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,…
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…
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!…
Building an Iron Gut – Part I. Causes of GI Distress
Imagine your perfect race. You’ve trained hard and went to sleep early for all those months. You have your Roka…
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…