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Underfueling in Endurance Athletes

68 min • 26 april 2024

After some recapping of the Marathon majors and a potential for an Olympic Duathlon, the guys talk about the prevalence of underfueling in endurance athletes, reviewing a recently released paper.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:43) Cycling Feed Zones and Crashes

(03:59) Xylon’s lack of Training

(07:16) David’s Training

(09:00) Community Shoutouts

(11:32) Why is the Women’s only Marathon World Record so much slower than the Women’s Marathon World Record

(15:33) Boston Marathon Observations

(21:03) London Marathon Observations

(24:19) The Seine River Water Quality Issues for the Paris Olympics

(27:08) Underfuellng in Endurance Athletes

(31:08) Overview of Fuelling in the Study

(32:10) What were the Carbohydrate Intakes in the Study

(37:27) Caffeine Intake in Endurance Athletes

(39:57) Fluid Intake in Endurance Athletes

(40:25) What are Recommended Fueling Guidelines for Athletes

(42:10) When to Fuel with Fat & Protein and Flavour Fatigue

(44:53) Recommended Caffeine Intakes and Using Caffeine in a Race

(50:10) Should you Train your Gut for Race Nutrition?

(53:17) Fueling for Low Intensity vs High Intensity

(59:38) What Causes GI Issues on Race day?

(60:53) Pre Exercise and Post Exercise Nutrition Recommendations

(64:57) 1% Better Challenge

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Article on Underfuelling in Triathlon and Mountain Running-

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38257082/

Article on Underfueling in Trailrunning-

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33371706/

Paper on Recovery

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7796021/#:~:text=There%20is%20not%20a%20single,Refuel%2C%20Repair%2C%20and%20Rest.

Paper on Creatine & Carbohydrate Coingestion

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974290/

Fueling Guidelines

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4008807/

Article on Training the Gut