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Jan Olbrecht & the Magic Bullet Theory

It’s been known for a long time that training at one’s anaerobic threshold is not a magic bullet. Then why is it still so popular?

  • Scott Semple

Scott Semple

Apr 3, 2017 • 1 min read

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Jan Olbrecht on The Magic Bullet Theory
Jan Olbrecht has a Ph.D. in physiology and biomechanics. He was one of the early proponents of the theory that lactate is not a negative byproduct of glycolysis, but a fuel source for the aerobic…
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