Perspectives #23: Weight Loss Diets for Endurance Performance, with Namrita Brooke
Empirical Cycling Podcast
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Why Carbohydrates Per Hour Matter for Crit Racing
Those Watts per kilo matter for crit racing. Why are carbs per hour not scaled to FTP or kilojoules? I think like if you miss out on eating for a day, it basically sets you up for a binge. It's dependent on your physiology and fiber types. You don't need 90 grams an hour, but if you're doing B02 intervals at the end of a three or four hour ride, that's when he would say yes, you want 90 grams of carbs an hour.
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