Nutrition Archive - t3 Triathlon

Fueling Success: Nutrition and Race Strategy Essentials for Long Distance Gravel Events and Grand Fondos

Are you ready to tackle the challenge of long-distance gravel events and grand fondos? As you prepare to push your limits on the rugged terrain of courses like the Belgium Waffle Ride, Levi Grand Fondo or the unforgiving gravel of Kansas, you’ll need more than just determination—you’ll need a strategic…

Ironman Race Day Salt Supplementation

Hyponatremia means roughly “low salt levels”, and can be brought on by decreased ingestion of sodium or by increased intake of sodium-free or sodium-low fluids. In effect, hyponatremia is a state in which your body’s electrolytes are too dilute. In extreme cases this can lead to death. In milder forms,…

Triathletes, Runners, Cyclists: The Performance Benefits of Low-Carb Training

Training with restricted carbohydrate availability (RCA), also known as low carbohydrate or carbohydrate restriction, is a dietary approach that involves reducing the intake of carbohydrates. This training might manifest in the form of early-morning sessions before breakfast, in a fasted state or twice-daily sessions, with minimal refuelling within or in-between…

Fuelling strategies to optimize endurance performances

When it comes to high intensity training, long slow distance training and endurance events, it is critical that we have a plan for our carbohydrate fuelling and hydration. We lose water and electrolytes through sweat and burn carbohydrate calories. It is very important that we replace the right amount of…