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Tag: Recovery
July 17, 2013
Damn Artificial Sweetners
After my swim this morning, I reached for one of my trusty protein bars. From what I understand, getting some protein and carbs not long after a workout is important for recovery. I have a Premier Protein™ Bar Variety Pack with 15 bars that I purchased a few months ago from a local Costco. I looked over all the ones Costco had, and wanted a protein bar that maximized grams of protein with the fewest number of calories. This brand seemed to have the best ratio (30g of protein for 270 calories) with what I thought was no artificial sweetners.[…continue reading]
May 15, 2013
Taking It Easy?
So, true conversation during my run this afternoon: Running Friend: So what are you doing to recovery from your injury? Paul: I’m taking a break. RF: Paul, we’re running 6k right now… Paul: Like I said, a break. I suppose some people have different definitions of taking it easy or taking a break. A lot of people are starting to announce their fall goals. Macnic, Sam J., Nadiya and other bloggers I follow have already set their plans in place for the fall. I want to set my goals to get me off my butt and motivated again, but I[…continue reading]
May 13, 2013
Run Away from Hospitals
This post is in the spirit of Motivation Monday’s. I’m starting to see more and more often. There are some motivational pieces that are incentives to work harder to achieve health and fitness (yes, pictures of fit women are motivating for guys too). There are other motivation pieces that are designed to scare you away from being sedintary. This post is definitely the latter; it’s much more of a stick than a carrot. I was originally planning to post this on Monday, April 15, but then Boston happened… Running Room founder John Stanton has some common motivational lines that are repeated in[…continue reading]
