This chapter explores the critical role of carbohydrate loading in enhancing athletic performance, emphasizing the significance of glycogen as an energy source. It outlines best practices for gradually increasing carbohydrate intake leading up to events, while warning against binge eating. The discussion also includes personalized nutritional strategies based on activity levels to prevent low blood sugar and optimize performance.
Do you want to have more energy and perform better in your day-to-day life?
Eating to improve performance is the topic of the show today with my friend Pat McCarthy who is a performance nutritionist who works with elite athletes today he is sharing some takeaways from helping athletes perform better and helping us apply some of these strategies to our own lives.
On the show we discuss:
- Why performance nutrition isn't just for athletes
- Pre-workout nutrition for better performance
- Post-workout recovery nutrition strategies
- The biggest mistakes that many people make in nutrition that impact performance
- Pat's top 5 sports performance supplements and more.
Tune in to hear more.
Here is the smoothie guide I mentioned: Smoothie Guide
Here is the legion pre-workout I recommend: Legion Preworkout
Here is the creatine that I recommend: Creatine
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