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Everyone now a days is trying to improve their athletic
performance. We have reached levels that we previously thought were not
possible. New world records were set recently by women and men at Marathon
distance. At the 2006 Austin Freescale marathon, a new masters women's world
record was set. It seems that performance beyond 40 years of age no longer
has to be a barrier to setting new PRs.
The internet is overloaded with information with websites
telling us how to improve our performance. We always seem to want the quick
fix to an injury or a secret to boosting speed or endurance. The nutritional
supplements industry is a also pushing new supplements that promise to give
you more endurance or help in burning fat to lose those last few pounds. How
does one weed out all the false advertising and how do you know what is
legit and what is not. All to often we get new athletes who fall for the
"quick fix" supplement to help them improve their performance, only to find
out later that it was only a waste of money. How do we weed out all the bad
stuff and false advertising. It's very difficult.
We all have our websites that we feel loyal to and we
constantly refer to for information. Below is just a short list of some
websites of organizations that have actually performed the research and
provide valuable information on how to improve performance or supplement
information. I personally don't put anything in my mouth unless I have seen
the research and read the information proving that the supplement actually
provides some benefit. I also do not incorporate anything or recommend
anything to other athletes on training techniques or methods unless their is
proven study that has provided a positive benefit in performance.
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