Latest Cyclingfood Podcast Episodes
FTP #41: Alannah McKay & Peter Peeling - Ketogenic diets, carbohydrate availability and iron regulation in endurance athletes
Fuel The Pedal podcast - June 28, 2022 07:31 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe provision or restriction of select nutrients in an athlete’s diet can elicit a variety of changes in fuel utilization, training adaptation, and performance outcomes. On this episode we discuss the impact of both acute and chronic carbohydrate restriction on iron metabolism, comparing models...
FTP #40: Rachel McCormick & Peter Peeling - Iron deficiency in endurance athletes: from diagnosis to treatment strategies
Fuel The Pedal podcast - January 03, 2021 22:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIron deficiency (ID) is a prevailing nutritional concern amongst the athletic population due to the increased iron demands of this group. Athletes’ ability to replenish taxed iron stores is challenging due to the low bioavailability of dietary sources, and the interaction between exercise and ...
FTP #39: Peter Hespel and Chiel Poffé - Exogenous ketones in pro cycling: An update on exercise performance and beyond
Fuel The Pedal podcast - December 14, 2020 07:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode we are talking with Peter Hespel and Chiel Poffé from the University of Leuven / Bakala Academy to provide an update to the topic of exogenous ketones in cycling thanks to their research on this topic. Do ketones improve performance after all? Is there any particular context in w...
FTP #39: Peter Hespel and Chiel Poffé
Fuel The Pedal podcast - December 14, 2020 07:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode we are talking with Peter Hespel and Chiel Poffé from the University of Leuven / Bakala Academy to provide an update to the topic of exogenous ketones in cycling thanks to their research on this topic. Do ketones improve performance after all? Is there any particular context in w...
FTP #38: Dana Lis - Collagen supplementation, explosive exercise performance and implications for sprinting
Fuel The Pedal podcast - November 15, 2020 22:59 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsToday we are bringing back Dr. Dana Lis to have her talk us through some recent research on collagen supplementation in the specific context of explosive exercise performance and we’ll discuss if this may have implications for sprinting performance in cyclists.
FTP #37: Lewis James & Stephen Mears - Carbohydrate Hydrogel Products in endurance sports: the science behind the claims & beyond
Fuel The Pedal podcast - October 26, 2020 14:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA recent food technology innovation created new CHO drinks and gels with added sodium alginate and pectin in solutions of multiple transportable CHO, with the intention of encapsulating those CHO molecules in the stomach forming a gel which allegedly enables a smooth transportation of the drink ...
FTP #36: Kirsty Elliott-Sale & Eimear Dolan - The Female cyclist series: oral contraceptives and exercise performance
Fuel The Pedal podcast - October 12, 2020 07:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this second episode of this series dedicated exclusively to the female cyclist and endurance female athletes, we are talking again with Kirsty Elliott-Sale and Eimear Dolan about the role of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) and exercise performance. This episode was based on a recent Meta-Anal...
FTP #35: Kelly McNulty & Kirsty Elliott-Sale - The Female cyclist series: Menstrual cycle and endurance exercise performance
Fuel The Pedal podcast - September 28, 2020 08:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis is a multi-episode series dedicated exclusively to the female cyclist and other endurance female athletes. On this episode we'll go through a recent Meta-Analysis published by Kelly and Kirsty on Sports Medicine and they'll tell us what they found regarding the influence of the different me...
FTP #34: Louise Burke, PhD - PART 2: Ketogenic diets for cycling performance: the future of elite endurance sports?
Fuel The Pedal podcast - September 14, 2020 20:22 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this part 2 on the applicability of low carb, high fat ketogenic diets in endurance athletes, we will resume our talk and put the spotlight on the exercise activities that could benefit from a ketogenic diet approach, as well as some novel areas such as the impact of ketogenic diets in the or...
FTP #33: Louise Burke, PhD - PART 1: Ketogenic diets for cycling performance: the future of elite endurance sports?
