Category Archives for "Nutrition"

Performance nutrition for triathletes with Steph Saullo | EP#22

When it comes to nutrition, there are some overarching principles that are true for almost everybody, but there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to optimizing performance through nutrition. Steph Saullo (MS, RD, LDN), registered dietitian at Ritter Sports Performance and host of the Performance Nutrition Summit empowers people to learn how to make the best nutrition-based choices for themselves and their goals.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Performance nutrition for triathletes – how to set up a healthy eating foundation in your day to day life.
• Once you have a healthy eating foundation in place, how can you optimize your nutrition and take it to the next level?
• How should you fuel before, during, and after workouts?
• What supplements might be a good idea to take, and which supplements should you avoid?
• Nutrition myths and fads – what’s working and what’s just marketing hype and misconceptions?

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The Pillars of Performance with elite coach Matt Dixon | EP#13

The pillars of triathlon performance are endurance training (naturally), nutrition, recovery and strength and conditioning. Elite coach Matt Dixon explains why everything other than swimming, biking, and running should NOT be an afterthought, but rather, an equally important part of the athlete’s program.

You’ll learn about:

• How Matt burnt the candle at both ends in his own athletic career, and learned invaluable lessons that have shaped his coaching philosophy.
• The pillars of performance in triathlon: endurance training, nutrition, recovery, and strength and conditioning.
• The importance of mindset for age-group triathletes
• How Matt lays out the training in his programs over the course of a season.

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Nutrition for Triathletes: a deep-dive with Kim Schwabenbauer | EP#8

Do you struggle with nutrition, knowingly or unknowingly? Kim Schwabenbauer is a registered dietitian, triathlon coach, and pro triathlete. Today we make a deep-dive into nutrition for triathletes.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Nutrition principles that apply to most if not all triathletes
• The most common nutrition mistakes triathletes make
• Why nutrition individualization is so important
• How you can get started with your own individualized nutrition strategy
• Example scenarios of nutrition strategies for different types of athletes, like complete beginners who train a limited amount of hours, advanced age-groupers, busy executives, vegetarians and vegans, and for triathletes trying to lose weight
• Kim’s thoughts on low-carb high-fat diets, ketogenic diets, and more

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