In this podcast, can you get a better workout by champing down on a leather strap like the

ancient Vikings?

Is sprinting easier on the knees than jogging?

Is working out before dinner considered a fasting workout?

How to recover more quickly from a stress fracture?

When to take fish oil?

The effect of alcohol on fitness?

Do fat loss supplements work?

Why does asparagus make your piece smell?

Can aromatherapy help you sleep better?

And an aromatase inhibitor recall by the FDA.

I have to admit, I felt like kind of a geek reading today's intro because we have

as you may have noticed a ton of questions and really interesting questions.

So this is of course Ben Greenfeld, if you're a new listener and don't know my voice.

And today we are going to be answering those questions and I also have a kind of a brief

interview about fitness mouthpieces and whether or not these fitness mouthpieces that really

were designed based on the concept that ancient Viking warriors used to chomp down on a leather

strap before they went into battle, whether or not these things actually work.

So we'll be going into that today and just a quick note before we move into this week's

special announcements for those of you down in the Las Vegas area, I'll be coming your

direction this weekend, November 5th to do the ITU World Championship for long distance

triathlons.

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