But just read my post about when I saw Stu Mittleman speak, and you’ll get the gist of it. The ideas are intriguing, and I’ll certainly try to incorporate the fat-burning thing by weaning myself off sugar during and before runs. To read about other angry people debunking it with statistics and this weird new thing called “science,” just Google “applied kinesiology muscle testing.” I’m trying to think of something funny to write about this, but I can’t. If your muscles stay strong and you resist, congratulations - your body “wants” the food eat up! If your muscle weakens, it’s your body’s way of telling you through some weird telepathic powers that the food you’re holding is bad for you. It’s about holding a food in one hand while your friend presses down on your other arm and you try to resist their pushing. There’s a weird, out-of-place section near the beginning of the book, about a harmlessly-named topic called “muscle testing.” Some type of stretching or diagnostic test to determine fitness level, right? Nope, far stupider. The book is all running without sugar is it crazy to expect that the guy might tell me what to eat (and how much, and how often) while I’m running? The (very) ugly But I was left wondering what to eat, if not sugar, during long runs. The diet is a little different in that there’s almost no sugar in it, not even much fruit. Lots of slow miles, a little bit of tempo running, and an interval workout here and there, all done with a heart monitor. While a training plan is outlined, it’s pretty standard. The problem: I’m still not sure what to do differently to achieve said endurance. Stu did a great job of getting me pumped up to change my diet and training regimen to reach levels of endurance I’ve never dreamed of. For example, Stu contends that “the wall” is simply a construct invented by people trying to sell us sugary sports nutrition products, and if we don’t focus on it, we won’t hit it. There are a few other positives, mostly the form of motivation. (And Stu ran 1,000 miles in less than 12 days, so he should know!) By doing most of our training at a very slow pace (heart rate less than about 75% of max) and consuming almost no sugar, especially not while running, we can train our bodies to burn fat longer and run farther. Fat-burning takes place when we exercise slowly and aerobically sugar-burning happens when we’re exercising hard. Stu’s message: we have a lot more energy available in the form of stored fat than we do in the form of sugar. The problem is that the “how” can be summed up in just a few sentences, not an entire book. It’s not that Stu’s message isn’t interesting - the idea that we can train our bodies to burn fat rather than sugar in order to run far longer than most of us realize is possible is certainly worth some exploration. I say “finally” because it became a bit of a chore. Well, I finally finished Stu Mittleman‘s book, Slow Burn.
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