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…
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!…
Carbs and Running Economy: Data from the trenches
Theories and discussion are nice, but putting ideas/concepts/principles into practice and seeing (positive) change is nicer. I want to share with…
Look “under the hood” to fuel smarter
Everyone who trains for a triathlon wants to get faster, but how do you know if your training and nutrition…