The Science of Endurance
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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Can You Train Only Using Fat?
As we get fitter through training, we have more capacity to burn fat. With a high fat diet, we increase the proportional reliance on fat. We can train our body to preferentially use one tank over the other. There are strategies that would ask athletes to eat a low carb diet while training in order to drive their machinery that burns fat.
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