Triathlon Nutrition: Calories, Carbs, Fats, and Proteins - part 2 | EP#95

A research-based review of nutrition, including overall energy intake, energy balance, and macronutrients (fat, protein and carbs) for endurance athletes. Part two of two.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Protein for endurance athletes
• Fat for endurance athletes
• (Even more about) why you need to be a carb AND fat burner 
• How to calculate your macronutrient needs based on your overall energy intake

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• Triathlon Nutrition: Calories, Carbs, Fats, and Proteins - part 1 | EP#94     
• Nutrition and Athletic Performance: Position statement
• Threshold Confusion: Aerobic, Anaerobic, Lactate, Functional - Help! | EP#71
• Energy requirements of the athlete: Assessment and evidence of energy efficiency
• 2014 Female Athlete Triad Coalition Consensus Statement on Treatment and Return to Play of the Female Athlete Triad
• The IOC consensus statement: beyond the Female Athlete Triad—Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)
• New Insights into the Interaction of Carbohydrate and Fat Metabolism During Exercise 
• Improved Gross Efficiency during Long Duration Submaximal Cycling Following a Short-term High Carbohydrate Diet
• Contemporary Nutrition Approaches to Optimize Elite Marathon Performance
• Fueling strategies to optimize performance: training high or training low?
• Carbohydrates for training and competition
• Dietary protein for athletes: from requirements to optimum adaptation.
• Decreased PDH activation and glycogenolysis during exercise following fat adaptation with carbohydrate restoration

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