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That Triathlon Show

Workout fuelling - best practices of top coaches | EP#306

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2021

⏱️ 139 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, coaches Frank Jakobsen, Val Burke, Kolie Moore, Ryan Bolton and Björn Kafka each give their perspective and recommendations on how to fuel workouts.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How much energy to consume for different kinds of workouts?  -In what form should you consume energy?  -Pre- and post-workout fuelling -Is there a time and place for "training low" - i.e. training in a state of low glycogen (e.g. fasted training)   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts306/   SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - Want to optimise your performance in hot or humid conditions, avoid cramping, and make sure your hydration is on point? Take PH's free online Sweat Test to get personalised hydration strategy. Also use the Quick Carb Calculator to get fueling recommendations, and book a free one-on-one consultation to refine your hydration and fueling strategy. Use the promo code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your first order of PH electrolytes or the Precision Fuel range.   ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a tool for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve swim specific strength and technique. The swim trainer is a perfect complement to your training in the pool. On days when you don’t have time to go to the pool, you can now do a short but effective home-based workout on the trainer. It is inflatable, so doesn’t take up much space, and best of all, it is very affordable. Get 20% off your order at zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Frank Jakobsen – Performance, training and mindset | EP#231 Training, racing, and metabolic testing with Val Burke | EP#290 Training Talk with Kolie Moore | EP#271 Ryan Bolton – Olympian and coach of Ben Hoffman and Caroline Rotich | EP#221 Training, testing, metabolism and physiology with Björn Kafka | EP#286   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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0:00.0

The Traathlon Show, 306.

0:17.0

Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon Show, the podcast

0:23.0

presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.

0:26.4

I'm our host Michael and on today's episode, I interview five different coaches to get a broad

0:31.4

perspective on one important topic, workout fueling.

0:35.3

Each of the coaches will answer basically the same questions centered around the topic of workout fueling. Each of the coaches will answer basically the same question centered

0:39.1

around the topic of workout fueling. And the whole idea of this is that you can get,

0:44.2

you can get a sense of the commonalities, but also the nuances and differences in thinking

0:48.3

around workout fueling. And at the end of the episode, I will give you my personal thinking,

0:53.8

not in detail, but as a rapid fire overview.

0:57.1

So the coaches I'm going to talk to you today are all top class coaches of top class athletes.

1:02.8

They are highly respected generally and by myself.

1:06.0

They've each been on that Jaffron show before.

1:08.1

And I'll, of course, link to all of those previous episodes in the

1:11.1

episode description and the show notes and they are Frank Jacobsen from Denmark, Valleberg

1:15.8

from Canada living in New Zealand, Collie Moore from the United States, Ryan Bolton

1:20.3

also from the United States and Bjorn Kafka from Germany and you will hear them in that order

1:24.9

right after we thank our sponsors. First, you have

1:27.7

precision hydration that create electrolyte products that you can match to how you sweat and

1:31.8

fueling products that make it easy for you to hit your numbers. Each serving contains 30 grams

1:36.8

of carbohydrate. When it comes to electrolytes and sodium in particular, remember that we all

1:41.6

have different sweat rates and we also have very different

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