Trent Stellingwerff, PhD, is the Director of Performance Solutions at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific in Victoria, Canada. His primary research focuses are in the field of nutrition and physiology interactions, as well as in environmental (heat and altitude) physiology. In this interview, we discuss the current best practices from and applied and scientific perspective in endurance and ultra-endurance sports.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-The importance of nutrition, and the simplicity of doing it well enough
-Periodised nutrition and the "train-low" paradigm (training with low muscle glycogen levels)
-Specific advice for ultra-endurance athletes (athletes doing events lasting longer than 4 hours)
-Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)
-Trent's top nutrition advice as an applied practitioner to endurance athletes
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LINKS AND RESOURCES:
- Trent's Twitter and Research Gate profiles
- RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports) with Margo Mountjoy | EP#233
- Musculoskeletal adaptations, “train low” strategies, and muscle fiber types with prof. John Hawley | EP#248
- High carbohydrate, low carbohydrate, or periodised carbohydrate intake with Louise Burke, PhD | EP#236
- A Framework for Periodized Nutrition for Athletics - Stellingwerff et al. 2019
- IOC consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): 2018 update
- Fuel for the Work Required: A Theoretical Framework for Carbohydrate Periodization and the Glycogen Threshold Hypothesis - Impey 2018
- Adaptation to Low Carbohydrate High Fat diet is rapid but impairs endurance exercise metabolism and performance despite enhanced glycogen availability - Burke 2020
- Iron considerations for the athlete: a narrative review - Sim, Stellingwerff et al. 2019
- Considerations for ultra-endurance activities: part 1- nutrition - Costa, Stellingwerff et al. 2018
- Considerations for ultra-endurance activities: part 2 – hydration - Hoffman, Stellingwerff et al. 2018
- Low FODMAP: A Preliminary Strategy to Reduce Gastrointestinal Distress in Athletes - Lis, Stellingwerff et al. 2017
- Nutrition and Altitude: Strategies to Enhance Adaptation, Improve Performance and Maintain Health: A Narrative Review - Stellingwerff et al. 2019
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