Using Nutrition to Optimize Performance with Dr. Stacy Sims. EP#530

Apr 28, 2023

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ANECDOTE

Rowing Team Sparked Her Research Path

Dr. Stacy Sims described being treated as an anomaly in metabolism labs while on her college rowing team.
That experience motivated her to investigate sex differences because women were routinely excluded from research.

INSIGHT

Algorithms Built On Male Norms Misread Women

Wearable algorithms and standard physiology norms are often built on male data and misinterpret women's baseline signals.
Female autonomic and cardiac differences require sex-specific interpretation of recovery and performance metrics.

ADVICE

Avoid Routine Fasted Training For Women

Do ensure female athletes eat enough and avoid routine fasted training because it can trigger a catabolic cascade and suppress menstrual function.
Time carbohydrate and calories to support brain, exercise, and reproductive health rather than copying male fasting strategies.

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