Endurance Innovation 22 – Nutrition 101 with Tara Postnikoff

Endurance Innovation 22 – Nutrition 101 with Tara Postnikoff

Michael welcomes fellow Toronto-based triathlon coach and sports nutritionist Tara Postnikoff for chat about practical, every-day nutrition advice for endurance athletes.

  • 3:00 your daily nutrition and what you may want to add to your current routine.
    • Add vegetables: 7-10 cups per day
    • Add protein in divided doses: 0.8g – 1.4g of protein per kg of LEAN body mass. Which works out to be 1.0g – 1.7g per kg of TOTAL body mass for someone with a body fat percentage of 15. I (ML) have heard of higher numbers myself, in the range of 1.2g – 2.0g / kg of total body mass.
  • 12:00 on protein sources
  • 16:00 high protein breakfast options
  • 17:00 water: 2-3L / day PLUS exercise requirements
  • 24:30 carbs or fat?
  • 30:30 on carb periodization: keep it simple!
  • 34:30 what about fruit?
  • 36:00 avoid fruit juice and dried fruit (outside of training)
  • 38:00 nutrition to support training
    • 39:30 – easy / recovery workouts: hydrate and fuel lightly if possible
    • 42:00 – intense workouts / tests: proactively fuel with carbs
    • 45:00 – long, endurance workouts: pre-fuel with carbs, water, carbs, sodium during
  • 51:45 sources of carbs during training
  • 56:00 sodium: useful for 3+ hour efforts
    • Large individual variability in sweat salt content: 500mg/L to 2000mg/L
  • 59:15 sweat concentration testing
  • 1:00:00 sweat rate testing
  • 1:02:15 post workout window 30-120 minutes, prioritize quality of nutrition
    • Rehydrate
    • Replenish glycogen
    • Help repair with protein: 15-30g
  • 1:05:45 genetic testing
    • 1:07:15 caffeine

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