Everything Triathletes Need To Know About Nutrition/Fuel (With Dr Harry)

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The nutrition doc is back! And it was another killer conversation.

Dr Harry Weisinger, the My Performance Doctor, joined us again on the podcast to take another deep dive into everything endurance athletes need to know about nutrition and fuelling.

If you haven't listened to our other 3 episodes with Dr Harry, they’re worth going back and listening to.

For today’s episode, check out everything we spoke about below:

• The power of science
• A scientific perspective on motivation
• The effect of sauna on athletic performance and longevity
• How long does it take you to get heat acclimated?
• How do you fuel yourself for an endurance event?
• How To Calculate The Amount Of Calories You Need For Ironman
• Figure Out The Calories/Fuel Types You’ll Need For Your Triathlon
• How much glycogen do we have stored?
• The amount of electrolytes you need for your endurance race
• Fuelling for endurance vs higher intensity races
• How many calories can you expect to burn in an hour?
• Should you digest solid or liquid food in racing? What’s better for the digestive system?
• High GI vs Low GI foods for endurance athletes
• How important is the role of fibre in athletic performance

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The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.

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