18. Fasted Training and the importance of context with Dr Laurent Bannock

Fit to Succeed

English - August 30, 2018 04:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Training or exercise in a fasted state is claimed to boost metabolism and drive up body fat burning, but is this really true? Get the answers to this, in context, in episode 18 of Fit to Succeed.

Guest biography:
Dr Laurent Bannock is a leading performance nutritionist and exercise physiologist who works in elite sport and has a noteworthy reputation among the scientific community. He is a highly experienced educator & lecturer and is the program director (and founder) for the ISSN Diploma postgraduate programme, as well being a senior lecturer and program leader for the MSc Sport & Exercise Nutrition program at Middlesex University, London.

Episode content:
This episode answers important questions and addresses the following:

Why context is vital when interpreting scientific dataHow to take a broad view of science to apply it effectively in an exercise/nutrition environmentWhat metabolic or body composition benefits can be obtained through fasted training?Are the effects of fasting before training gender specific?What impact to exercise history and training status have on fasted training?

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