The Endurance Training Diet & Cookbook: The How, When, and What for Fueling Runners and Triathletes to Improve Performance by Kropelnicki Jesse

Author:Kropelnicki, Jesse [Kropelnicki, Jesse]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony
Published: 2017-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

BLOOD MARKERS FOR ASSESSING AN ATHLETE’S NUTRITION NEEDS

MARKER Hemoglobin

BENCHMARK VALUE >13.5 g/dL

PURPOSE To assess O2 -carrying capacity

MARKER Ferritin (serum)

BENCHMARK VALUE >50 ng/mL

PURPOSE To assess potential onset of iron anemia

MARKER Total iron-binding capacity

BENCHMARK VALUE <375 mg/dL

PURPOSE To assess whether observed anemia could be due to disease

MARKER Cortisol*

BENCHMARK VALUE <20 (7–8 a.m.) mcg/dL

7–28 mg/dL

<17 (3–5 p.m.) mcg/dL

2–18 mg/dL

PURPOSE To assess chronic fatigue related to training load

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