Jun 28, 2022
The provision or restriction of select nutrients in an athlete’s
diet can elicit a variety of changes in fuel utilization, training
adaptation, and performance outcomes. On this episode we discuss
the impact of both acute and chronic
carbohydrate restriction on iron metabolism, comparing models of
periodized...
Jan 3, 2021
Iron deficiency (ID) is a prevailing nutritional concern amongst
the athletic population due to the increased iron demands of
this group. Athletes’ ability to replenish taxed iron stores is
challenging due to the low bioavailability of dietary sources,
and
the interaction between exercise and hepcidin, the...
Dec 14, 2020
On this episode we are talking with Peter Hespel and Chiel Poffé from the University of Leuven / Bakala Academy to provide an update to the topic of exogenous ketones in cycling thanks to their research on this topic. Do ketones improve performance after all? Is there any particular context in which their use is...
Nov 15, 2020
Today we are bringing back Dr. Dana Lis to have her talk us through some recent research on collagen supplementation in the specific context of explosive exercise performance and we’ll discuss if this may have implications for sprinting performance in cyclists.
Oct 26, 2020
A recent food technology innovation created new CHO drinks and gels with added sodium alginate and pectin in solutions of multiple transportable CHO, with the intention of encapsulating those CHO molecules in the stomach forming a gel which allegedly enables a smooth transportation of the drink through the stomach to...