With the list of motivations to eat vegan growing, we asked Dr. Monteyne if endurance athletes can get faster by consuming a vegan diet. Can you get enough protein on a vegan diet? What are the bests sources of protein for vegan athletes? Are we missing essential amino acids on a vegan diet? What do we need to keep in mind if we decide to go vegan while training as an endurance athlete? Dr. Monteyne tells us everything we need to know about vegan diets for endurance athletes. 

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: 

(0:00) Welcome!
(0:18) What are the challenges for athletes following a vegan diet?
(1:23) What’re the differences between animal and non animal protein sources?
(12:14) What did Dr. Alistair Monteyne find in his study
(13:38) How do his results affect endurance athletes
(36:06) Are there risks to missing out on certain nutrients from animal protein? 
(38:51) Optimal daily protein intake for endurance athletes
(43:53) Vegan snack recommendations

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Are you perplexed by the problem of Energy Availability in endurance sports? How much should you eat to optimise exercise, performance, health, and body composition? Dr. Jose Areta joins host, Sarah Laverty, to clarify the widely misunderstood topic of energy availability in Endurance Sports.  What does Energy Availability mean? How do we know if we are consuming enough? Do energy requirements vary between individuals? What are the implications for our performance and health if we fall short of the energy requirements that our bodies, sports, and lives demand from us?

Tune in to this episode of the Science of Getting faster podcast to learn how fueling adequately can make you a faster cyclist.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: 

(0:00) Welcome!
(0:35) What is energy availability?
(6:30) Why is low energy availability of concern to endurance athletes?
(31:09) Why is food restriction more common in endurance sports?
(46:44) Impact of low energy availability on our physiology: health and weight loss

RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: To be added. 

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM
TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals
• Introducing Adaptive Training: https://bit.ly/3qb8KDn 
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• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3r8PRlQ  
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The Science of getting Faster Podcast cuts through the noise and talks directly to the scientists doing the latest research into how to become a faster cyclist, stronger athlete, and healthier person.
Join Sarah Laverty of TrainerRoad as she interviews a new researcher every month about their latest studies, what questions they were hoping to answer, what they observed and what they are still hoping to learn. 
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Does Altitude Training make you a slower cyclist? You may be missing an essential ingredient in the recipe for successful adaptations to altitude. From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM), Nurse Practitioner, Shannon Grappe, and Dr. Benjamin Levine reveal what might be missing and how we can prepare for altitude, allowing us to reap the rewards of altitude training. 

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: 

(0:00) Welcome!

(1:15) How altitude training is theorized to improve performance 

(11:29) The role of iron in red blood cell production

(13:47) Iron in endurance athletes

(19:56) Optimal levels of iron in elite and amateur athletes 

(22:05) Optimal iron levels for men vs. women

(28:04) Iron injection through IV

(34:35) How to get more iron

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM

TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals

• Introducing Adaptive Training: https://bit.ly/3qb8KDn 

• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/3rbc0jM 

• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3r8PRlQ  

• Get Started: https://bit.ly/302vUkW 

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SCIENCE OF GETTING FASTER PODCAST

The Science of getting Faster Podcast cuts through the noise and talks directly to the scientists doing the latest research into how to become a faster cyclist, stronger athlete, and healthier person.

Join Sarah Laverty of TrainerRoad as she interviews a new researcher every month about their latest studies, what questions they were hoping to answer, what they observed and what they are still hoping to learn. 

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