Hot weather training and racing $3.95 Eating Two NEW healthy products! on the EndurOmega and Phytolean road Protein is Fueling tips essential for good for atypical health athletes Product Spotlight : AO Booster and Super Antioxidant SINCE 1987 IN THIS ISSUE #86 Features The scoop on protein 10 Caloric intake 12 New Product : Phytolean 16 New Product : EndurOmega 18 Thermoregulation 20 Testing training 22 Team Kenda/Felt: “Smart” foods 24 Salt stains and heat adaptation 40 Worldwide sodium consumption 70 Regulars Product Spotlight : SAO, AOB 6 Nate’s Corner 23 Track coach Cory Kaufman trains Steve’s faves : Chromemate 32 in the hills near Missoula, MT. Photo : Myke Hermsmeyer Athlete Spotlight : Michael Lewis 58 The atypical Hammer athlete 66 SINCE 1987 Hammer Nutrition athletes 89-97 The Hammer Nutrition Promise of Satisfaction Products - Powerful, safe, natural, and undeniably effective! They will do exactly what we say they will and outperform the competition every time . 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Brian Grasky Laura Labelle { { IN THIS Phil Grove Nate Llerandi LETTERS Chris Gagnon AJ Kennedy Hey Hammer team, • Consume Hammer Gel as needed every Vanessa Gailey Rebecca Kotch Jasmin Gammel Chris Magerl hour. ISSUE Brendan Halpin Bill Misner I’m just getting back from the Hammer Camp Myke Hermsmeyer Greg Rittler held in Wisconsin. It was a tough camp this Supplements: Ryan Hill Garret Rock time with 25,000+ feet of elevation gain in the • Triple threat combo of Endurance Amino, Levi Hoch Richard Swan backcountry hills of southwest Wisconsin. Anti-Fatigue Caps, and Endurolytes every hour. LAYOUT/DESIGN Kelly Pris I continue to follow the Hammer Nutrition • The occasional Energy Surge when one fueling and supplement regimen that I of the those CAT climbs are coming up CONTENT MANAGER detailed for you in my Endurance News #84 (and we had more than a few!) Vanessa Gailey article. Hammer Nutrition products worked for EDITING me every time during the Wisconsin camp. 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Endurance News features insightful articles on diet, nutrition, training, and other topics of interest for endurance athletes - written by our staff as well as professional and elite amateur athletes and other experts in the area of Hey Hammer Nutrition, nutrition and exercise. In reading this and future issues, please remember that the I just wanted to say thank you for the great views expressed in this publication will always be biased feature in Endurance News #85! I am still relying on in favor of a healthy diet and hard training that emphasizes quality over quantity, and prudent supplementation to your products to help optimize my three weeks of training in Regulars improve health and performance. But above all, we at the altitude of Colorado, preparing for a 17-week run of The Swordsmen Endurance News believe that there are no shortcuts and show in Wisconsin and Ohio. that success can only come from hard work. Back issues available at www.hammernutrition.com Again, thanks for the article about me in EN. My brothers’ jaws dropped when they saw it, as did my local Hammer Nutrition retailer! Legal Disclaimer : The contents of Endurance News are not intended to provide medical advice to individuals. For medical advice, please consult a licensed health care specialist. Cheers, ©2013 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. Douglas Mumaw, an “Atypical” Hammer athlete Content must remain unchanged and original authorship acknowledged. CORRECTION: The Endurance News is printed on recycled paper. In Endurance News #85 we inadvertently misspelled the photographer website on an athlete submission on page 90. Credit for the photo of Daniel Seiger should have been given as www.hillcrestphoto.com. 4952 Whitefish Stage Road The editorial staff of Endurance News carefully reviews each issue in Whitefish, Montana 59937 an attempt to ensure that all of the information presented is correct and 1.800.336.1977 complete. Occasionally, however, mistakes sneak past them and make it www.hammernutrition.com into print. www.hammernutrition.com 3 high-quality protein supplement is not just a good idea, it’s essential. Another must-read article is on sodium and salt stains. We are firm in our stance on sodium, and have science and decades of experience on our side—high dietary sodium intake is bad for your health and your performance in the heat. The high-sodium advocates can argue in self-serving circles until the end of days, but consuming a high-sodium diet, and consuming even more sodium while exercising is a good way to end up with salt stains all over and sub-par race results, but not much else. The key to beating the heat, and avoiding cramping and other unpleasant side effects, is to consume a low-sodium diet, hydrate effectively (not excessively), and consume moderate amounts of sodium while exercising. It may not be sexy, and it may not suit your salt-fried taste buds, but if achieving peak performance in the heat is truly your goal, this is the best and safest way to get there. More new products In this issue we are introducing two new products to our supplement line, both of which are key to your health and performance. EndurOmega is our take on EPA/DHA fish oil supplementation. It’s higher in Omega-3’s than most and is at the top of the purity chart. If you’ve Brian and Dino Martinoli take a photo op been using the Carlson salmon oil, this during the 2013 Giro Calabrese with the ASD will be a nice upgrade. If you’ve not been Berti Cycling Club. supplementing with fish oil, now is a good time to start. The other new product, Phytolean, is Welcome to the 86th issue one that will be beneficial to many of you who, like me, struggle with that extra bit of weight, despite many hours of exercise of Endurance News. each week. Like most Americans, we suffer from excess consumption of calories in general, and starchy espite trying to get outdoors this continues to be a challenging area carbohydrates specifically. I see it in the as much as possible to enjoy in the diets of many endurance athletes. mirror and I know many of you do too— the glorious summer weather, If you’ve been struggling with muscular those extra 5-10 pounds of adipose tissue D we’ve managed to put together recovery, fatigue, soreness, and/or low (body fat) around our midsections and 100 pages of action-filled content for immune function, you may fall into in other inconvenient locations. While you to absorb. As usual, the athlete this category. For many, consistently moderating starchy carbohydrate caloric contributions are my favorite pages of consuming 80-120 grams of protein each intake is the obvious solution, that is this issue, but there are many more day is a challenge, for sure. The trends easier said than done. This is where informative articles to make your life toward decreased meat consumption and Phytolean can help you win this “battle more enjoyable. We also have a couple vegetarian diets make getting adequate of the little bulge.” Phytolean’s two active of interesting articles from Hammer dietary protein even more challenging. ingredients help to block the absorption Nutrition-sponsored pro athletes and This is why we offer several different of starch and increase fat metabolism. longtime clients that you will find of proteins to augment your dietary intake. Taking two capsules before lunch and value. While I have always advocated getting dinner, or any other meal containing as much of your daily protein from your Be sure to read the article on protein— diet, when that is not possible, using a - continued on page 5 4 August/September : Issue 86 “Awesome client service!” - Paul W. - continued from page 4 starch, is all it takes. You can also use Phytolean as a preventative, as I did recently on my cycling trip to Italy. When they keep putting plates of amazing pasta in front of you after an eight-hour day in the saddle, it’s next to impossible to push back.