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| The surprising benefits of training in the heat - Outside Magazine |
| Date Posted: 8/2/2016 |
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| One of the highest sweat rates ever recorded was that of marathon runner Alberto Salazar at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. In the months leading up to the games, which were expected to be oppressively hot, the marathoner was put through a regimen of temperature acclimation training with the goal of helping him adapt to running in the heat. While Salazar placed only 15th overall, the program was deemed a success, physiologically speaking — vitals taken after the race found that Salazar’s hormonal and thermoregulatory systems were completely normal. Read More |
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