" them. They settle the free radicals down and render them harmless.
Getting copious amounts of antioxidants through foods like fruits and vegetables and select meats can greatly reduce the deleterious, quick aging effects of free radicals due to training.
My favorites happen to be blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. For more on antioxidants and free radicals- and for a great list of foods that contain antioxidants- check out Eat More Berries, Lose More Fat: Antioxidants Explained by Eugene Thong
Over the years, I've worked with a number of distance runners- the majority of which were the seasoned veterans who through reading or other methods, realized that strength training was a major key to improving their performance and preventing injury.
See, running a marathon is brutal on the body. Not only the marathon itself, but the training for the marathon. Thousands of hours and millions of steps pounding the pavement each year. This adds up and takes it's toll on the joints and ligaments of the body.
I'd noticed that the runner's that I'd been working with had several things in common. Although they were in what they considered "tip top condition" for running a marathon- almost all of them had bad posture, were generally scrawny, and their faces- especially their skin looked like hell.
The posture and "scrawny" issues were dealt with during the strength training exercises we went through. The rest was an intake issue.
See, when you're putting your body through the incredible pounding, stress and oxygen consumption, you're building up tons of free radicals in the body. The more you train, the more you make. These free radicals are charged up molecules that like to scrap with your healthy, vital cells, like a game of Arkanoid.
This scrapping can lead to the breakdown of healthy tissue in the body- muscle, joints, cartilage and skin. If you've ever had an up close look at a seasoned marathon runner, chances are you've seen this damage first hand.
Unless... they read MCNewsletters and know to eat a diet chock full of antioxidants!
Antioxidants catch up to the free radicals and "quench" them. They settle the free radicals down and render them harmless.
Getting copious amounts of antioxidants through foods like fruits and vegetables and select meats can greatly reduce the deleterious, quick aging effects of free radicals due to training.
My favorites happen to be blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. For more on antioxidants and free radicals- and for a great list of foods that contain antioxidants- check out Eat More Berries, Lose More Fat: Antioxidants Explained by Eugene Thong
Labels: antioxidant foods, antioxidants, free radicals, NYC Marathon, preventing injury, strength training
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