PredictIng carb and Kcal use from Training Load
For years, certain questions have been plaguing me as a nutritionist. For example, which burns more carbs or calories –…
Are you matching your fuel with your training?
It makes sense to eat more on days when you’re training more (longer and/or more intense training) and eat less…
Fat oxidation and exercise
Multiple factors influence fat oxidation during exercise including exercise duration and intensity, sex, and dietary intake before and during exercise,…
Pre-exercise nutrition, fat oxidation, and cycling performance
We recently performed a study looking at the influence of different pre-exercise nutrition choices on how much fat we burn…
I’m an endurance athlete, how much protein do I actually need?
Almost every day, I see either: a) People who are unsure how much protein their body needs, or, b) People…
Antioxidants for athletes: friend or foe?
If you’re a hard-training athlete who is even a bit curious about dietary supplements, it is likely that antioxidants (e.g….
Building an Iron Gut – Part II. GI Solutions
In part 1 we talked about the potential causes of GI distress during exercise, now let’s look at some solutions!…
Nutrition from Winter to Spring (video)
Nutrition needs for athletes are greatly affected by things like temperature, humidity, altitude, and the length of the workout or…
What’s your running economy? A tale of two runners
TL,DR: Running efficiency refers to a measure of how much oxygen you need to run a given pace. This can…