Publications
📝 Gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS) reportedly affect 96% of ultramarathon runners during their endurance events. GIS can be detrimental to performance and even result in an athlete quitting the event. Identifying contributing factors to GIS and determining strategies to mitigate them is crucial for endurance athletes. Full post: www.werunultras.com/endurance-research/pre-event-factors-for-gastro...
📝 Pre-Event Factors for Gastrointestinal Issues in Endurance Athletes
Apr 23, 2022
21 Vues
📝 Endurance runners’ perception of fatigue plays a key role in their performance. The perception of fatigue is the level of intensity an athlete feels during exercise. Factors included for intensity are the amount of tension, level of discomfort, and physical exhaustion. Exercise-induced fatigue exhibits through muscle soreness, heart rate increase, and reduced mental performance. Full post: ...
📝 Effect of Music Tempo on Endurance Exercise
Apr 20, 2022
31 Vues
📝 The ketogenic low-carbohydrate, high-fat (K-LCHF) diet shifts the body’s utilization of food from carbohydrates to fat. The shift to fat oxidation in the muscles enhances the body’s use of fat for energy. This effect is thought to improve endurance performance since fat stores are typically more abundant in the body than carbohydrates. Full post: https://www.werunultras.com/endurance-rese...
📝 Keto Diet for Endurance Athletes
Apr 15, 2022
51 Vues