Episode 338: Q&A Part 1 with Fuelin’s Scott Tindal
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
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Matt Dixon and Scott Tindal discuss the evolving nutrition landscape in endurance sports, particularly in triathlon. Scott, co-founder of Fuelin, shares insights from the Hawaii IRONMAN World Championship, emphasizing the importance of tailored nutrition plans based on individual energy expenditure. He highlights the need for athletes to balance caloric intake with training intensity, noting that high-intensity athletes may require up to 120 grams of carbohydrates per hour, while lower-intensity athletes should consume less. They also discuss the importance of consistent, high-quality nutrition for overall health and performance during races and daily life.
Matt and Scott discuss the evolution of nutrition and fueling in triathlon, focusing on the importance of quality nutrition and total calorie intake. Scott reflects on his work with Sarah Pimpiano and the changes in nutrition and fueling over the years. The conversation highlights the importance of day-to-day nutrition and the relationship between nutrition, sleep, and training. Matt and Scott discuss the challenges of athletes consuming high amounts of carbohydrates and the importance of context in nutrition. Scott explains the relationship between power output, energy expenditure, and carbohydrate intake.
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Episode Timestamps:
00:-3:47 Introduction
3:47-9:20 Background of Fuelin
10:15-17:30 Nutrition Trends
23:00-44:28 Racing Nutrition of IRONMAN World Championship in Kona
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. |
| 0:10.0 | Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. |
| 0:13.4 | The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people a great sport into life. |
| 0:33.4 | And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon. |
| 0:39.9 | And today is part one of two conversations that I'm going to have with nutrition expert Scott Tyndall. Scott is the co-founder of Fuelin, a partner of Purple Patch in the big realm of |
| 0:46.4 | nutrition and fueling, and is by all accounts a world expert in nutrition. His origin started off |
| 0:53.6 | in professional rugby. He went to Britain. |
| 0:55.8 | He worked with British rowing and various organisations over there. He then went on to Toronto |
| 1:00.8 | and Canada to work with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the very large NHL team, of course. |
| 1:05.9 | And about eight years ago, he dabbled in triathlon, starting to work with professional |
| 1:10.5 | athletes, Sarah Pianpiano. |
| 1:12.1 | Many of you guys will be familiar with Sarah as she was a long-time Purple Patch Pro. |
| 1:17.4 | And from there, Scott got together with Jonathan Lee, the founder of Fuelin, and together |
| 1:22.8 | they have built up one of the most dominant and most influential resources and apps, educational apps, |
| 1:30.3 | for fueling and nutrition across endurance sports. And I invited Scott back to the show today |
| 1:36.7 | to have a discussion around fueling and athletes. Scott was recently at the Hawaii Iron Man |
| 1:43.5 | World Championship, so I thought it would be fun |
| 1:45.3 | to get him on the show and have a little bit of a coach's chinwack. We go through various |
| 1:50.2 | aspects to date, starting to unpack why it is very, very different so far as caloric needs |
| 1:56.8 | if you are a lower level amateur athlete relative to what the peers are doing. |
| 2:01.9 | You don't need to consume as many calories. |
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