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#130 - "Contextualising Fat Oxidation During Exercise" with Ed Maunder PhD(c)
Episode 130 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Contextualising Fat Oxidation During Exercise" with Ed Maunder PhD(c) (Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand).
Discussion Topics Include:
- Defining and differentiating "fat oxidation" and "fat burning"
- Fat as a "fuel" for exercise: storage and metabolism
- Substrate oxidation (fuel use) during endurance and ultra-endurance exercise
- Substrate availability and performance: a case for optimising maximal fat oxidation?
- Testing methods to determine maximal fat oxidation (FatMax) and its value to inform performance nutrition strategies
- Maximal fat oxidation: what we know, don't know, and what's relevant to elite and recreational endurance athletes
- Relevance to exercise performance: substrate utilisation during Ironman triathlon case study discussion
Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:
- Contextualising Maximal Fat Oxidation During Exercise: Determinants and Normative Values (Frontiers in Physiology, 2018)
- Substrate Metabolism During Ironman Triathlon: Different Horses on the Same Courses (Sports Medicine, 2018)
Related Podcast Episodes:
- Episode 128 - "Ketogenic Diet and Athletes" with Fionn McSwiney PhD
- Episode 123 - "Nutrition and Single-Stage Ultra-Marathon" with Nick Tiller PhD
- Episode 117 - "Nutrition and Ultramarathon Running" with Dr Ricardo Costa
- Episode 115 - "Dietary Fat and Elite Endurance Performance" with Dr Jill Leckey
- Episode 97 - 'LCHF and Performance' with Professor Louise Burke
- Episode 70 - 'Nutrition and Metabolism for Endurance Sports' with Professor Asker Jeukendrup
- Episode 62 - 'Fat Oxidation, Exercise & Insulin Sensitivity' with Scott Robinson PhD(c) and Gareth Wallis PhD
Check out our other podcasts, publications, events, and professional education programs for current and aspiring sports nutritionists at
Episode 130 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Contextualising Fat Oxidation During Exercise" with Ed Maunder PhD(c) (Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand).
Discussion Topics Include:
- Defining and differentiating "fat oxidation" and "fat burning"
- Fat as a "fuel" for exercise: storage and metabolism
- Substrate oxidation (fuel use) during endurance and ultra-endurance exercise
- Substrate availability and performance: a case for optimising maximal fat oxidation?
- Testing methods to determine maximal fat oxidation (FatMax) and its value to inform performance nutrition strategies
- Maximal fat oxidation: what we know, don't know, and what's relevant to elite and recreational endurance athletes
- Relevance to exercise performance: substrate utilisation during Ironman triathlon case study discussion
Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:
- Contextualising Maximal Fat Oxidation During Exercise: Determinants and Normative Values (Frontiers in Physiology, 2018)
- Substrate Metabolism During Ironman Triathlon: Different Horses on the Same Courses (Sports Medicine, 2018)
Related Podcast Episodes:
- Episode 128 - "Ketogenic Diet and Athletes" with Fionn McSwiney PhD
- Episode 123 - "Nutrition and Single-Stage Ultra-Marathon" with Nick Tiller PhD
- Episode 117 - "Nutrition and Ultramarathon Running" with Dr Ricardo Costa
- Episode 115 - "Dietary Fat and Elite Endurance Performance" with Dr Jill Leckey
- Episode 97 - 'LCHF and Performance' with Professor Louise Burke
- Episode 70 - 'Nutrition and Metabolism for Endurance Sports' with Professor Asker Jeukendrup
- Episode 62 - 'Fat Oxidation, Exercise & Insulin Sensitivity' with Scott Robinson PhD(c) and Gareth Wallis PhD
Check out our other podcasts, publications, events, and professional education programs for current and aspiring sports nutritionists at