Podcast Episode #36: Why Ben Greenfield Smells Like a Spa.

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This week's March 15, 2009 audio podcast episodeis jam-packed with latest research for fitness and sports performance, including:

-Do Muscles Respond Differently to Resistance Training vs. Bicycling?

-Caloric Restriction & Sports Performance - Does Rapid Fat Loss Affect Cycling Endurance?

-Monitoring High-Intensity Training by Heart Rate vs. Power

-Alternatives to Lactate Threshold Testing

-Does Aquatic Resistance Training Actually Work?

-Massage & Recovery

Listen in as I talk about the latest research on these topics, then turn to the Listener Q&A, in which listener Jen asks:

Ben, further to your Fat Burning Secrets episode with John Gilbert re: taking in food/carbs during a 60 minute plus workout ... how much food/carbs would you suggest? And would that amount change based on the overall length of workout?

Listener Paul asks:

I am a 45 yo male. I did one sprint Tri last summer and I am training for 2-3 events this year also. I am a former bodybuilder who always wanted to get involved in endurance/tri training but the bodybuilding kept me from pursuing it due to the inevitable muscle loss. A ruptured disc and subsequent surgery changed all of that and my bodybuilding days are 100% done. I can do some ‘Jane Fonda’ workouts but I only do those to maintain some strength for tri training.

Anyway, I try to eat right and I think I do pretty well for a weekend warrior. My big question is about diet soda. I do not drink alcohol, smoke or have any real vices expect that I drink a lot of pop (all diet of course). I probably drink 70-100 oz per day and I know that is too much. What is the truth regarding drinking pop? I have read that it is bad but I see a lot of conflicting information. Am I retarding my progress by ingesting this much pop? Is any amount acceptable? I know you are a straight shooter and you can back up your comments with science and that is why I am asking you. I appreciate your time and I will look forward to your answer.

Remember, you can now ask your questions to me via the free Skype software by simply "Skyping" me at username "pacificfit".

As for why I smell like a spa? We also have a bonus interview in this week's podcast, featuring Martha from ActionWipes! This is the all-natural Sport Spray and Wipe with eucalyptus, tea-tree oil, and a host of other natural ingredients that will give you that instant "I Just Went to the Spa" feeling...even after a hard workout. Martha talks about how the product was invented, and I talk about exactly how I incorporate it into my sports training routine, and why it never leaves my gym bag! Be sure to activate your 15% discount code "BGF" today by ordering at http://www.actionwipes.com!

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