If you're fueling with high carbs during training and worrying about diabetes, weight gain, or gut issues, this episode will change how you think about sugar. Coach Adam Pulford breaks down why your body handles carbohydrates completely differently during exercise than at rest, clears up one of the biggest nutrition myths in endurance sports, and gives you a simple, practical fueling framework so you can stop being afraid of carbs and start performing at your best.

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RESOURCES

• Gut Training for Athletes:
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28332114/
  • https://www.gssiweb.org/docs/default-source/sse-docs/jeukendrup_sse_178.pdf?sfvrsn=2
  • https://www.mysportscience.com/post/2017/03/25/training-the-gut-for-athletes
• Gut Training & Microbiome:
  • Can the gut microbiota be trained?
• Stephanie Howe:
  • Stephanie Howe - CTS Ultrarunning Coach
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/B76N6l7Bw8k/?hl=en&img_index=1
  • About – Stephanie Howe

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HOST
Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for nearly two decades and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.

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