The Great VO2 max Myth
The Great VO2 max Myth by Doctor Andrew Bosch I often receive telephone calls from runners wanting to know if it would be possible to measure their VO2 max. My standard answer is something along the lines that it is, indeed, possible. … [Read More...]
Lactic acid and running: myths, legends and reality
This article; Lactic acid and running: myths, legends and reality by Doctor Andrew Bosch Most runners still believe that lactic acid is released during hard or unaccustomed exercise and that this is what limits running performance, as well as being the cause of stiffness. Neither is correct. But not even is the … [Read More...]
Collapse in the heat
Collapse in the heat by Doctor Andrew Bosch Historically, the understanding has been that runners collapse (often at the end of races) due to dehydration. This is popularly thought to be more likely when the environmental temperature is high and dehydration more severe. The term heat exhaustion has been used to … [Read More...]
Post run stiffness
Post run stiffness by Doctor Andrew Bosch Lactic acid build-up is the cause of post hard-run stiffness ……. Wrong! Most runners believe that the stiffness and muscle pain felt after a marathon or hard run is caused by lactic acid. While this was believed correct some decades ago, we now know that lactic acid, or more … [Read More...]
