Sports Nutrition for Beginners
Eating properly for the demands of endurance sports can be challenging, especially if you're new to sport. We explore common misconceptions and pitfalls for the beginner endurance athlete.
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The Fundamentals of Sports Nutrition: Optimizing Fuel Supplies
Are you a good nutrition student? By using a gap analysis, you can create a personalized nutrition plan.
How to Create a Race Day Sports Nutrition Plan, Part 1
The best cyclists know that race-day nutrition must be planned—quantity, types of food, and timing that will best fuel your body for best performance.
Nutrition: Sugar, Wheat, Paleo, and Performance
We discuss what we think is healthy and what foods to eat and skip. We take on the topics of wheat, nutrient density, and sugar.
Are There Benefits to Carbohydrate Manipulation? With Dr. Asker Jeukendrup
We sit down with sports nutrition expert Asker Jeukendrup to discuss potential performance gains from modifying carbohydrate load during training.
Performance Gains and Adaptations from Fasted Training, with Dr. Brian Carson
We try to decipher if there are any advantages or disadvantages to occasionally exercising in a fasted state.
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Finding the Balance Between Nutrition and Fueling
We discuss the difference between nutrition and fueling, and why focusing on performance versus health can lead to very different dietary choices.
Potluck Discussion: Ride Nutrition, Two Minute Intervals, and How to Quickly Get Your Form Back
Our hosts have a “potluck discussion” about athletes' different needs for carbohydrates, how 2x2-min intervals compare to Tabatas, and why current athletes can come back much quicker from time off.
How to Estimate Serving Sizes
Sports nutritionist Ryan Kohler shares three fast, simple ways to estimate portion sizes without counting calories or using mobile apps.
Ideal Racing Weight Is a Delicate Balance
Seeking an “ideal racing weight” is a tactic many endurance athletes use to improve performance. Here's how to find your fastest race weight—while avoid being too heavy or too light.
Addressing Endurance Athlete Gut Issues with Dr. Patrick Wilson
The author of The Athlete’s Gut talks with us about digestive issues like bloating, cramps, pain and inflammation, all of which can derail the best event preparation plans.
The Evolution of the Perception of Supplements, with Dr. Louise Burke
We're joined by one of the world’s preeminent nutrition researchers to dive into the history, changing perception, and efficacy of supplements.
Q&A on Thanksgiving Mind Games, Jan Ullrich Effect, and Food as Medicine
We gathered some of our favorite nutrition-themed questions on the psychology of food, the advantages of eating before or after a big meal for weight management, winter weight, and much more.
Sports Nutrition Pathway
Sports nutrition is one of the most personal and controversial subjects among athletes. Everyone has an opinion; often those claims lack scientific basis. With the help of world-renowned experts, including Dr. Asker Jeukendrup, Dr. Timothy Noakes, and Dr. John Hawley, we examine the nuances of fueling your body for performance and health.
Is Weight Management as Simple As Calories In, Calories Out? With Dr. Timothy Noakes
For decades, weight management has relied on an assumption: that manipulating calorie intake will predict weight gain or loss. But does it actually work?
Q&A on Returning from Injury, Weight Management, and Fast-Twitch Fibers, with Renee Eastman
With the help of CTS coach Renee Eastman, we field questions on injury, the power of consistency, weight vs. power, and fast-twitch fibers.
Can Ketones Help Fuel Endurance Performance?
Exogenous ketones reached “super fuel” status in 2016. Since then, research hasn’t been so positive. We explore the potential benefits of supplementation with ketone esters.
Sports Nutrition for Beginners
Eating properly for the demands of endurance sports can be challenging, especially if you're new to sport. We explore common misconceptions and pitfalls for the beginner endurance athlete.