Should Endurance Athletes Train Fasted? What the Research Shows
Explore the impact of fasted training on endurance athletes, including the proposed benefits, research findings, and considerations for both male and female athletes.
Author: Rebecca Dent
Low-Carb, High-Fat Diets and Endurance Performance
While popular among some endurance athletes, there is no conclusive evidence showing that a Low Carbohydrate High Fat (LCHF) diet enhances performance.
What Is Fat Adaptation and How Does It Improve Endurance Performance?
Everything you need to know about fat adaptation and performance sports, now updated to reflect the latest findings, written by high-performance dietitian Rebecca Dent.
What Is Fat Adaptation and How Does It Improve Endurance Performance?
Everything you need to know about fat adaptation and performance sports, now updated to reflect the latest findings, written by high-performance dietitian Rebecca Dent.
Nutrition for the Female Uphill Athlete of Menstruating Age
Some women just breeze through their menstrual cycle with no symptoms or issues. For other women, it can be much more of a challenge. Our female gender does not change the fact that we are still individuals, meaning we must take an individual approach to understand our nutritional needs. Assuming you have a healthy regular […]
Nutrition for Injury Prevention and Recovery
No one likes to be injured. But given the nature of the continuous repetitive movement required to train and take part in endurance sports, and the very often extreme environment these sports are undertaken in, the chances of an injury occurring are pretty high. In this article I will be referring to musculoskeletal injuries (skeletal […]
How Should Your Nutrition Change as You Age? A Guide for Athletes Over 40
Muscle mass begins to decline around age 40, with losses of 3 to 8 percent per decade accelerating after 65. This process, called sarcopenia, brings associated reductions in strength, physical performance, and bone density. At the same time, the body becomes less responsive to the anabolic signals from resistance training and protein intake, and systemic […]
How Should Endurance Athletes Hydrate Before, During, and After a Big Day?
Dehydration, when sufficiently severe, impairs both mental and physical performance. It degrades decision-making, increases perceived effort, causes early fatigue, and can compromise safety on the mountain. For mountain and endurance athletes, the challenge is that access to fluids is often limited, the weight of water constrains what you can carry, and at high altitude, fluid […]