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Episode #86

All Things Nutrition For Athletes With Jesse Rich

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Featuring: Kylee Toth and Jesse Rich.

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Join Evoke coaches Kylee Toth, and Jesse Rich for a discussion about nutrition and fueling for athletes. They cover common mistakes in general nutrition as well as fueling for training, nutrient monitoring, and current thoughts on carbohydrate intake for endurance athletes.

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Chapters

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 0:51 Using the duration of an event to guide nutritional approaches
  • 11:09 Do elite athletes have extraordinary fat burning metabolism?
  • 17:03 Common reasons endurance athletes get G.I. issues during training and races
  • 20:10 The importance of water intake and staying hydrated
  • 24:30 Nutrient monitoring during training
  • 30:03 How common is iron deficiency?
  • 30:53 Three most common mistakes athletes make with their general nutrition
  • 36:25 Three most common mistakes athletes make with nutrition during training
  • 43:05 The effects of caffeine on performance
  • 48:08 Jesse’s personal experiences in optimizing his own and his athletes’ nutrition
  • 52:52 Jesse’s impressions of the 2024 Olympic Athletes