EP 724: Why Most Athletes Get Carbs Wrong

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🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Are you fueling your endurance training the right way—or are outdated carb myths holding you back? In this episode, we’re joined by sports dietitian Bob Seebohar to explore the evolving science behind carbohydrate consumption in endurance sports. We discuss how nutrition periodization, metabolic flexibility, and gut training can transform both performance and recovery. Bob challenges the one-size-fits-all approach to sports nutrition, emphasizing the need for personalized plans that align with each athlete’s physiology and goals. From managing GI distress to optimizing glycogen storage and understanding blood sugar dynamics, this conversation dives deep into how and when to use carbs for peak athletic output.

Here is the LINK to the new research we mentioned.

Check out these links too:

All Around Snack Co.
3rd Edition of Bob's book
- on Amazon Metabolic Efficiency Training: Teaching the Body to Burn More Fat
- on Bob's site Metabolic Efficiency Training: Teaching the Body to Burn More Fat
Bob's Web site: Enrg Performance
Inside Sports Nutrition Podcast

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0:00.0	A lot of people have seen me as, oh, that's that metabolic efficiency training guy.
0:05.1	He's all about fat adaptation.
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0:11.4	Do you think that we've let some of the marketing companies define some of our habits, nutrition
0:16.9	habits?
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0:23.0	100%.
0:24.0	I mean, there is not even a doubt in my mind about that. Can we change the word think to no? 100%.
0:25.8	I mean, there is not even a doubt in my mind about that.
0:31.5	I'm not sure if you're going to be able to do that.
0:34.5	I'm not sure if you're going to be able to do that.
0:37.5	I'm not sure if you're going to be able to do that.
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0:56.0	This podcast is gonna answer the question we all have. Should I pre-carb load before the big race, we're gonna find out today.
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