Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of the podcast. Today's topic and discussion

is all about carbohydrates. As a fuel source, the working title is carbohydrates and performance.

Fueling for strength, endurance, and hypertrophy, or muscle building.

Now, before we dive into the meat and potatoes or starches of this carbohydrate conversation,

few notes.

One, everyone responds different to diet and nutrition protocols in a very unique and personal way.

There is no perfect diet.

I recognize that.

There may be certain diets that have been shown through research and clinical studies to be more

beneficial for certain individuals, whether lifestyle related or performance related.

And I am personally a fan of carbohydrates. So obviously, a lot of this conversation is going to be pro-carbohydrate.

However, I will share some information on the low-carb and keto approach to nutritional interventions

and performance optimization.

But my diet is a balanced approach to protein,

dietary fats, and carbohydrates. And a lot of the information that I will be sharing,

my perspectives, my opinions will be based off of that preference.

I am pro-carb, especially when I'm in a large training block.

I'm prepping for a race, a marathon, ultra, high rocks, iron man triathlon.

My carbohydrate intake reaches sometimes a thousand grams per day

based off my energy demands. But there isn't a one size fits all diet approach or even a

carbohydrate approach. There isn't a one-size-fits-all

because a one-size-fits-all does not exist.

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