I sent a note to the hyperbaric doctor after my improved long run on Saturday. Here is his response
Hey Peter,
Great to hear from you, and great to hear that you're back on track.
I'm still not buying the free radical theory....although it is a great theory, and I too am a proponent of antioxidants. However, it is important to understand the source of the free radicals. As you probably know, oxygen is bound to itself "O2 = 2 oxygens". We get radicals when the oxygen is single, and it looks for something to bind to. Where this occurs is in the electron transport chain, when we are making energy, so as you train and make/use more energy, you develop more free radicals. When you are lying in a chamber - with or without oxygen, your body isn't doing more than your base metabolic rate, and hence not a lot of oxygen is required to make energy, and in turn not a lot of free radical generation.
I think that there are a lot of confounding variables that we'll never sort out as to why you bonked, and why you feel better now....but that doesn't matter. You feel better, we've protected your extraction site, and you're healthy!
I look forward to another update on your next run!
Keep in touch!
All the Best,
-Jay-
I can't argue with him because I don't have the technical expertise or knowledge to do so. I know that that doesn't normally stop me, but I'm trying to grow out of that habit. I do know that in my mind, if it's not the free radical issue then it is something else to do with the treatments. I still think that's what it was however, especially since, as Claudette pointed out, I eat very little fresh fruits and vegetables, which are the very best source of antioxidants. Based on this she also convinced me to go out and buy supplements in the form of Vitamins C and E as well as fish oil capsules. I will start taking them regularly as a prophylactic measure if nothing else. And maybe I already told you that my Ironman books agree with Roo.
Anyway, I continue to feel pretty decent. I was very happy with my swim this morning. It was not very fast but it was practically effortless. I needed that just to reduce my overall worries by one more issue. With the run issue also hopefully behind me I can now focus on getting my bike mileage up where it needs to be.
(swim 2000 metres, run 7.3 kms)
"A woman tells her doctor, 'I've got a bad back.' The doctor says, 'It's old age.' The woman says, 'I want a second opinion.' The doctor says: 'Okay - you're ugly as well."---Tommy Cooper
Hey Peter,
Great to hear from you, and great to hear that you're back on track.
I'm still not buying the free radical theory....although it is a great theory, and I too am a proponent of antioxidants. However, it is important to understand the source of the free radicals. As you probably know, oxygen is bound to itself "O2 = 2 oxygens". We get radicals when the oxygen is single, and it looks for something to bind to. Where this occurs is in the electron transport chain, when we are making energy, so as you train and make/use more energy, you develop more free radicals. When you are lying in a chamber - with or without oxygen, your body isn't doing more than your base metabolic rate, and hence not a lot of oxygen is required to make energy, and in turn not a lot of free radical generation.
I think that there are a lot of confounding variables that we'll never sort out as to why you bonked, and why you feel better now....but that doesn't matter. You feel better, we've protected your extraction site, and you're healthy!
I look forward to another update on your next run!
Keep in touch!
All the Best,
-Jay-
I can't argue with him because I don't have the technical expertise or knowledge to do so. I know that that doesn't normally stop me, but I'm trying to grow out of that habit. I do know that in my mind, if it's not the free radical issue then it is something else to do with the treatments. I still think that's what it was however, especially since, as Claudette pointed out, I eat very little fresh fruits and vegetables, which are the very best source of antioxidants. Based on this she also convinced me to go out and buy supplements in the form of Vitamins C and E as well as fish oil capsules. I will start taking them regularly as a prophylactic measure if nothing else. And maybe I already told you that my Ironman books agree with Roo.
Anyway, I continue to feel pretty decent. I was very happy with my swim this morning. It was not very fast but it was practically effortless. I needed that just to reduce my overall worries by one more issue. With the run issue also hopefully behind me I can now focus on getting my bike mileage up where it needs to be.
(swim 2000 metres, run 7.3 kms)
"A woman tells her doctor, 'I've got a bad back.' The doctor says, 'It's old age.' The woman says, 'I want a second opinion.' The doctor says: 'Okay - you're ugly as well."---Tommy Cooper
Love
Peter
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