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News Flashes:

Sports, testosterone, fitness: usually better when 2nd finger shorter than 4th finger: Digit ratio (2D:4D) and performance in male surfers.

Apparently using a Wii Fit for 3 months really doesn’t do much for your fitness: Changes in physical activity and fitness after 3 months of home Wii Fit™ use.

Would love to see antioxidant review like this actually look at hardcore athletes/antioxidant intake: Antioxidant Supplementation during Exercise Training: Beneficial or Detrimental?

This study says for 4-6 hours after finishing exercise do 0.8 g·kg·h carbs with 0.4 g·kg·h protein (a lot of food!): Building a beverage for recovery from endurance activity: a review.

For 3 weeks after blood donation, peak aerobic power is lower, but it doesn’t seem to matter for performance: Time course for recovery of peak aerobic power after blood donation. Realistic NYTimes article about why more people don’t run: For Beginning Runners, Advice Can Be a Hurdle

Yet another reasons for runners to lift weights as they age: Aging and factors related to running economy.

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