Fuel The Pedal podcast - August 26, 2020 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn today's episode with Prof. Louise Burke from the Australian Catholic University, we discuss the current knowledge on the use of low carb, high fat ketogenic diets in endurance athletes, in particulate the research performed by her group with elite racewalkers. Is this diet approach the future...
FTP #33: Louise Burke, PhD - Ketogenic diets for cycling performance: the future of elite endurance sports?
Fuel The Pedal podcast - August 26, 2020 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn today's episode with Prof. Louise Burke from the Australian Catholic University, we discuss the current knowledge on the use of low carb, high fat ketogenic diets in endurance athletes, in particulate the research performed by her group with elite racewalkers. Is this diet approach the future...
FTP #32: Andrew Jones, PhD - Dietary nitrates and endurance performance: Where do we stand?
Fuel The Pedal podcast - July 28, 2020 17:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDietary nitrate supplementation produces an ergogenic effect due to the improvement of mitochondrial oxygen efficiency through a reduction in the oxygen cost of exercise that increases vasodilation and blood flow to the skeletal muscle in recreationally active subjects. Today we are talking with...
FTP #31: Dana Lis, PhD - Using the low FODMAPs diet in pro cycling: a hands-on approach
Fuel The Pedal podcast - July 13, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsExercise-associated physiological disturbances alter gastrointestinal function and integrity. These alterations may increase susceptibility to dietary triggers, namely gluten and a family of short-chain carbohydrates known as FODMAPs (fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides and polyols). Toda...
FTP #30: Russ Best, PhD - Can taste be ergogenic? From sweet, bitter to thermal tastants
Fuel The Pedal podcast - June 29, 2020 08:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOver the last decade it has become clearer that taste is not limited to the oral cavity and it can also affect multiple physiological systems resulting in increased exercise performance. On today's episode Russ Best explains how the taste of carbohydrates, caffeine, menthol, capsaicin and bitter...
FTP #29: Teun Van Erp, PhD - Load, Intensity and Performance in Professional Road Cycling
Fuel The Pedal podcast - June 15, 2020 08:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTeun Van Erp, a former Sport Scientist at Team Sunweb developed his PhD on studying the load, intensity and performance of male and female professional riders from Team Sunweb. we’ll go through the training characteristics of pro cyclists, loads, the power zones of cyclists’ when competing, we’l...
FTP #28: Joanna Bowtell, PhD & Vitor H. Teixeira, PhD - The underrated role of polyphenols in sports nutrition
Fuel The Pedal podcast - June 01, 2020 09:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsExhaustive or unaccustomed intense exercise can cause exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) and its undesirable consequences may decrease the ability to exercise and to adhere to a training program. Dietary and supplemented polyphenols appear to be a promising way of reducing EIMD. On this episo...
FTP #27: Helena Trigueiro & Rita Giro, - RED-S & disordered eating in endurance athletes: A nutritionists’ perspective
Fuel The Pedal podcast - May 18, 2020 08:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRED-S is the broader, more comprehensive name for what was formerly known as female athlete triad (or simply the triad), which was a condition seen in females participating in sports that emphasize leanness or low body weight. As it was also seen in males, the name was changed to the comprehensi...
FTP #26: Jamie Pugh, PhD - Probiotic supplementation for health and performance: a balanced overview
Fuel The Pedal podcast - May 01, 2020 15:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn the last years, research in the area of probiotics has progressed considerably and significant advances have been made in the selection and characterization of specific probiotic cultures. As expected, a growing number of dietary supplements containing probiotics are commercially available wo...
FTP #25: Anthony Warner - Viral misinformation and pseudoscience: Beyond the COVID-19
Fuel The Pedal podcast - April 12, 2020 17:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAnthony Warner aka The Angry Chef will be sharing his strong views on food, diet and scientific mistruths during this sensitive times during the coronavirus pandemic. How can we better filter health-related information in the future?
