Post by erictalmant on May 4, 2009 8:44:05 GMT -5
Here is some information from Bill Wolcott that I believe was on the MT advisor's forum:
"Peak performance in any sport necessitates optimal metabolic balance and optimal metabolic efficiency. Nutritional reserves must be replete. Metabolism must be able to shift aerobic or anaerobic and sustain that metabolism ON DEMAND. Energy metabolism must be optimized. Selective membrane permeability must also function optimally.
From this you can see how the development of excellence in athletics is foundationally dependent on meeting the dictates of one's biochemical individuality, i.e., meeting the needs of one's metabolic type. All of the FHC's (fundamental homeostatic controls) must be functioning optimally and in balance. The only way to achieve that is to properly address the individual metabolic type requirements. So whether one is a sympathetic or parasympathetic or fast or slow oxidizer would not dictate whether or not one could BE, say, a defensive lineman effectively, BUT whether or not one meets the nutritional requirements of his sym or para or fast or slow dominant metabolism would absolutely make or break his PERFORMANCE. Make sense?
Now with that in mind, it is also true that different sport EVENTS that require different kinds of metabolism (i.e., primarily aerobic or anaerobic) also have requirements for specific kinds of nutrients/foods/fuels. Let's look more closely at aerobic and anaerobic metabolism: Anaerobic is anabolic, acid tissues, alkaline blood, decreased cell membrane permeability, low cell calcium, high blood calcium, low blood potassium, high cell potassium. Aerobic is
catabolic, high oxidation and free radical production, alkaline tissues, acid blood, increased cell membrane permeability, high cellular calcium, low blood calcium, high blood potassium, low cell potassium. Biochemically speaking they (anaerobic/aerobic) are mirror opposites.
Thus, by ingesting anabolic foods and nutrients prior to an aerobic event, you can absolutely diminish, impede, inhibit, and undermine performance; ditto for ingesting catabolic foods prior to an anaerobic event. But to what extent you should ingest the synergistic foods and nutrients to optimize performance is again dependent on the
particulars of one's metabolic type.
The quickest and easiest way of gauging this is through the judicious use of the fine-tuning checklist, the Diet Check Record Sheet (DCRS), monitoring how you feel, and measuring your performance. More detailed and exact evaluation can be achieved via urine pH, saliva pH, specific gravity and especially urine surface tension monitoring for aerobic/anaerobic shifts. For example, if you find that you are shifting too anaerobic while engaging in an aerobic sport, you can increase the use of aerobic foods and nutrients. This same technique can be used in training to optimize results.
What you will find are variances based in individual metabolic type requirements in conjunction with individual anabolic/catabolic balance status. For example, an aerobic event increases the need for protein and fat, but the actual amounts required would naturally differ between a sym dominant and a para dominant or between a slow oxidizer
and a fat oxidizer. Amounts would be relative depending on the autonomic or oxidative type and the strength of the imbalance (extreme sym versus a slightly sym dominant).
Amounts would also be dependent on the strength of aerobic or anaerobic metabolism naturally present. Someone with an anabolic imbalance engaging in an aerobic sport would require a lot more aerobic support than someone with an aerobic imbalance.
Post exercise/training naturally produces a longer period of anabolic metabolism for recovery. This period can be supported with anabolic foods and nutrients. But again, amounts must be titrated according to reactions and requirements of biochemical individuality. If amounts employed produce adverse results via the DCR’s, then revisions must be made accordingly. –Bill Wolcott"
"Peak performance in any sport necessitates optimal metabolic balance and optimal metabolic efficiency. Nutritional reserves must be replete. Metabolism must be able to shift aerobic or anaerobic and sustain that metabolism ON DEMAND. Energy metabolism must be optimized. Selective membrane permeability must also function optimally.
From this you can see how the development of excellence in athletics is foundationally dependent on meeting the dictates of one's biochemical individuality, i.e., meeting the needs of one's metabolic type. All of the FHC's (fundamental homeostatic controls) must be functioning optimally and in balance. The only way to achieve that is to properly address the individual metabolic type requirements. So whether one is a sympathetic or parasympathetic or fast or slow oxidizer would not dictate whether or not one could BE, say, a defensive lineman effectively, BUT whether or not one meets the nutritional requirements of his sym or para or fast or slow dominant metabolism would absolutely make or break his PERFORMANCE. Make sense?
Now with that in mind, it is also true that different sport EVENTS that require different kinds of metabolism (i.e., primarily aerobic or anaerobic) also have requirements for specific kinds of nutrients/foods/fuels. Let's look more closely at aerobic and anaerobic metabolism: Anaerobic is anabolic, acid tissues, alkaline blood, decreased cell membrane permeability, low cell calcium, high blood calcium, low blood potassium, high cell potassium. Aerobic is
catabolic, high oxidation and free radical production, alkaline tissues, acid blood, increased cell membrane permeability, high cellular calcium, low blood calcium, high blood potassium, low cell potassium. Biochemically speaking they (anaerobic/aerobic) are mirror opposites.
Thus, by ingesting anabolic foods and nutrients prior to an aerobic event, you can absolutely diminish, impede, inhibit, and undermine performance; ditto for ingesting catabolic foods prior to an anaerobic event. But to what extent you should ingest the synergistic foods and nutrients to optimize performance is again dependent on the
particulars of one's metabolic type.
The quickest and easiest way of gauging this is through the judicious use of the fine-tuning checklist, the Diet Check Record Sheet (DCRS), monitoring how you feel, and measuring your performance. More detailed and exact evaluation can be achieved via urine pH, saliva pH, specific gravity and especially urine surface tension monitoring for aerobic/anaerobic shifts. For example, if you find that you are shifting too anaerobic while engaging in an aerobic sport, you can increase the use of aerobic foods and nutrients. This same technique can be used in training to optimize results.
What you will find are variances based in individual metabolic type requirements in conjunction with individual anabolic/catabolic balance status. For example, an aerobic event increases the need for protein and fat, but the actual amounts required would naturally differ between a sym dominant and a para dominant or between a slow oxidizer
and a fat oxidizer. Amounts would be relative depending on the autonomic or oxidative type and the strength of the imbalance (extreme sym versus a slightly sym dominant).
Amounts would also be dependent on the strength of aerobic or anaerobic metabolism naturally present. Someone with an anabolic imbalance engaging in an aerobic sport would require a lot more aerobic support than someone with an aerobic imbalance.
Post exercise/training naturally produces a longer period of anabolic metabolism for recovery. This period can be supported with anabolic foods and nutrients. But again, amounts must be titrated according to reactions and requirements of biochemical individuality. If amounts employed produce adverse results via the DCR’s, then revisions must be made accordingly. –Bill Wolcott"
