The battle lines are drawn high-carb versus low-carb fueling for endurance performance.

Which diet comes out on top? Which one could be holding you back?

Should you load up with 120 grams of carbs per hour?

Or should you drip-feed yourself just 50 grams of carbs per hour?

Unfortunately, endurance nutrition pundits have fallen into one of two camps in the past few years.

The carbs are king camp or the carbs are the enemy camp, gaining massive followings in the process,

but confusing the hell out of endurance athletes.

We have motives don't fall into either camp.

We are in the camp of giving you the best information that will make you the best version of

yourself in whatever

races you want to take on, no matter whether you're a total beginner or a world-class age grouper.

Let's settle this debate so you know what's right for you and your unique body and goals.

Motive CEO, Teran Gazelle, started at 215 pounds and became a top 1% triathlete in the world,

and a record-setting marathon swimmer. He wrote Triathlon Nutrition Foundations as the framework

for how endurance athletes should fuel. And Resident Motive sports scientist Nick Jenkovskis

will explain the science behind how you should fuel.

Let's start with Terran.

Terran, why are equally smart endurance coaches saying such different things,

with some of them claiming that people need 120 grams of carbs an hour,

while others are saying about less than half of them?

I think they're talking about the same thing but for different people.

And all of us,

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