Episode 173 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition‘s We Do Science podcast! In this episode, Laurent Bannock CHO feeding formats: impact on CHO oxidation during exercise” with Dr Mark Hearris (Liverpool John Moores University, and The Institute of Performance Nutrition, UK).

 

Discussion topics include:

  • Review of what we know about Carbohydrate (CHO) availability and utilisation during exercise.
  • Effects of CHO delivery form on exogenous CHO53 oxidation, gastrointestinal discomfort, and exercise capacity.
  • CHO feeding strategies (i.e. pre-exercise CHO feeding and the different forms (fluid, semi-fluid, solid) and combinations of CHO during exercise). commonly adopted by elite endurance athletes.