Are you kidding me? i could make that up just by not riding with Brian! hahahahah!
January 28, 2010
Tylenol Improves Performance of Cyclists
Tylenol, the over-the-counter drug that Johnson & Johnson loves so much it can't stop recalling it, is good for something other than making people sick: it can improve athletic performance of cyclists-- a little. Researchers at the University of Exeter at Devon, England, put two teams of cyclists to the test, riding ten self-paced miles after taking either Tylenol or a placebo. The scientists found that cyclists who took Tylenol in the double blind study covered the distance in what they call a "significantly faster time": 26 minutes and 15 seconds compared with 26 minutes and 45 seconds for the group that swallowed the placebos. "Using acetaminophen," the researchers write in the Journal of Applied Physiology, "participants cycled at a higher mean power output, with an increased heart rate and blood lactate concentration, but without changes in perceived pain or exertion....These findings support the notion that exercise is regulated by pain perception, and increased pain tolerance can improve exercise capacity."(WoW!! 3 whole seconds a mile) I want some!!jj
January 28, 2010
Tylenol Improves Performance of Cyclists
Tylenol, the over-the-counter drug that Johnson & Johnson loves so much it can't stop recalling it, is good for something other than making people sick: it can improve athletic performance of cyclists-- a little. Researchers at the University of Exeter at Devon, England, put two teams of cyclists to the test, riding ten self-paced miles after taking either Tylenol or a placebo. The scientists found that cyclists who took Tylenol in the double blind study covered the distance in what they call a "significantly faster time": 26 minutes and 15 seconds compared with 26 minutes and 45 seconds for the group that swallowed the placebos. "Using acetaminophen," the researchers write in the Journal of Applied Physiology, "participants cycled at a higher mean power output, with an increased heart rate and blood lactate concentration, but without changes in perceived pain or exertion....These findings support the notion that exercise is regulated by pain perception, and increased pain tolerance can improve exercise capacity."(WoW!! 3 whole seconds a mile) I want some!!jj
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