Supertraining

Hi Paul

If you read the reference provided by Mark Tucker on the thread about Max
heart rate and the Body limit, there is an interview with Ross Tucker
talking about Noakes' paper.  http://mattfitzgerald.org/blog/?p=53.  In that
interview Ross has some points about the central Governor theory, heat
dissipation and the reduced body mass of the black athletes.  Essential
saying that the very much lighter black runners would be able to dissipate
the heat generated by their bodies, far more effectively than the bigger
white athletes.  So the brain's prediction of exhaustion allows a much
higher level of exertion without having to manage or reduce pace in these
lighter athletes which allows them to train harder, which enables them to
win more races.

Ross has some good stuff on his web page
http://scienceofsport.blogspot.com/ (which
you referred me to before).

Comments?

Best regards
Nick Tatalias
Johannesburg
South Africa

P.S. (go the Sharks over the Waratahs)