In my experience working w/ athletes of all levels, professional athletes are less influenced by diet fads compared to the recreational athletes. There are other differences too so ultimately THERE IS NO OSFA approach to nutrition for athletes. Know your client & their sport.

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The Anaerobic Power Reserve and its application to professional road cycling Pilot study Int'l Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27248365 Follow-up study Journal of Sports Sciences: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30317920 Blog post 𝗛𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: hiitscience.com/the-anaerobic-…

Wow! Really interesting read.

Avg 330 kcal/h from CHO and just over 1L/h fluid for 11 hours. CHO + Fluid + electrolytes = the tried and true combination. Gotta say Hops and Gingerade sound pretty good too!

The 3Rs of recovery: rehydrate (fluid), refuel (carbs), repair (protein). Top level athletes do all three all the time or suffer the consequences. If you perform you will want to have carbs and protein on board!

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Kristie Leong M.D. @creddingvye Not so fast. Fatigue (from different sources) is definitely a barrier to exercise. The fact that exercise training increases subjective feelings of vigor and energy is a different matter

“...physiology isn’t destiny. The talent is in the head after all...”

No wonder people are confused. As if uneducated influencers weren’t bad enough, there are RDs who are promoting fat burning foods, 30 day metabolism makeovers, the idea that calories don’t matter, and drinking vodka is good for you? All for the ‘gram, the followers, and $$$.

“Coaching isn’t about you. Coaching is about the athlete. I think it’s always a sign of danger when you make any situation about you rather than about the coaching or about the team. It’s never about you. It’s about something way bigger." Vince Anderson athletesinaction.org/quickhits/a-co…

Good answers!

Love this quote by Dan Benardot, PhD, RDN, FACSM 1/3 “When asked how I ‘feel’ about trends and fads my response is that I have no ‘feeling’ about it. This is not about how I feel but, rather, how this trend/fad fits within what we ‘know’ about the science.”

2/3 “If a trend or fad appears to fit within what we know about human nutrition/physiology/biochemistry, then I have no problem saying so as I have no emotional attachment to it one way or the other. The inverse, of course, is also true.” Dan Benardot, PhD, RDN, FACSM

3/3 “So, if a trend or fad fails to satisfy what we know the science says, then I have no problem saying so.” - Dan Benardot, PhD, RDN, FACSM || Too many people get caught up in personal feelings or attachments to a certain way of thinking...the problem with uneducated influencers...

I also think professionals get in trouble when they don’t keep an open mind to new ideas, though. Gotta keep up and keep asking questions and finding answers.

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Diet and Exercise are two areas where everyone feels like they are an expert. We all eat and move, so we all should know what's best, right? It's kind of insane how strongly we all feel about our beliefs in this area Also, one of the best demonstrations of Dunning-Kruger effect

Point being...drop the "great" vs. "evil" approach and realize that almost every food and exercise type has their place. Carbs are great for you at the right time, same with protein and fat. Lifting heavy is great, so is exercising hard, or going long and easy. All have a place.

And for the love of god, can we stop reductionist thinking. Carbs, Fat, Protein aren't the devil. The solution doesn't exist in a singular item (Insulin!!). There is no one "best" exercise (HIIT!) I know its the social media age, but can we please stop such lazy thinking!