In The Flow

In The Flow is back. Change is in the air and it's time to refresh the podcast and get back to our regularly scheduled programming. In this episode, I update on the happenings in my life and some exciting new changes, and kind of refresh the philosophy of In The Flow and what it is I'm doing here. To learn more about my coaching services and get in touch, check out my website http://intheflownutri...

Winter is upon us and with it the specific nutrition and hydration demands of pushing hard in cold temps. I'm thrilled to have Registered Dietitian Kylee Van Horn on the pod this week to discuss all things fueling, hydration, and strategies for winter endurance sport, plus nutrition philosophies, plant-based and vegan endurance considerations, and more. You can find Kylee at flynutrition.org or on...

My guest today is ultra-endurance cyclist and filmmaker, Josh Reid. Hailing from the UK, Josh has completed many incredible expeditions by bike, including a multi-month trip from China to England, and more recently competing in the Transcontinental race across Europe.  Josh joins In The Flow to share stories from the road, how he fuels as a primarily plant-based athlete, and his approach to filmma...

Winter is here in the Mountain West and that means SKIING! For those of us lucky enough to live near snow and skiable slopes, we must consider the nutrition demands of such activities. Particularly when it comes to backcountry ski touring or ski mountaineering (AKA skimo), there are legitimate safety and performance considerations. So, today on the podcast I re-hash a previous episode that covers...

Paul Booth is a performance nutritionist (MSc, MA.Ed, MA, IOPN) who specializes in helping ultra and endurance athletes thrive. Hailing from the UK, Paul has an extensive professional background in academia as well as his own ultra-endurance pursuits. We discuss performance nutrition for ultra athletes from training to competition, coming up with strategies for racing, and dive deep into Kilian Jo...

In The Flow is back - after a summer away from the podcast I'm settling back into the groove (ahem, flow) of creativity and motivation to educate and inspire athletes to live and eat better in pursuit of performance. This episode updates the listener on my summer endeavors, future goals for the show and my coaching services, and more. Visit intheflownutrition.com to connect and learn more. Cheers...

This week I'm back with a wide-ranging conversation on performance, the mental side of sport, coaching insights, and more with Matt Whitcomb, the current head coach of the U.S. Ski Team on the cross-country side. Matt has played a pivotal coaching role in the last 3 winter Olympic games, including helping Jessie Diggins to her historical silver medal performance this year. Matt and I dive into the...

A blast from the past. My previous co-host from the Thought For Food days Aaron Stuber returns to the show for a random conversation covering ADHD, writing books, mortality, and more. Visit intheflownutrition.com to connect and sign up for nutrition consulting services.

In this episode, I discuss the connections between over-reaching and overtraining, low energy availability, and RED-S and how athletes should balance training hard with recovering harder. For more info, resources, and references visit intheflownutrition.com/blog. 

It's been a minute. In The Flow Podcast returns for its third season to continue providing quality, nuanced, long form, evidence-informed, and entertaining conversations around cool stuff like: performance nutrition, plant-based eating, environmental sustainability, mountain athletics, sports science, mindfulness, vegan ethics, and beyond to fuel the flow of meaningful movement. I'm excited, are y...

Pleased to share my conversation with "The Vegan RD", Ginny Messina. Ginny is a vegan activist and animal advocate, and promotes an evidence-based, rational approach to vegan nutrition and lifestyle. We discuss misinformation in the vegan community, optimizing a vegan diet, and more. To learn more about Ginny and her work, visit theveganrd.com or follow her on Twitter @theveganrd.  In The Flow has...

Ida Bergsløkken is a performance chef and nutritionist from Oslo, Norway who works with the British cross-country ski team and the Norwegian national biathlon team as a team chef. An accomplished athlete and accredited sports nutritionist as well as a background in engineering, Ida combines all of her skills and knowledge to fuel high-level endurance athletes with delicious and beautiful food. We...

Teaching young athletes about the value of nutrition is critical for their health and performance. In this podcast episode, I share some thoughts on how and why nutrition is important for youth athletes and ways to support them in their development and sporting growth. 

Aaron and I return for part 2 of our conversation around wearable and tracking technology for athletes; their pros and cons, place in sport, and our experience using them professionally and personally. We dive into the realm of nutrition and fitness tracking tools like Cronometer and Strava, plus biomarker software like InsideTracker.

What's the deal with wearable technology? Things like the Whoop strap, Oura ring, Apple Watches, glucose monitors, etc. are becoming more and more popular in the athletic performance scene, claimed to give an "edge" to tracking performance metrics. But is this tech something we should all be focused on? Friend of the podcast and previous co-host of Thought For Food, Aaron Stuber joins the show to...

Today I'm joined by young professional ski mountaineering "skimo" racer and ultrarunner, Grace Staberg. Grace is 19 and already taking the mountain athletic racing calendar by storm, competing for the USA National Skimo team at the World Cup and World Championship level, and also winning mountain running races. We talk skimo racing 101, nutrition for performance, her struggles with an eating disor...

I'm joined this week by registered dietitian and mountain athlete, Eden Morris. Hailing from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Eden has been a guest on the podcast before. This time we delve into the world of mental health in sport, the challenging world of social media, identity and ego as an athlete, comparison, and beyond. Follow Eden on Instagram, @gardenofeden_rd. 

After a long break from the podcast, I return to share my experience from Unbound Gravel 200 and then provide some wisdom on bridging the gap between science and practice for eating for ultra-endurance performance. I cover the general principles of ultra-endurance nutrition for training and racing through some recent research reviews, which are shared over on the blog post for this episode at inth...

This week I sit down with Australian professional cyclist, Brodie Chapman. Brodie races for the FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine pro team at many of the calendar's biggest races. She's also been a proud and passionate vegan for the entirety of her professional career. We talk about veganism in sport, how she fuels her training and racing adventures, the dark side of eating in sport, and her experience with...

We're back with the second half of the Plant-Based Athlete FAQ, diving in and answering the most common questions about performance nutrition as an athlete following a plant-centered diet. I'm joined by fellow mountain athlete and nutrition coach, Vic Johnson, to discuss topics like iron and performance, the differences between vegan and omnivorous athletes, balancing fiber intake around exercise,...

In the final installment of my Plant-Based Athlete Nutrition information series, I'm joined by fellow plant-powered mountain athlete and nutrition nerd Vic Johnson. We answer the most frequently asked questions pertaining to performance nutrition for plant-based athletes. In the first part of the two-part episode, we dive into questions like WHY start a plant-based diet as an athlete, thoughts on...

Uri Carlson is a registered dietitian and mountain athlete from Breckenridge, Colorado who works with a multitude of athletes to fuel their performance with an emphasis on real food and a positive relationship to nutrition. To learn more about Uri and connect with her, follow her on Instagram @uri_carlson or her website innerwildnutrition.com. 

In the second installment of a series dedicated to helping new, aspiring, or experienced plant-based athletes thrive with their nutrition, I discuss some key nutrients to be aware of, their sources, and how to incorporate them into your diet through foods. I then share a sample day meal plan that fits the needs of a hard training athlete. 

I sit down with Coach Jason Koop, the head ultrarunning coach for CTS Coaching and the host of the popular ultrarunning podcast, KoopCast. We discuss his early days of coaching, working with the punches of COVID-19 in sport, youth athlete development, battling nutrition quackery and misinformation, and plenty more. Keep up with his wisdom on social media @jasonkoop. 

Introducing a new series on the podcast: a primer for new and experienced plant-based athletes alike to thrive and do it right. This first installment is meant as an introduction to the series and some steps and advice for getting started.