Friday Fat Black #25 - Carbo Loading

On todays episode of the Friday Fat Black Pete and I talk go deep in carbohydrate loading and why it's a joke and unfortunately the joke ends up on you the athlete.

• Why we're passionate about this topic and the basis of this rant


• The two mistakes athletes make which become show stoppers


• My story about carbo-loading


• Why feeling hungry does not mean you're lacing in energy and that racing 'hungry' is ok


• Why athletes bonk / hit the wall


• How much storage do we actually have


• Your true energy needs in taper


• Can you increase CHO energy stores in race week. Fact or Fiction?


• The long term implications and consequences of long term fuelling habits of most triathletes


• The only two places the fuel i.e. CHO can go once your muscles and liver are full


• Carbohydrate intolerance


• Weight gain in race - it's not just water


• Our bodies infinite ability to store fat bought about by carbs


• How not to feel heavy, lethargic and sick on race morning


• The two biggest mistakes athletes make in the race itself


• The true reasons nutrition companies tell you to CHO load and how much cals you 'need' per hour to prevent the dreaded bonk


• The disconnect on what all carbohydrate sources actually are


• Changing what you do week-in-week-out in race week and it's effects


• Is more better?


• What about athletes that are fat adapted and topping off muscle and liver glycogen stores


• N=1 and what that means


• Racing IM Australia next and you're still a carb dependent athlete? - what you can do next week not to negatively impact your race performance


• And so much more