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Building an Iron Gut – Part II. GI Solutions

February 11, 2018 Jeff one comment.

In part 1 we talked about the potential causes of GI distress during exercise, now let’s look at some solutions! I like to think of these strategies in three distinct categories; things we can do …

Building an Iron Gut – Part I. Causes of GI Distress

February 11, 2018 Jeff no comments.

Imagine your perfect race. You’ve trained hard and went to sleep early for all those months. You have your Roka wetsuit, Zipp wheels, and a bike that is the triathlon-equivalent to the Batmobile. A beautiful …

Carbs and Running Economy: Data from the trenches

December 10, 2017 Jeff 4 comments.

Theories and discussion are nice, but putting ideas/concepts/principles into practice and seeing (positive) change is nicer. I want to share with you some really interesting before-and-after data on diet and running economy in a triathlete. For …

Look “under the hood” to fuel smarter

September 5, 2017 Jeff no comments.

Everyone who trains for a triathlon wants to get faster, but how do you know if your training and nutrition are aligned with what your body actually needs? I’ve written previously about the variations we …

Nutrition from Winter to Spring (video)

April 4, 2017 Jeff 2 comments.

Nutrition needs for athletes are greatly affected by things like temperature, humidity, altitude, and the length of the workout or race, as well as by the amount of time spent acclimating in a new environment. …

What’s your running economy? A tale of two runners

March 2, 2017 Jeff 3 comments.

TL,DR: Running efficiency refers to a measure of how much oxygen you need to run a given pace. This can vary greatly among individuals, and we can measure it in a lab. The three main …

Forward Thinking (part 2)… The next steps in your strategic carb intake

October 24, 2016 Jeff no comments.

This is the second installment of a series on how strategic manipulation of your carbohydrate intake can lead to better training adaptations, and in turn better performance. If you haven’t seen it yet, I would …

Forward Thinking… Daily carbohydrate periodization for athletes (part 1)

October 21, 2016 Jeff 11 comments.

Among the most interesting, exciting, and perhaps groundbreaking areas of sports nutrition over the past ten years or so has been the research looking at the strategic manipulation of carbohydrate intakes in order to maximize both …

Sleep and Athletic Performance

January 4, 2016 Jeff no comments.

If there was a pill that could make you happier, smarter, stronger, less likely to be injured, improve basketball shooting percentage by 9% and tennis serving accuracy by 24%, would you take it? Surely that …