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.

For those who really love their caffeine, someone has listed 17 reasons to keep Starbucks revenue rising. http://bit.ly/aBTKEi

Running prevents some expected brain/memory decline among those (mice anyway) receiving radiation for tumor. http://bit.ly/b1RjFz

One set of strength training burns as many EPOC calories/24 hours after exercise as 3 sets–about 95 cals in 24 hrs. http://bit.ly/bQpu2U

Stride re-training helps runners lower tibial forces by up to 50 percent. Other forces also lowered. http://bit.ly/cBC3Wp

Some suspect link with long term endurance exercise and atrial fib. http://bit.ly/cbtca4 Now NSAIDS use enters picture. http://bit.ly/8Ykqa5

Male-female mortality rates differ when you factor in/out social, cultural, biological differences between genders. http://bit.ly/d9EdZz

In small midpack marathoner groups, strength training added to endurance train has no effect in 8 weeks. http://bit.ly/dmcscJ

In 10 minute run to exhaustion, leg stiffness and air-time decrease, contact time increases, oxygen efficiency drops. http://bit.ly/cwR0Rd

Male cyclists have more power than females, perform faster. But relative power outputs are the same in 6 day race. http://bit.ly/cn4PIT

In last 30 years, top men and women marathoners are roughly the same age, 29. With men 11 percent faster. http://bit.ly/a1BrCL

Exercise physiologists known to favor high volumes of low-intensity training finds that low intensity helps LT developmnt. High diminishes. http://bit.ly/9VT0f0

High volume, heavy resistance strength training improves endurance of well & highly trained athletes. http://bit.ly/9sHl3d

Smallish internet survey says 58 percent of runners drink only when thirsty, and mainly to avoid gastro problems. http://bit.ly/az6xac

A walkable city neighborhood might control BMI more than nearby parks. Think NY City. RT @sweatscience. http://bit.ly/a4JkPr

On the difficulty in determining injury causes: Some of the underlying issues might be genetic, says NY Times. http://nyti.ms/9ZECxL

In mouse study, 10 weeks of conjugated linoleic acid lowers body weight & liver glycogen use. Improves endurance. http://bit.ly/9ecQug

What do colorful veggies do? They “influence epigenetic-modifying enzyme activity,” maybe limit cancers. http://bit.ly/9idpEp

U.S. National Health Interview: 59 percent of Americans “had never participated” in vigorous leisure-time activity. http://bit.ly/a9DkCk