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Jul 2025
23m 53s

E213 - Pre-Workout Nutrition

Aidan Muir and Torwen Eerkens
About this episode

Sports Dietitians, Aidan Muir Leah Higl, take deep dive into how you can optimise your pre-workout nutrition.

 

(0:00) - Introduction & Background 

(0:56) - Goals of Pre-workout Nutrition & Who Would Benefit From It

(2:56) - Gold Standard Timing

(6:13) - Carbs

(9:28) - Reactive Hypoglycaemia 

(12:59) - Protein

(14:23) - Fats

(15:28) - Sodium

(17:35) - Caffeine, Glycerol, & Nitrates

(19:37) - How to Navigate Fat Loss Phases

(21:05) - Thoughts on Fasted Training

(23:09) - Summary

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