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PreRace Capsule Review

Everyone has their secrets. Their go-to meal or supplements before a race. And for a while, many atheletes have been going for PreRace, in powder form. However, First Endurance did one better by offering up a more well-rounded approach to the same formula. PreRace in capsule form. Not only is PreRace in powder form not the greatest tasting, it's kind of cumbersome to worry about when to take how much when you're out on the course or out on a long training session. You need X amount of scoops for Y amount of water over Z amount of time if you weight between A-B lbs. If you're not great with numbers, the odds aren't in your favor for the powder form.

Enter PreRace in capsule form. The perfectly dosed amount in each capsule. Take X amount every two hours depending on tolerance and physical exertion and you are done. Generally for people who are heavier or less reactive to caffeine, 3 is the magic number. But if you are smaller, more reactive to caffeine 1 or 2 will be plenty.

Now I'm a bigger guy, and I like my coffee, so I started using 3 capsules right away. I've had some in my possession for about a week now and have put in a few training sessions with the capsule form. And I'll tell you, they're great. I think the best part about them is you don't get that over-stimulated feeling once things start flowing through your blood stream. It's a much better time-released formulation that truly does last around 2+ hours of training. Sunday I did a 2 hour ride on my trainer, going for a middle of the road effort. The goal with this ride was to get my base riding back up before I start slugging away at too much high effort riding.

About 20 minutes before I got on the bike, I popped 3 PreRace capsules and downed a banana and some chocolate milk and was ready to go. Taking about 15 minutes of low end faster pedal stroke work to warm up, I could feel I was ready to get at it. And once I started, there was no turning back. Throughout the whole 2-hour ride, I never once felt fatigue start kicking in, but my power and effort stayed constant. I never got jittery, but that could be due to my tolerance to caffeine. Every pedal stroke felt fluid and ready for more. I think you get where I'm going with this. I truly feel like PreRace is a great supplement. 

To add in another experience, I did the same workout in the pool (2,400m) of high intensity work, about 4 days apart. The first time through, sans PreRace, I was really pulling myself to the end of my 100m repeats towards the end. The second time around, identical session with PreRace, it was a different story. My recovery between sets was faster, and I was also ready for more. But time was against me and the work day was starting so I cut my workout, and was feeling good throughout the day.

However, I wouldn't reccommend making it part of your every day grab bag of exercise supplements. Like everything else out there, you wil become tolerant of it. So I feel it's best to leave PreRace strictly for race day and those days where you REALLY need that boost. Let's say you're doing a max effort or a long run or ride, that would be suitable. But for a 30 minute jog and stretch? Not so much. And also like most supplements out there, try it out in training a few times before even considering throwing it in your race day lineup. 

-Dave

Professional Taekwondo at the 2010 WTF World Taekwondo Tour

This is great and possibly a move to beef up arguments to continue Taekwondo as an Olympic Sport going forward. I'm going to call it the equivalent of tag team Taekwondo.

"The competition ended with the Korean team's victory over the Russians at a score of 50 to 47 in the midst of enthusiastic support from a stadium jam-packed with local Russian fans."

Not sure there is an opportunity to make a great living doing this or any other professional Taekwondo event ( e.g. PRO Taekwondo ), but why not make a few bucks for something you love to do. The Korean Team took home 20K while the runner's up raked half that. Maybe not too bad of a payday especially if you live in an area of the world where 10K is a dream.

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"The spectators and TV audiences expressed their excitement after watching the new exciting 5-member team competition between Korean and Russian male teams at the Moscow Martial Arts Center.

The two teams were so very evenly balanced in the pursuit of victory and exchanged attacks and counter-attacks at full speed and power, which made the spectators feel thrilled throughout the competition. The competition ended with the Korean team's victory over the Russians at a score of 50 to 47 in the midst of enthusiastic support from a stadium jam-packed with local Russian fans.
 
In an effort to promote a new breed of taekwondo, the WTF tested this new 5-member team competition format featured with different competition rules on the international stage for the first time and it turned out to be a resounding success.

Each team consisted of five athletes of different weight categories and the three rounds totaled 19 minutes. The first round lasted five minutes in which each athlete should compete for a minute. The second and third round were of 7 minutes each, where an athlete can be replaced with another athlete at any time regardless of the weight categories as long as he has carried out at least three attacks.

This new and innovative rule of "free changes of athletes" sparked excitement among the spectators, reminding them of the tag team match often seen in professional wrestling. It also lessened the pressure on the athletes that they should control their power to ensure being able to going to the last minute, instead allowing them to lash out all their power and high-level techniques at full speed.

Moreover, as the timing for athlete exchange affects a lot on the flow of the match team coach's strategy play an important role as well.

In addition, the scoring system featured with differentiated points given to the level of technique encouraged athletes to attempt to deliver high-caliber techniques. For example, a kick to the head is three points, while a turning-kick to the head gains four points. If an athlete knocks out the opponent, he will gain 10 points.

To build on the momentum and formalize this format in the taekwondo competition structure, a few more test matches will be conducted at international taekwondo competitions in 2011 including the WTF World Taekwondo Championships to be held in Gyeongju, Korea in May and the 6th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Vladivostok, Russia, before official inclusion in the WTF World Cup Team Championships in 2012."