Around The Web With Amby

Great stuff to ponder on your next run. A wrap up of this week’s articles on exercise science as tweeted by Amby Burfoot, Editor at Large of Runner’s World Magazine.
You can follow Amby’s tweets at http://twitter.com/exerscience and his Runner’s World blogs at http://peakperformance.runnersworld.com and http://footloose.runnersworld.com.

If you want a job in the new Volkswagen plant in TN, prepare yourself for 2-hr gym workouts to get in shape. http://bit.ly/9rB02o

Exercise appears to act as an anti-anger drug. http://bit.ly/aVJVXh

Tibetans aren’t known for their endurance excellence. But they do have a gene that helps them thrive at altitude. http://bit.ly/dcneFg

Call me dubious: Nursing journal says “almost 6200″ runners in recent London Marathon required help from medical volunteers. http://bit.ly/a7Ty6E

After major weight-fat loss (bariatric surgery), gene transcription factors change significantly in a good way. http://bit.ly/99AWek

A very skeptical, even sarcastic, appraisal of that “dairy fat lowers heart risks” story that’s widely circulating. http://bit.ly/cCsR2L

Japanese group keeps finding immunity benefit from cystine-theanine intake. Here among runners doing 12-18 miles/day. http://bit.ly/9cGjH8

Bicyclists face many head injuries and arm/leg fractures in car accidents. Outcomes get worse as cyclist gets older. http://bit.ly/cnXbb9

Exercise and cancer: Systematic review finds “exercise may be beneficial for persons with metastatic cancer.” http://bit.ly/dsaWlR

Amazing but true: Treadmill running improves recovery of rats with spinal cord lesions. Vs. sedentary rats w lesions. http://bit.ly/9nU23s

Heavy strength training increases thigh muscle size and performance of cyclists. No change in body weight. http://bit.ly/b5lcNh

Milk fat, even though it’s a supposedly bad, saturated fat, seems to lower incidence of first heart attack. http://bit.ly/9CEqrK

Muscle cramp, dehydration and pickle juice links explored in NYTimes. The answer is: It ain’t simple, whatever it is. http://nyti.ms/bFtaUV

Benefits of exercise in pregnancy: Thin baby who deals well with stress and gets “advanced neurobehavioural maturation.” http://bit.ly/d6lQpC

Improved hip range of motion and trunk training do not improve running economy RT@stevemagness. http://bit.ly/bKusYc

Twice-weekly hip strengthening exercises decrease knee pain in female runners. http://bit.ly/dvHPaK

From ACSM, more evidence for fitness=good grades connection. Middle schoolers, http://bit.ly/9tGlb7 College, http://bit.ly/dfXiUT

Caffeine improves some performance variables, but here it lowered growth hormone response to strength training. http://bit.ly/9g3k0s

What’s the taper formula? This study with swimmers found they were still getting faster 6 wks into “detraining” (taper). http://bit.ly/9j6yRH

Vigorous exercise decreases chronic stress in part by preserving telomere length at end of chromosomes. http://bit.ly/cNCkXP

Fasting (as during Ramadan) has a small but significant negative effect on 60 min endurance run. http://bit.ly/bVyrvI

Does EPO improve endurance via a brain mechanism or by oxygen delivery to the muscles? Score one for the muscles. http://bit.ly/cnANnC

Endurance athletes have an internal pacing clock with a “robust” calibration to the distance that will be covered. http://bit.ly/bJJf91