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Waterlogged by Dr Tim Noakes.
He’s pretty controversial in his opinions but he was the first to actually make me think about why I wouldn’t need to follow a plan on hydration. Just drink to thirst.
The camelback on a 5k/10k is quite a ridiculous modern interpretation on hydration.
There is a book called soccernomics which has a similar write up. The main factors to national team success is population, wealth and experience. The main reason USA hasn't done well is that we really haven't had much of a national team before 1990 and Soccer isnt one of our top sports so we don't have the investment as we could, although we have enough wealth to support it successfully as a 3rd/4th sport once we get more experience. The population issue is why England seems to always under perform when compared to teams like Germany. Also the on outlier is Brazil, they shouldn't have as much success as they do since they don't have the wealth that should go into a successful national team but their passion seems to more than make up for it.
Totally true! Read What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength https://www.amazon.com/dp/1623366909/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_LiRpCbX4D78KQ
I just read What Doesn't Kill You by Scott Carney. I thought it was a pretty good book about the WHM and some of the real world results he has seen.
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/What-Doesnt-Kill-Environmental-Conditioning/dp/1623366909
difference is that we are richer than those two countries, with a stronger sporting culture, and lots of opportunity for athletes to forgo a real job to focus on a sport, even if it doesn't pay well. It is explained well in a book I read a while back called soccernomics. A country needs three things to be great at a sport. A population big enough to have enough elite athletes on the team at the same time. Enough wealth to find and train them. And I believe the third is built in knowledge or experience. You can bring in a coach from another country to give some experience, like the US soccer team did but you still have to build up a bit.
I don't know if the bot will let me link to the book on Amazon, but here is a try.
But yes, in 50 years, China and India will probably dominate the Olympics and other sports.
Well, "Pacific Rims" is about his journey/immersion to the Philippines in search of this crazy-obsessive basketball culture he heard about in the States. He thought it was an interesting enough subject to cover so he convinced his Fulbright panel to send him here. I may be biased because I'm Filipino haha I'm 80 pages in and I love this thing.
Here's an Amazon link for the book and a webseries he did for NatGeo called "Pinoy hoops."
There’s a really interesting book on this called 40 Million Dollar Slaves: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forty-Million-Dollar-Slaves-Redemption/dp/0307353141
“Rhoden's $40 Million Slaves weaves a compelling narrative of black athletes in the United States, from the plantation to their beginnings in nineteenth-century boxing rings to the history-making accomplishments of notable figures such as Jesse Owens, Althea Gibson, and Willie Mays. Rhoden reveals that black athletes' "evolution" has merely been a journey from literal plantations --where sports were introduced as diversions to quell revolutionary stirrings --to today's figurative ones, in the form of collegiate and professional sports programs. He details the "conveyor belt" that brings kids from inner cities and small towns to big-time programs, where they're cut off from their roots and exploited by team owners, sports agents, and the media. He also sets his sights on athletes like Michael Jordan, who he says have abdicated their responsibility to the community with an apathy that borders on treason.”
Kind of unknown but you should check out Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin' in Flip-Flops and the Philippines' Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball.
A totally fascinating and accurate book as to why/how my country, the Philippines, is obsessed with basketball.
http://www.amazon.com/Pacific-Rims-Flip-Flops-Philippines-Basketball/dp/0451233220
I’m just going to post this to try to inform
The overall thesis is that money doesn’t completely shield you from the systematic issues that this country has objectively had with black people and that your ability to “transcend race “ Is about your value to the money which is generally white men.
...Population has a massive impact on quality. Obviously small countries can have good players but the larger your pool, the higher chances of success. Soccernomics was a really interesting read about this: https://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-England-Germany-Australia-Destined/dp/1568584814
Careful with the over hydration....I have had hyponatremia, its more common than you think (especially in females, slow runners) I recommend Water Logged by the famous runner/sports researcher Tim Noakes. There's a lot of junk science out there about "hydration"...book is very heavy and data packed, worht reading!
https://www.amazon.com/Waterlogged-Serious-Problem-Overhydration-Sports/dp/145042497X
> Drinking water for no reason other than to hit a number makes no sense.
Especially since it can be deadly: Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports https://www.amazon.com/dp/145042497X/
I like to plug this book on basketball culture in the Philippines whenever this comes up. Pacific Rims: Beermen Balling in Flip Flops and the Philippines' Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball.
> We started doing it cause he had some mild constipation and his pediatrician recommend to have him drink more
Your pediatrician is incompetent. Constipation is caused by fiber: https://youtu.be/wdvC0mM3oUA?t=1m45s
Stop feeding him so much plant material. Feed him more beef, eggs, butter, and cream (as long as he's not allergic).
> if he's reluctant to drink much water
Your son will automatically drink the proper amount of water. You don't need to worry about it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/145042497X/
Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports
> If you're putting 6,000 IU more into your body each day than it can remove, then eventually it will build to toxic levels.
Probably not: "Vitamin D Toxicity–A Clinical Perspective" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6158375/
> Canadian adults who ingested up to 20,000 IU of vitamin D3 per day had a significant increase of 25(OH)D concentrations up to 60 ng/ml (150 nmol/l), but without any evidence of toxicity.
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> As I said previously, I hope you're drinking lots of water.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/145042497X/
Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports
> I actually have to remind my kids to drink water.
