We Do Science - The Sports Nutrition Podcast
For current and aspiring sports and exercise nutritionists! The Institute of Performance Nutrition's We Do Science podcast, hosted by Dr Laurent Bannock, features a wide variety of leading guest experts (elite practitioners and scientists) with expertise in sport and exercise nutrition, and related fields relevant to real-world practice.
We Do Science - The Sports Nutrition Podcast
#122 - "Nutrition and Altitude Training" with Trent Stellingwerff PhD
Episode 122 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Nutrition and Altitude" with Trent Stellingwerff PhD (Canadian Sport Institute-Pacific).
Discussion Topics Include:
- Defining and describing elite athletes and altitude
- Physiological impact and purpose of training at altitude
- Energy availability and relative energy deficiency in endurance athletes training at altitude
- Key nutritional considerations and practical concerns
- Iron and other supplement considerations
Key Papers Discussed / Referred to:
- Contemporary Periodization of Altitude Training for Elite Endurance Athletes: A Narrative Review (Sports Medicine, 2019)
- Nutrition and Altitude: Strategies to Enhance Adaptation, Improve Performance and Maintain Health: A Narrative Review (Sports Medicine, 2019)
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