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Train Smarter with Athletica: Busting Myths on Salt, Fueling & Fat
In Episode 70 of The Athletes Compass, hosts Paul Warloski, Dr. Paul Laursen, and Marjaana Rakai bust major endurance training myths with science-backed insights. From the ineffectiveness of sodium supplementation during exercise to the power of maintaining blood glucose over muscle glycogen, this episode is packed with paradigm-shifting ideas. They also explore fasted training, metabolic flexibility, and why fat is the endurance athlete's forever fuel. Listeners get a masterclass in power profiling, testing methodologies, and how to optimize training for individual physiology. It’s endurance…
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