You actually don't: https://www.amazon.com/dp/145042497X/
Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports
> They'll have a massive breakfast, then ask for a snack like 20 minutes later
Stop feeding them carbs in the morning. I haven't had "breakfast" in years. At most, I have a little butter. Never hungry.
Here is the bible of this topic from one of the world's leading exercise physiologist. Be ready to do some serious reading.
Thanks for the shout out. The ebook is free from my mailing list or something like $10 from Amazon. I"ll probably be sending a few more emails over the next 6 months though since I've got another book about to hit shelves in January.
He is an absolute legend in the Philippines (PBA). Rafe Bartholomew, who was a Grantland contributor, wrote a great book about the PBA and a good chunk of it is about Bates.
Grey if you want to read a non fiction book that you would never pick yourself I can reccomend this one:
How soccer explains the world. An unlikely theory of globalisation.
Don't get fooled by the title. This is a soccer book, but it's not really about soccer. It's a collection of weird and interesting stories connected to the game.
I think the Newsweek review on the back of the book give you the best idea of what I am trying to explain: "A riveting analysis of soccer struggle to come to term with the forces of free trade, multinational brands, and cultural imperialism"
Its available on amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Soccer-Explains-World-Globalization/dp/0061978051
Yeah, Chasing Excellence has some really valuable insights. Endure is written more from a running perspective, especially ultra-running but also includes climbing, cycling and freediving. What does't kill us is another great one. https://www.amazon.com/What-Doesnt-Kill-Environmental-Conditioning/dp/1623366909/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1544620120&sr=1-3&keywords=scott+carney and Joe Rogan has some great podcast interviews on this topic too. Yet, personally I find it harder to identity with some of the gun-ho ex-navy seals and professional fighters. Since I do Crossfit next to my day job, I have a family, kids and friends. So, going to the box 4 times a week and a Sunday run is plenty for me.
Ohh and the Dissect Podcast by Mark Twight and Michael Blevins often go into this topic with some interesting guests.
Hvis man er interesseret i fodboldøkonomi og de her tanker om hvilke nationaliteter i fodbold der er hhv. under og overvurderede er den her bog rigtig interessant.
https://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-England-Germany-Australia-Destined/dp/1568584814
You won't be missing any electrolytes. If you're still unsure about it, make your own. The WHO has recipes for good dehydration drinks.
About the amount of drinking, there was a UK runner who got into the hospital because she drank too much water. So I suggest, if you like the nerd aspect, read this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Waterlogged-Serious-Problem-Overhydration-Endurance/dp/145042497X
The book How soccer explains the world touches on that a lot, I know what you're saying. Religion, class, power, and money all play into football club support and for a lower class game it makes sense why the support would be more significant. But my point isn't just that it's a game. For some people it means a lot and that's ok. Crying at the end of a football match isn't over the top. Feeling gutten and having your day ruined by a bad result isn't obsessive. Pouring money and time into a club and having a very narrow view of the world is. If that's all you do or all you're involved in I think that's a problem. Rich or poor you can have other hobbies, other things in your life that matter. If all you do is talk football, watch football, analyze football, complain about football, and spend money on football, then it becomes a problem
Don't listen to what Wim says. Listen to what he does, and try it yourself. You can learn the essentials from any of the hundreds of youtube videos out there.
I've tried it and there's no question that it affects the body. Can it cure inflammatory diseases? I don't know. That's what I'm on tnf-alpha inhibitors for anyway. But there's a ton of people reporting that they have gotten better with his breathing excersises and cold exposure. Can it be placebo? Sure, placebo is as strong as 25%. Is it only placebo for everyone? No. People apply his lifestyle to an otherwise hopeless and miserable life and get better. Will this work for everyone to treat everything? Of course not. Does it completely lack merit? No.
If you're at all interested in these things I suggest the book What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength by Scott Carney. Although Wim's training takes a big part of the book he's more articulate than Wim and there are many other methods and people interviewed that also uses extreme methods to gain an edge.
During my first weeks with the CST I researched on the cold effects on the body and found a lot of info on this dutch guy. With breathing exercises and cold exposure he can regulate his body temperature and produce even some sort of enhancement of his inmune system.
He climbed mount Everest and the Kilimanjaro(with some of his students) just wearing shorts.
You should check out Scott Carney's book. A really good read if you are into cold.
Keep up the good work Joel! Thanks!!
If you want to read more about the subject, I'd suggest reading Pacific Rims by Rafe Bartholomew
It's a good read that explores how Philippine culture and basketball tie together.
The fact that I'm seeing this today is crazy; Amazon had recommended me a book a month and a half ago called: "What Doesn't Kill Us," really great read from another journalist named Scott Carney, he had followed Wim Wof and trained with him. I just finished it last night, a great read if you think this type of stuff is interesting.
You may want to try a bit less water and more electrolytes? Athletes will need more electrolytes because of loss from sweat. Drinking water and gatorade will both give a net loss of electrolytes.
https://www.amazon.com/Waterlogged-Serious-Problem-Overhydration-Endurance/dp/145042497X/
You can calculate your sweat loss! Says it is for runners but no reason it couldn't apply to cyclists.
https://runnersconnect.net/training/tools/sweat-loss-calculator/