jungle of science

Related to my article underneath we would like to ask you 3 questions that may indicate how serious heart problems among endurance, and triathletes in specific may be. As immunity is one of the pillars of a healthy...

Myocarditis is one of major threats to the heart of an endurance athlete If we consider how long a heart is able to beat without taking a break, this muscle can be called robust without any doubt. But...

I think that especially the very early signs of overtraining – when overreaching turns into overtraining – are very easily overlooked. We tend to do more, if our performance level drops. We often prematurely draw the conclusion that...

As I observe it since several years in triathlon "Food" its 4th discipline is flooded by sloppy scientific facts. Study results telling you their truths are available in huge amounts. Critical, controversial and incomplete are the underlying theories,...

We very much thank your for taking part in our first survey.Fortunately, we found that 82 % out of the 224 participators have been several times in Kona before, most of them not racing but probably having been...

The posts before have shown the dramatic outcomes of too much exercise and training. In between, I would like to take another perspective on the whole topic to encourage your efforts, and perhaps give you more cues at...

As many of you are heading for Kona and therefore are in their very hot phase of training I assume that the most helpful post would be to summarize the essential but discrete signs you have to watch...

There are only 9 weeks left until Kona. The IRONMAN world championship on the Big Island, Hawaii is for many an athlete the highlight of his or her career that one should enjoy. I am not talking about...