The 33Fuel Blog

When Russian roulette meets health and performance
Russian roulette, now there’s a bloody dangerous game none of us would choose to play. But we all do, because life is much like Russian roulette and we all begin with exactly the same weapon: a six-shooter that comes with one guaranteed bullet, and one guaranteed empty chamber.Spooky sh*t, but there's good news: we get [...]
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Why the top 10 fitness hacks are a crock of sh*t
Why the top 10 fitness hacks are a crock of sh*t‘Hacking’ in this case is the practice of breaking down the smallest efforts that deliver the greatest results in any area of performance, and in the world of health, nutrition and fitness it is seriously popular. Hence endless magazine features with headlines like ‘top 10 [...]
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Freaks, hotpants and fitness v health
Freaks, hotpants and fitness v healthThe Oxford English dictionary defines a freak as: a person regarded as strange because of their unusual appearance or behaviour. Mindful of this we’re going to wade into the great fitness v health debate with this opener:You, are a freak.The evidence, part one: unusual behaviourRunning marathons, racing triathlons, spending your [...]
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Ueli Steck: life, death and doing what matters
Ueli Steck: life, death and doing what mattersWe’re taking a diversion off the path of nutrition and training today to explore the power of adventure in life and the risks it comes with since reading with shock and sadness about the death of legendary climber Ueli Steck in an accident on Everest. Like so many we’d [...]
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CCC race report, Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc
CCC race report, Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc: a run around the CCC, UTMB courseA trip around the course at the CCC ultramarathon, the little brother of the behemoth that is the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB). The CCC covers the second half of the UTMB course from Courmayeur back to Chamonix and is [...]
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