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ENDURANCE July 2008 : Issue 059 NEWSThe endurance athlete’s comprehensive knowledge resource since 1992 The Safety of Stevia Bill Misner, Ph.D. & Steve Born Pg 2 Welcome We recently received the following Unsafe or very poorly tested and not Pg 4 From The Saddle Of Steve Born email… worth any risk.” Here is there specific Pg 8 Product Spotlight : Anti-Fatigue Caps analysis: “Small amounts are probably I’ve been a long time user of Hammer safe. High doses fed to rats reduced Pg 10 Pre-Workout/Race Fueling (originally E-CAPS) products. One of sperm production and increased cell Pg 11 Phytoestrogens from Soy Protein the reasons I like them so much is that proliferation in their testicles, which they don’t include artificial ingredients. could cause infertility or other problems. Pg 12 Junior Development Cycling I try not to consume anything that Stevia can be sold in the United States Pg 14 Salt Stains might be harmful to my health. I’m only as a dietary supplement, but several also a subscriber to Nutrition Action Pg 15 Hammer Partners companies are reportedly developing a Health Letter put out by the Center stevia-derived sweetener and plan to Pg 16 Back Pain for Science in the Public Interest, seek approval for the FDA to use it in Pg 17 2008 Events and have considered their publication foods.” reliable for many years. Their latest Pg 18 Getting Faster As You Get Older issue has a guide to food additives. They Pg 20 Muscle Soreness / Weight Gain rated stevia: “Everyone Should Avoid. see STEVIA on page 6 Pg 21 Improve Lean Body Mass & Fat Loss Pg 22 Sodium, Potassium, & Calories (oh my!) Whey Protein Update Brian Frank Pg 23 RAAM This is a little story about the vagueries could only be described as a slightly Pg 24 Half-Iron Distance Fueling Problems of the raw materials markets in the food sour milk or some other dairy product. Pg 25 Come Visit Us In Canada & Hawaii industry. For those not interested in Without adding flavors or sweeteners to “the rest of the story,” here’s the short mask the normal flavor of straight WPI, Pg 26 Athlete Spotlight : Mike Llerandi version: If you recently this is to be expected. This is also Pg 30 What Story Will You Tell? bought Hammer Whey why we recommend mixing it in fruit juice, making a smoothie, Pg 31 Perpetuem Paste protein from us or a retailer and thought or holding your nose when you Pg 32 Diet Issues it tasted extra funky, drink a serving mixed in water Pg 34 Nate’s Corner rest assured, there was just before bed. However, in nothing “wrong” with January, the supplier we had Pg 35 Pearls of Wisdom from Dr. Bill it and the issue has been getting our whey from Pg 35 Say Goodbye to Soni-Pure been remedied. Also, for the past couple of years we now offer the whey was sold and the new owners Pg 36 From Soni’s Kitchen : Quinoa protein in Vanilla and discontinued the 100% isolate Pg 38 The Endurance Path Revisited Chai flavors, which do a product, opting to use a whey Pg 40 Ironwoman nice job of masking out protein concentrate (WPC). the naturally occurring Pg 41 Hammering in the Bay Area undesirable taste of raw So, rather than lower the protein Pg 42 Get the E-Stim Edge whey without adding sugar quality, we looked high and low or artificial sweeteners. for a new WPI supplier. Due to the Pg 44 Recovery Session For the rest of the story, keep reading… bottom dropping out of the whey market, Pg 47 From the Archives As any of you who have used our raw, this proved rather challenging and we Pg 48 Functional Strength & Muscle Elasticity unflavored, unsweetened whey protein were forced to use a WPI coming from isolate (WPI) know, it doesn’t exactly a mixture of cheddar and mozzarella Pg 50 Swan Crest Run taste like a milkshake when mixed in cheese instead of the pure cheddar whey Pg 52 Race Report plain water. On the best day, the taste see WHEY on page 3 ABOVE : Marshall Opel / Photo : Angela Nock 1.800.336.1977 / www.hammernutrition.com / 1 ENDURANCE NEWS : The Newsletter For Endurance Athletes WelcomeWelcome From the office of Brian Frank Photo - Angela Nock Welcome to the cash are greatly needed and even more by for a minute, or 60, or 90. I’m super 59th issue of appreciated. excited to have Steve joining us for the Endurance News. first time in Hawaii. Summer is here, In the last issue, we teased you with training and racing advance notice of the exciting new I’m keeping my letter short in this issue is in full swing and flavors we’ve developed for some of our ‘cause it’s a beautiful sunny day and I it’s time to enjoy most popular products. Well, they’ve gotta get out and ride. I hope you have a the results of all of hit the streets and those of you who great summer too! your hard work this have already tried them seem to be past spring. I know in agreement with us, these new Enjoy the Read! I am and I sure flavors rock! The melon HEED and the Brian Frank hope you are too. Strawberry Recoverite are simply the Proprietor bomb! Even by “mainstream” standards, Whether this is your first issue, your these taste amazing. 