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Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

Should Cyclists Use Ketones and Creatine? – Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 447

Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

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4.94.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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TOPICS COVERED
(0:00) Welcome!
(01:36) Ketones explained
(04:29) Recent research on ketones in endurance sport
(18:44) When are ketones best used?
(29:18) How to get rid of back pain on the bike
(42:06) How to find the ideal race weight
(53:54) Creatine & Cramps
(01:01:50) TrainerRoad Hot Takes



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Ask a cycling coach podcast presented by trainer road today

0:03.2

We are going to talk about key tones. We're going to talk about back pain

0:05.6

We're going to talk about fat loss creatine and also some hot takes we've got ivy with us ivy a drain

0:10.6

We've got our CEO Nate Pearson. It's going to be a good one

0:13.8

Let's just roll into it grant says I used to be a member of trainer road a long time ago

0:17.8

And I felt it brought me success since then I took a break from triathlon and then two years ago. I made a comeback

0:23.4

As a sports science lecturer

0:25.7

That means that like you know grants like I feel like grant you're speaking down to me over here

0:29.7

So you probably know more about this stuff than I do. You better get a back straight

0:36.5

As a sports science lecturer, I'm quite lucky to be on the polls with recent trends in nutrition

0:40.6

My question relates to exogenous key tones, but not the super expensive ones that come in shop bottles like delta G

0:46.0

I've found a few powders that are of a more reasonable price around 50 euros and yeah, you can find powders online

0:53.6

If you go on Amazon, you look for ketone powders. You can find

0:57.0

ketone monolesters in powder form that you can mix into things

1:00.8

I have not tried them so I don't know what the taste is like. I don't know if it's any better

1:05.6

But just the same you can find them and it's cheaper and my question is linked to timing though

1:10.0

I quite like the science behind the benefits of ketones

1:13.0

So should I consume the ketone supplement during the winter period or is it something that is worth saving until spring summer?

1:19.3

Also, what are your views on pre and post-consumption and benefits training?

1:22.8

I must say I'm glad to be getting back to trainer rodent

1:25.5

It's good to see that the podcast is even better since I left

1:27.8

I really appreciate all the time you guys put into making this one and the best training podcast out there

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