Pushing Limits: Inside a Landmark Study on Female Ultra Endurance Athletes

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The episode discusses groundbreaking research on female ultra endurance athletes, focusing on energy expenditure, nutrition, biomechanics, and recovery strategies.

Send us Fan Mail In episode #178, we spoke with Dr. Trent Stellingwerff and Susan Boegman about their groundbreaking research on ultra endurance athletes, featuring unprecedented data on female participants. Discover how energy expenditure, nutrition, biomechanics, and recovery strategies come together in one of the most comprehensive multi-disciplinary studies in endurance sports. In this episode: The physiological and psychological effects observed during extended endurance eventsUnique fin...

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Host: Kyla Channell

Guests: Dr. Trent Stellingwerff, Susan Boegman

Topics covered

• female athletes
• ultra endurance
• nutrition
• energy expenditure
• biomechanics
• recovery strategies

Keywords

• ultra endurance athletes
• female athletes
• energy expenditure
• nutrition
• biomechanics
• recovery strategies
• endurance sports

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Organizations: Nutritional Revolution Podcast

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