High Carb: Can You Balance Performance Long-Term Health? – Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 451
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🗓️ 30 November 2023
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TOPICS COVERED
(0:00) Welcome!
(08:22) Are all of the carbohydrates that cyclists consume causing long-term health issues?
(23:20) How to balance performance and long-term health
(42:16) Dealing with sleep apnea for athletes
(47:28) What could be causing poor sleep?
(50:06) Nutritional decisions that improve sleep quality
(53:33) Should you alter your nutrition strategy with your menstrual cycle?
(01:03:12) The effects of excessive sodium intake on digestion and performance
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| 0:00.0 | Everybody, Coach Jonathan, here. I want to apologize for the audio quality in this week's episode. |
| 0:05.2 | We ran into some issues with our recording software. We're tracking them down so it won't happen again. |
| 0:10.4 | It shouldn't affect the ability to understand the podcast, but every once in a while you might hear some weird stuff. |
| 0:15.0 | We apologize for that. On to the podcast. |
| 0:18.0 | Welcome to the podcast. It's dedicated to making you a faster cyclist, the Ask A Cycling Coach podcast presented by trainer road. |
| 0:22.9 | Today we are talking all about nutrition because we have Alex Larson from Alex Larson nutrition |
| 0:27.0 | back with us. |
| 0:28.0 | You had a baby. |
| 0:29.0 | My goodness, you're already back with us. |
| 0:31.0 | Well, it's been a couple months, but I still need to feel like a normal human being outside of, |
| 0:36.1 | you know, being with this infant for 20 to 23 hours a day. |
| 0:42.7 | This makes you feel totally normal, right? |
| 0:44.5 | I know, I feel like. |
| 0:45.5 | A bunch of nerds on cubes on screen. |
| 0:48.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:49.6 | I'll take what I think. |
| 0:52.1 | Has it, every kid's different. |
| 0:54.8 | This is your third one, Alex? |
| 0:56.2 | Yeah, so I have two boys, I'm my older, |
| 0:58.2 | and now I have a girl in September. |
| 1:00.8 | So that is really exciting. so a lot more floral print clothes on this |
| 1:06.2 | baby and I swear like little baby girls make much cuter noises than our boys |
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