59th, or some number in between, I promise you that you’ll find information Also in this issue is my little story about Endurance News Staff on these pages that you won’t find our whey protein drama. The new Chai anywhere else -- information that will and Vanilla flavors are a savior here Editorial : Steve Born, Dr. Bill Misner, Brian Frank benefit your training, racing, and overall because they mask out the taste of the Editorial Contributors : Kendra Borgmann-Ralstin, health. In this issue, besides all of the raw whey protein, which some find Jim Bruskewitz, Suzy Degazon, Shane Eversfield, other great articles, you’ll see some of undesirable, and most find less than Sonia Frank, Chris Kostman, Brad Lamson, Nate the junior development programs we are ideal. However, if you are a plain whey Llerandi, Al Lyman, Bill Nicolai, Tony Schiller, Layout : Angela Nock supporting across the country. These user, we’ve got new suppliers and it will Editing : Justin Ward (Articles from contributors are not edited.) programs, more so than any program taste as good as it ever did in the past. run by a sanctioning body, are where Ask for a sample of any of our new flavor Our Mission the stars of tomorrow are going to items on your next order if you’d like to The objective of Endurance News is to provide you, the come from. All of these programs are try before you buy. Don’t blame me when serious endurance athlete, with a valuable resource that you will find to be informative, educational, thought provoking blessed with altruistic adults who put you have to place another order because and helpful in your ongoing pursuit of optimum performance untold hours into training, mentoring, you liked the sample so much though. and health. and maturing these kids into top notch Endurance News features insightful articles on diet, nutrition, athletes. They deserve our support and For those of you going to Kona, whether training and other topics of interest for endurance athletes - they deserve yours as well. Contributions to race or not, be sure to read the article written by myself as well as professional and elite amatuer of time, other resources and good old about our open house and plan to come athletes and other experts in the area of nutrition and exercise. In addition, Endurance News will include articles highlighting new and existing Hammer Nutrition products and how to get the maximum benefits from them. In reading this and future issues, please remember that the views expressed in this publication will always be biased in favor of a healthy diet, hard training that emphasizes quality over quantity, and prudent supplementation to improve health and performance. But above all, we at Endurance News believe there are no short cuts, and success can only come from hard work. Back issues are available at www.hammernutrition.com Legal Disclaimer : The contents of Endurance News are not inteded to provide medical advice to individuals. For medical advice, please consult a licensed health care specialist. ©2008 Endurance Marketing Group. This information is copyright protected. Please feel free to distribute this information as long as the copyright notice, phone number, and/or URL are included. Content must remain unchanged and original authorship acknowledged. 2 / www.hammernutrition.com / 1.800.336.1977 July 2008 : Issue 059 WHEY from page 1 we’d always used up until now. While this might seem like an insignificant change, at least we thought it was, it did have a pretty negative effect on the already suspect whey protein flavor profile, and many of you found it objectionable enough to want to return it. As stated earlier, there was nothing technically wrong with this new protein. It was just that when the tastes from the two cheeses mixed together, it produced a compounded bad taste. However, that was the only WPI we could source at that time, so we decided to go with it instead of being back ordered indefinitely. Perhaps this was mistake, but it’s water under the bridge now. The instability in the whey market resulted in its gain in popularity in new mainstream premium food products (like Special K protein water).