Ask a Sports Dietitian: My blood tests show that I am anaemic. I don’t like eating meat and am not a huge fan of eating eggs. What foods should I eat more of to help increase absorption and help manage fatigue?
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What life lessons have you learned this year? Can you see ways in which you have grown and developed and changed?
I have recently been reading over some journals and diaries that I have kept over the past 10 years or so and it has been so encouraging to me to see the ways in which I have changed, grown and also seen visions and dreams of my life come into fruition.
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Protein is good stuff and is often overlooked by many of the cyclists and clients I work with. But does that mean I recommend cyclists use protein supplements or first try to get everything from food? Not at all! Sometimes I’ve found clients using protein bars as a less tasty chocolate bar substitute when a real food option would be much more filling.
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Have you ever wanted to get support with your nutrition but ruled yourself out because you aren't a pro athlete? Today I am talking about ten of the most common reasons I work with people as a sports dietitian- which can range from working through low energy availability and REDS to regain your menstrual cycle, creating a nourishing a plant based diet, nailing a race nutrition plan or overcoming raging hunger or need to eat all the contents of the fridge every time you ride.
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Are you trying to lose weight as a cyclist to improve your power to weight ratio and frustrating by the rate of progress? Jamie asks: “I am struggling to work out why I'm not making any progress with my weight loss. For some reason this morning I weighed myself and I'd put on over a kg. Why do you think this is? What am I doing wrong? “
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Where do you start when you want to transform the way you eat on and off the bike? Today I talk you through the first step in my cycling nutrition framework to help you transform your nutrition. Once you understand where the problems are, you can build in the right nutrition solutions for you to address them!
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What is stopping you from achieving your peak potential as a cyclist? Chances are your nutrition could do with a little bit of extra work.
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Do you find yourself exhausted, incredibly hungry and often headachy after long cycling rides?
In today's Ask a Sports Dietitian episode Dr Gemma Sampson answers a common question: What can I do to stop being so fatigued the day after a big ride? I feel exhausted, incredibly hungry and often headaches. Hint - the clue is probably what you didn't eat in yesterday's ride!
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In this episode, Advanced Sports Dietitian Dr Gemma Sampson introduces the FUELLED cycling nutrition team. Enter to win a month free access to when you submit your nutrition questions for next month's Ask a Sports dietitian podcast segment.
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