Fuel Station
Experiment with your carbs and fluids for training and races
To be a triathlete often means that inflammation is your constant companion due to over-training.
If a diet or natural supplement claimed to improve reaction time, along with faster recovery and better mental focus who wouldn’t want to follow or take it?
The expos before races are fantastic.
The past decade of triathlon long distance course competition has born witness to the hyponatremic meltdown of many age-groupers and professionals competitors.
There is a distinct difference between eating when you are biologically hungry and eating out of habit.
Triathletes are well aware that beginning training and competition with a well fueled body can delay fatigue.
Focus on combining a good source of lean protein, healthy fat and fruits/vegetables together for your meals and snacks.
If you are in your prep/base season of training right now and are not doing much volume or intensity, remember that you do not need to use sports nutrition products at all.
America clearly is in the midst of a long love affair with refined carbohydrates, particularly in the form of added sugars.