Nutrition Q and A with Coach Amber
Marathon Training Academy
Angie and Trevor
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we are joined by Coach Amber from MetPro to tackle nutrition questions sent in by listeners. We discuss meal timing, hydration, protein sources, menopause, how to balance performance and fat loss goals, managing cravings, fueling for an ultra, and we even dive into the current buzz around GLP1 medications.
Whether you’re training for a marathon or an ultra, you’ll get practical nutrition advice to help optimize your running. Thanks to everyone who sent in a question!
Links Mentioned in This Episode
MetPro + MTA Coaching Deal. Special offer we’ve never done before limited to the first 30 people, signup for MetPro Nutrition coaching will also get MTA Run coaching included at no additional cost. $200 a month savings.
AG1 -It’s the perfect time to start a new healthy habit and AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit, a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box.
Coach Amber Velasquez has a Master of Health Sciences and is a Licensed and Registered Dietitian and a certified personal trainer. She’s a coach at MetPro and loves all things nutrition & fitness.
When we had her on the podcast last year it was our most listened to episode in 2024 according to Spotify.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, thanks to our friends at MetPro Nutrition Coaching. We've got a special announcement. |
| 0:03.8 | We have partnered with MetPro to bring you a two-for-one deal. We know that you have |
| 0:08.1 | nutrition goals and running goals this year. So here's a special offer. We've never done this before. |
| 0:13.0 | This offer is limited to the first 30 people, but when you sign up for MetPro coaching, |
| 0:17.3 | you will also get a running coach from our team at no additional cost. So you can work with |
| 0:21.7 | a nutritionist and a running coach at no additional cost and put some rocket boost behind your |
| 0:26.5 | training. Just go to metpro.com slash mTA to take an assessment and jump on a free call metpro.com |
| 0:32.2 | slash mta. Thanks to AG1. It's never too late to create a new healthy habit for 2025. And AG1 is offering new |
| 0:39.8 | subscribers a free $76 gift when you sign up. You'll get a welcome kit, a bottle of D3K2, and five free |
| 0:47.3 | travel packs in your first box. So make sure to check them out at drinkag1.com slash mTA. |
| 0:53.4 | That's drinkag1.com slash mTA to start your new year on a healthier |
| 0:57.7 | note. |
| 1:20.1 | Welcome. Welcome to the Marathon Training Academy Podcast, where we help you dial in your performance as a long-distance runner. |
| 1:21.2 | I'm Trevor. |
| 1:22.0 | And I'm Angie. |
| 1:27.4 | Today we're joined by Coach Amber for MetPro to tackle nutrition questions sent in by listeners. We'll discuss meal |
| 1:28.6 | timing, hydration, protein sources, menopause, how to balance performance and fat loss goals, |
| 1:35.1 | managing cravings, fueling for an ultra, and we even dive into the current buzz around GLP1s. |
| 1:41.2 | Lots of good stuff. And hey, don't forget as as an academy member, you can get access to all of our |
| 1:44.8 | training plans and more. Find out how to join when you visit Marathon Training Academy.com. |
| 1:50.5 | So a quick round-up here of a little bit of running news. Some world records recently. |
| 1:55.8 | Yared Nagu set a world record in the indoor mile with a time of 3.46.64. And that only stood for five days |
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