About this episode

Dr Jeff Rothschild discusses endurance nutrition, fasted training, and individual responses to carbohydrate intake.

What should endurance athletes actually eat before training? Does fasted training improve adaptation? And why do some athletes thrive on high carbohydrate intake while others perform better with less? In this episode, Dr Jeff Rothschild joins the podcast to unpack the complexity behind endurance nutrition, recovery, and training adaptation. Drawing from his work as a sports dietitian, researcher, and performance analyst, Jeff shares insights from years of research exploring carbohydrate pract...

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Host: Prof Paul Laursen

Guest: Dr Jeff Rothschild

Topics covered

• endurance nutrition
• fasted training
• carbohydrate intake
• training adaptation
• recovery

Keywords

• endurance athletes
• nutrition myths
• fasted training
• carbohydrate intake
• training adaptation

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Organizations: Training Science Podcast

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