Quote Originally Posted by christopher leigh View Post
There seems to be considerable excitement over my comments on here, particularly in regard to the 'vital chemical reserves.' It really isn't important to know the names of all the chemicals involved. What is important and can be grasped by even a 'tree hanging Sloth,' is the principle.

Nobody knows what gravity consists of, but everyone is aware of its consequences. And if you attempt to jump off a skyscraper without a parachute because no one has named the components of gravity, you'll find yourself coming to a very abrupt emergency stop. The witnesses of your fall will also discover that the human skull wasn't designed to be an airbag.

Everything in the body exists in finite quantities. Fuel, oxygen, water, vitamins, hormones etc. Therefore it makes sense to use what exists as economically as possible. Constantly using up those 'vital chemical reserves' in overcoming longer and longer training sessions is the worst training mistake an individual can make.

One last point. The fact that concepts like recovery, compensation and overcompensation are used by sports scientists implies the existence and depletion of 'vital chemical reserves.'
One of your best ever... I don't quite know what to make of the sheer insanity, randomness and wrongness of this post. Keep up the good work!

Fuel: Otherwise known as food... plenty in Tesco last time I looked.
Oxygen: What's that stuff all around us.... oh yes, air and 21% is oxygen.
Water: Rain, rivers, seas, oceans, beer, electrolyte drinks.......etc, etc.
Vitamins: Food, sunlight, pills etc etc etc
Hormones: synthesised in body continuously.

None of those are really finite are they?

I'm genuinely intrigued by the "Vital Chemical Reserves" though... maybe you've discovered the Elixir of Life.... come on, give us more details please.