Author: truPhys
Cardiovascular Adaptations to Exercise and the Athlete EKG
Exercise is great for your heart – this we know. Endurance athletes, such as cyclists, runners and rowers, undergo higher amounts of cardiac remodeling than many other types of athletes. It is a necessary adaptation to the demands placed on their bodies. The heart is responsible for nutrient and oxygen…
CBD and Chronic Pain Syndrome
Pain is one of the most difficult conditions to diagnose, a seemingly invisible disability. It is relative to the individual mind and body, manifests at different amplitudes, and often relies on good communication and understanding between the practitioner and patient to successfully determine its etiology. There is no cure for…
Antioxidants and Training: Friend or Faux?
What are the first words that pop into your mind when you think about antioxidants? Probably something along the lines of… beneficial, healthy and great for longevity. These powerful little protectors of cellular structure and function play an important role in physical well-being, especially when obtained naturally from foods such as berries…
Singletracks.com Podcast: Mountain Biking and Nutrition
Eat to ride, or ride to eat? Pretty basic question, yes, but an appropriate one depending on your goals as a mountain biker. There are a lot of aspects that intertwine the concepts surrounding mountain biking and nutrition. How do I eat based on my goals, and can I eat…
Singletracks.com: CBD and Mountain Biking
This time around, a cycling-specific article reviewing the database of literature surrounding the application of CBD as an ergogenic aid. What’s the dirt on CBD supplementation – does it benefit or hinder training adaptations? Click below to read more!
ECG Knowledge Bank
While employed at Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital, I became increasingly fascinated with the physiology behind cardiac dysrhythmias and ECG diagnostics. The great thing about a telemetry gig: each 12-hour shift is different – for those with inquisitive, analytical personalities, it feeds your need. Because the hospital specializes in heart and…
CBD and Training: Is It an Ergogenic Aid?
“If exercise could be packed into a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed and beneficial medicine in the nation.” – Dr. Robert Butler, Founder, National Institutes on Aging If asked, I wonder what Dr. Butler would say about cannabidiol (CBD), or the combined use of CBD to…
What Is the Therapeutic Value of CBD?
Our nation is struggling to treat lifestyle constructs that foster chronic disease, an opioid crisis, and the existence of an obesity epidemic. Further, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 6.7% of U.S. adults have suffered from a major depressive episode at least once in their life, and…
Mountain Biking is Good for Our Youth
Engaging in regular physical activity is good for both the physical and mental health of our children. Most people don’t realize that unhealthy lifestyle habits set our kids up for chronic disease as they age. Large amounts of sedentary time during the younger years doesn’t provide an invigorating, motivating or challenging…