Episode 237 - DIY Triathlon Nutrition Has an Expiry Date
Still Googling your fuelling plan and hoping for the best on race day?
If you’re piecing together your triathlon nutrition from calculators, generic meal plans, training buddies or ChatGPT, you’re not alone. But here’s the truth most age-group triathletes need to hear… DIY nutrition only works for so long.
In this episode, Advanced Sports Dietitian Taryn Richardson breaks down why the DIY approach has an expiry date and what it’s really costing you in performance, time and results. You’ll learn why generic advice can’t keep up with your training load, lifestyle or race goals and how it often leaves athletes stuck, fatigued and frustrated despite training hard.
Taryn shares the most common mistakes triathletes make when trying to figure it out themselves, including relying on online calculators, copying others or following one-size-fits-all plans. She also explains why understanding the “why” behind your nutrition is the key to unlocking better recovery, stronger sessions and race day confidence.
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Check how well you’re doing when it comes to your nutrition with our 50 Step Checklist to Triathlon Nutrition Mastery
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It’s for you if you’re a triathlete and you feel like you’ve got your training under control and you’re ready to layer in your nutrition. It's your warmup on the path to becoming a SUPERCHARGED triathlete – woohoo!
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Episode Transcription
Episode 237: DIY Triathlon Nutrition Has an Expiry Date
Welcome to the Triathlon Nutrition Academy podcast. The show designed to serve you up evidence-based sports nutrition advice from the experts. Hi, I'm your host Taryn, Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Advanced Sports Dietitian and founder of Dietitian Approved. Listen as I break down the latest evidence to give you practical, easy-to-digest strategies to train hard, recover faster and perform at your best. You have so much potential, and I want to help you unlock that with the power of nutrition. Let's get into it.
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Thanks for joining me for this episode of the Triathlon Nutrition Academy podcast. I would love to hear from you. If you have any questions or want to share with me what you've learned, email me at [email protected]. You can also spread the word by leaving me a review and taking a screenshot of you listening to the show. Don't forget to tag me on social media, @dietitian.approved, so I can give you a shout out, too. If you want to learn more about what we do, head to dietitianapproved.com. And if you want to learn more about the Triathlon Nutrition Academy program, head to dietitianapproved.com/academy. Thanks for joining me and I look forward to helping you smashed in the fourth leg - nutrition!
