Steroids, DIY Cheap Nutrition Products, Inflammation and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 289

SARMS are banned substances surrounded by plenty of confusion, so what do we actually know about them? Tune in for a deep dive into SARMS, DIY nutrition products that are cheap and accessible, and how to reduce inflammation but still prioritize recovery.

 

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

 

• What are SARMS, the side effects, and why are they illegal? 18:09
• How much inflammation is too much and is it necessary to get faster? 39:49
• Are antioxidants and NSAIDS bad for recovery? 50:01
• Should you lick your heart rate strap? 1:10:55
• How to use Plan Builder if you don’t have a race on your calendar? 1:12:47
• Strength training without a gym 1:15:03
• How to identify limiters 1:17:19
• Ultra-distance training with short workouts 1:21:33
• How to train for a Gran Fondo 1:23:37 
• DIY cheap nutrition options 1:27:25
• Why we produce mucus when training 1:34:51
• Does blackcurrant make you faster? 1:54:48

 

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RESOURCES AND STUDIES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

 

- Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) – What Athletes Need to Know

- Recreational Use of Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators

- FDA In Brief: FDA warns against using SARMs in body-building products

- Resolution of inflammation: an integrated view

- Adipo-Myokines: Two Sides of the Same Coin

- Aerobic but not Resistance Exercise Can Induce Inflammatory Pathways via Toll-Like 2 & 4

- Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine responses to a 164-km road cycle ride in a hot environment

- Adaptations to endurance training depend on exercise-induced oxidative stress

- Nutrient Timing: A Garage Door of Opportunity?

- TrainerRoad’s Plan Builder Feature

- Prevalence of Rhinitis in Athletes: Systematic Review

- Exercise-induced rhinitis: a common disorder that adversely affects allergic and nonallergic athletes

- The prevalence and current opinion of treatment of allergic

rhinitis in elite athletes

- Dietary Anthocyanins: A Review of the Exercise Performance Effects and Related Physiological Responses

 

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