Episode 25: Fueling the Fire: Navigating Fasting and Nutrition with Jenna Moore, RD
Description
In this episode of the Making Strides Podcast, AJ and Adam talk to Jenna Moore, RD, CSSD about a number of hot topics in the nutrition/fueling world for endurance athletes.
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6:00 What is fasting?
8:45 Breaking down Jenna’s 30day fast
12:15 Sugar dependencies and cravings
15:00 Supporting tissue growth with nutrition
18:30 Fats for energy
26:45 Rock climbing nutrition
32:15 Time it takes for nutrient utilization
42:00 Keto talk
46:45 Menstrual cycles in fasting
51:40 Total caloric intake daily vs weekly
55:00 When might you consider fasting
58:00 Approaching fasting methodically through a skilled dietician
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Quotes:
"With athletes, what is not considered is how much faster their metabolism is compared to someone who doesn’t exercise…someone who has exercised, has a metabolism running much slower." -Jenna
"More snacks!" -AJ
"With all the athletes I have worked with, maybe 5-10% are meeting their carbohydrate needs." -Jenna
"Even in ultra endurance athletes who are highly conditioned to tolerate protein as an energy source, you are really only getting 6-12% from calories from protein itself…Where you are getting your energy truly is from carbs and fats."
"You really have to prepare your gut for that much carb [90g/hr]."
"A true clinician is at most an emphasizer of what the client already knows to be true for themselves. When you can remove your biases and say, “This isn’t the way I would do this, but I support you in this.” What you really find is something that is sustaining lifelong for them." -Jenna
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