FTP #24: Patrick Wilson, PhD (Part 2) The athletes’ gut: The Inside Science of Digestion, Nutrition, and Stomach Distress
Fuel The Pedal podcast - April 05, 2020 19:39 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPART 2. The majority of endurance athletes suffer from some kind of gut problem during training and competition. Symptoms like nausea, cramping, bloating, side stitches, and the need to defecate can negatively impact an athlete’s performance. Why are gut problems so common during exercise? And w...
FTP #23: Patrick Wilson, PhD (Part 1) The athletes’ gut: The Inside Science of Digestion, Nutrition, and Stomach Distress
Fuel The Pedal podcast - March 22, 2020 21:43 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe majority of endurance athletes suffer from some kind of gut problem during training and competition. Symptoms like nausea, cramping, bloating, side stitches, and the need to defecate can negatively impact an athlete’s performance. Why are gut problems so common during exercise? And what can ...
FTP #22: Ida Heikura, PhD student - Periodization of energy and carbohydrate availability for endurance athletes: What's new?
Fuel The Pedal podcast - March 10, 2020 21:58 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDiscussing the latest research on the implications for health and performance of carbohydrate and energy periodization in endurance athletes. We also discuss some of the recent research on the impacts of ketogenic dieting in markers of bone health in endurance athletes.
FTP #21: Greg Haff, PhD - Strength training in road cycling: Are we still afraid of lifting weights?
Fuel The Pedal podcast - February 09, 2020 16:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode we talk with one of the greatest specialists in strength training about the still overlooked importance of including properly periodized strength training routines in road cycling. We go around some of the basic concepts of strength training and how to implement it in a regular P...
FTP #21: Greg Haff, PhD - Strength training in road cycling: Are we still afraid of lifting weights?
Fuel The Pedal podcast - February 09, 2020 16:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode we talk with one of the greatest specialists in strength training about the still overlooked importance of including properly periodized strength training routines in road cycling. We go around some of the basic concepts of strength training and how to implement it in a regular P...
FTP #20: Sara Oikawa, PhD - New developments in collagen research: implications for endurance athletes
Fuel The Pedal podcast - January 26, 2020 11:56 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode we present the latest evidence and limitations on collagen supplementation in athletes and clinical populations through some of the works performed by Sara Oikawa at McMaster University under the supervision of Prof. Stuart Phillips.
FTP #19: Graeme CLose, PhD - Nutrition strategies to prevent and treat injuries in cyclists
Fuel The Pedal podcast - January 12, 2020 00:07 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode Dr. Graeme Close talks us through the nutrition interventions to focus our attention on when dealing with injured cyclists, as well as the preventive aspects where nutrition could also play an important role. We also go through the evidence behind some popular dietary supplements...
FTP #18: 2019 Revisited - Yearly Digest
Fuel The Pedal podcast - December 31, 2019 01:48 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode we go back in time and revisit the best moments of each episode throughout 2019. A sort of teaser if you didn't have a chance to listen to a particular episode. Thank for for staying there during this past year. Have a great 2020! Stay tuned!
FTP #17: Trent Stellingwerf, PhD - Nutrition and altitude training: Optimizing adaptation, performance and health
Fuel The Pedal podcast - December 15, 2019 15:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode we tackle the main themes surrounding nutritional factors with altitude exposure such as: altered energy availability, Iron status, carbohydrate oxidation, hydration, antioxidant supplementation and other posible hematological and non-hematological considerations while performing...
FTP #16: Melinda Manore, PhD - The female cyclist: Nutrition concerns and research challenges
Fuel The Pedal podcast - December 01, 2019 15:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAlthough the Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) paradigm has been linked with adverse physiological and performance-related outcomes in men, the synergistic effects of low energy availability on reproductive hormones put females particularly at risk of negative outcomes. The majority of...
FTP #15: Bryan Saunders, PhD - Buffer agents in cycling: The role of ß-Alanine and Sodium Bicarbonate
Fuel The Pedal podcast - November 03, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPerformance during continuous or intermittent high-intensity exercise can be limited, at least in part, by the accumulation of hydrogen ions (H+) which reduce muscle pH and interfere with muscle contractile and metabolic processes. There is evidence that both ß-alanine and sodium bicarbonate ing...
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