#racenutritionplanner

Race nutrition plan example

Balatonman Hungarian Triathlon Middle Distance National Championship (1. 9-86-21) Temp.: 23 degrees Celsius, humidity: 84 % Before start:...

Cool yourself!

Sometimes the weather is so hot that you can't take as much fluid as you lose by sweating, even though the heat produced by the muscles...

Indoor cycling to me...

Fill in the gap! :) Indoor cycling to me is ............................ Spinning (indoor cycling) is a great winter bike training...

Nutrition plan for long distance sport challenges. Part 1: The fable

The proverb " a competition is won in our head" is considered to be a cliché. I find it especially true for any sports competition,...

Nutrition plan for long distance sport challenges. Part 2: Little bit about Energetics

Carbohydrates are sources of energy needed to sustain our aerobic energy system. It operates at low and medium intensity, when muscle...

Nutrition plan for long distance sport challenges. Part 3: Our fuels

The completion of long distance endurance races and the intensity of emotions and struggle related to it depend on whether we can...

Nutrition plan for long distance sport challenges. Part 4: The energy supply

Now, that we have become entangled in the mysteries of physiology, it is time we translated the above into practical language: According...

Nutrition plan for long distance sport challenges. Part 5: The thermoregulation

Having closed the chapter on race fueling and energy supply, we can deal with a more "burning" problem. Thermoregulation! The "byproduct"...