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 –…
How I use technology as a sports dietitian
This is a recording of a talk I gave to a class of university students, sharing some of the different…
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,…
Within-Day Energy Balance
Although many people think that daily calorie balance is the only thing that matters, more and more research has been…
Factors influencing Endurance training adaptation
I’m excited to share an overview of a new study, looking at factors influencing AMPK activation, which is a signal…
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…
To eat or not to eat, before exercise?
Why do some people say you should always eat before exercise, yet others say it’s better to train in the…
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….