Triathlon Nutrition Blog
We talk about periodising nutrition all the time, but WHAT the heck is it?
And HOW do you do it?Â
Nutrition Periodisation is the use of planned nutritional strategies aimed at maximising the results from specific training sessions to improve performance (1). It is just like having a training plan bu...
We look at the latest evidence on what cramps are, why we get them, how to prevent them and how pickle juice may be able to help.
What are muscle cramps?
Ah cramps! They make me nervous just thinking about them! Most of us have had one at some point or another but what are they exactly?
A cramp is d...
There can be many reasons for feeling tired and exhausted sometimes. Keeping up with the demands of training, getting enough sleep, managing stress, eating well and staying hydrated are all factors that affect how we feel day to day. Meeting our vitamin and mineral requirements is also key to feelin...
Quick answer: Carb loading for triathlon means eating 8 to 12 grams of carbohydrate per kilogram of body weight per day for the 48 hours before your race, while your training is tapered right down. For a 70kg athlete that is 560g to 840g of carbohydrate a day, which is roughly double a normal traini...
There is so much media attention around low carbohydrate diets at the moment; it’s hard to decipher what is fact and what is fiction. Low-carbohydrate diets are not a new dietary concept by any means, yet they have made a popular comeback with claims of rapid weight loss and other health benefits. A...
Summer is just around the corner and as the temperature heats up, now is the perfect time to visit hydration and its effects on exercise performance.
Our body is over 60% water making hydration essential for everyone, all the time. Water plays many important roles in our body including maintaining b...
