Since I am a big believer in the fact that 80%+ of what you achieve as a runner is dependent on your diet, I have been doing a lot of posting on dietary thoughts and such.
Today is no different.
In watching the HBO obesity series and reading a number of books on food, exercise and diet, a myth seems to keep popping up that my personal experience doesn’t seem to validate. That is the idea that all calories are created equal.
If you believe the argument that a calorie is a calorie, you also would have to believe that eating 2 chicken breasts is basically the same as drinking a can of Coke.
I think we can all agree that this isn’t the case.
Yet, that is the science that we are being led to believe is true.
I’m working on a post right now about how I want you to radically rethink your training for endurance, but while I finish that up I think it is important to get you to begin thinking about the calories you consume and what type of calories they are. Because its going to ultimately have a tremendous impact on your success in running.
What do you think? Do you believe all calories are created equal?