Post training fainting

[LissaJous]

Tim Noakes is still not persuaded of the the relevance of salt to exertional muscle cramps - but I know lots of ultra runners disagree with him.

Lots of issues surrounding running from stretching to ice baths is basically anecdotal.. there's very little hard science supporting them, but I do think a lot of sports science is still pseudo science.. small N numbers.. poor control of groups.. poor standardisation.. science I don't think we'd get away with in main stream biology.... not all of course.

However salt is a basic need for rehydration, not solely cramp prevention, hence why I routinely put it in my tea. If you've been training hard, and downing loads of fluids is still leaving you feeling dehydrated, that's because the salt is as important as the fluid.

That's my experience, and when things are going well, rehydration is what I would say limits the amount of hard training I can do.