PubCrawling with Dr Thomas Solomon.
"Deep-dive" exercise science articles that filter the signal from the noise.
For scientists, clinicians, coaches, students, and athletes.
Fully-referenced, nerdy, but readable.
For scientists, clinicians, coaches, students, and athletes.
Fully-referenced, nerdy, but readable.
PubMed is a scientist's resource for peer-reviewed publications. But, there is a disconnect between scientific advance and public knowledge. Social media is awash with anecdotes and popular media often skews public knowledge with inaccurate interpretations of scientific work, sometimes simply to fit a predetermined alarmist headline. Even scientists occasionally up-sell their work to the media to create inappropriately melodramatic impact. This results in the true signal being lost among the noise. My goal is to filter the signal from the noise. So, come PubCrawling with me, Dr Thomas Solomon, and get your science snifter fix by chugging from the glass of knowledge while I attempt to add some clarity to the obscurity.
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Think critically. Be informed. Stay educated.
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Nutritional manipulations for training — Part 5.
Understanding the “carb wars” using context and perspective.
Understanding the “carb wars” using context and perspective.
Nutritional manipulations for training — Part 4.
Does a low-carb, high-fat diet offer a performance advantage to an endurance athlete?
Does a low-carb, high-fat diet offer a performance advantage to an endurance athlete?
Nutritional manipulations for training — Part 3.
Chronic dietary manipulation of carbohydrate availability — 100-years of the low-carb, high-fat diet epic.
Chronic dietary manipulation of carbohydrate availability — 100-years of the low-carb, high-fat diet epic.
Nutritional manipulations for training — Part 2.
Increasing fat burning during exercise — acute manipulations of carbohydrate availability.
Increasing fat burning during exercise — acute manipulations of carbohydrate availability.
Nutritional manipulations for training — Part 1.
What are fat oxidation rates and why do they matter?
What are fat oxidation rates and why do they matter?
VIEWPOINT:
We are not getting faster; there are just more of us and we are more accessible.
We are not getting faster; there are just more of us and we are more accessible.
Going beyond nutrition, sleep, and rest for recovery — is there anything else? What about a splash of “magic”?
Recovery magic tool.
A free resource for scientists, practitioners, coaches, and athletes to help inform their choices in using various approaches for recovery.
A free resource for scientists, practitioners, coaches, and athletes to help inform their choices in using various approaches for recovery.
Recovery nutrition Part 5:
Carbohydrate plus protein is your recovery super power.
Carbohydrate plus protein is your recovery super power.
Recovery nutrition Part 4:
Eating protein supports muscle protein synthesis to repair and build tissue.
Eating protein supports muscle protein synthesis to repair and build tissue.
Recovery nutrition Part 2:
The “post-exercise nutrition window” is your between-session period for nutrient optimisation.
The “post-exercise nutrition window” is your between-session period for nutrient optimisation.
Recovery nutrition Part 1:
Recovery nutrition starts with a healthy eating pattern.
Recovery nutrition starts with a healthy eating pattern.
Recovery. Rest your body and your mind to get ready to go again.
Sleep will supercharge your recovery. But what about napping and your chronotype?
Training adaptations:
What is happening in your skeletal muscle?
What is happening in your skeletal muscle?
Training load Part 1:
Monitor your training load with help from your self-assessing brain.
Monitor your training load with help from your self-assessing brain.
SuperMooJuice:
A ground-breaking advance in nutritional products for recovery.
A ground-breaking advance in nutritional products for recovery.
Should you consider breath-hold training to boost your running performance?
COVID-19 is your signal to stay active but prioritise recovery.
It’s getting cold in here; please don’t take off all your clothes.
Training in the cold: Part 3. Acclimating to brace the cold.
Training in the cold: Part 3. Acclimating to brace the cold.
It’s getting cold in here; please don’t take off all your clothes.
Training in the cold: Part 2. Cold risk management.
Training in the cold: Part 2. Cold risk management.
It’s getting cold in here; please don’t take off all your clothes.
Training in the cold: Part 1. Understanding hypothermia.
Training in the cold: Part 1. Understanding hypothermia.
VIEWPOINT:
World Athletics + rule change = confusion + sadness.
World Athletics + rule change = confusion + sadness.
Be the architect of your training. Plan, design, then review.
Part 3: Review your training.
Dr Thomas Solomon, PhD.
Part 3: Review your training.
Dr Thomas Solomon, PhD.
Be the architect of your training. Plan, design, then review.
Part 2: Design your training.
Dr Thomas Solomon, PhD.
Part 2: Design your training.
Dr Thomas Solomon, PhD.
Be the architect of your training. Plan, design, then review.
Part 1: Plan your training.
Dr Thomas Solomon, PhD.
Part 1: Plan your training.
Dr Thomas Solomon, PhD.
Stress. Rest. Adapt. Grow. While being patient, staying calm, and having fun
Dr Thomas Solomon, PhD.
Dr Thomas Solomon, PhD.
The author of these articles, Dr Thomas Solomon, is a physiology academic turned coach and scientific consultant. He describes himself as a trail-running, rock-climbing, photograph-taking, craft beer enthusiast with a big orange beard.
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