Nutritional Revolution Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to sleep and performance expert Dr. Ian Dunican about: What affects our sleep How much sleep should we really get? The difference between REM and other sleep - and why we need both How to manage sleep & the tools to improve it Supplements for sleep Dr. Ian C Dunican holds a PhD in Sleep and Performance from the University of Western Australi...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to German pro gravel rider, Carolin Schiff, about: Her epic Unbound 2023 win How she got into the gravel scene from triathlon, road cycling & cyclo-cross How she fuels for races What's up next for 2024! German bike shop owner Carolin Schiff exploded on the US gravel scene in 2023 when she won the Unbound. But she was no stranger to the...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to American pro cyclist, Anna Yamauchi, about: Her first season on the Grand Prix Her recent Celiac diagnosis and how she's managing What's exciting for the 2024 Life Time Grand Prix season Growing up in the mountains of Truckee, CA, time in the outdoors has always been central to Anna’s life. As a former competitive skier, Anna also d...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to Aussie ultrarunner (and Ironman), Lucy Bartholomew about: Fueling for ultras & Ironman Her experience with UTMB and Ironman, five weeks apart How she got into sport as a young athlete Lucy Bartholomew is a 27-year-old ultra trail runner from Melbourne, Australia. She is a part of the Salomon global running team, along with support from Co...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to US Olympic and Paralympic Committee Senior Exercise Physiologist, Lindsay Golich about: What is lactate and lactic acid? Is it good or bad for performance? How and why should we test it? How do we use it to our performance advantage? Lindsay Golich is a senior exercise physiologist for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. She m...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to  pro mountain biker and Olympian Kate Courtney about: Planning race-day and training nutrition strategies How strength training plays into training Supplementation during training & racing Her nonprofit, the She Sends Foundation Kate Courtney is a professional mountain bike racer for the Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team. She grew up in Marin Co...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to endurance coach & triathlete Natasha Van Der Merwe about: Her coaching philosophy: sustainability & fun How she became a professional triathlete and endurance coach The mental game of endurance sport How she built her business NATASHA VAN DER MERWE   is a long time endurance coach and professional triathlete, competing since 2010. Ove...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! We'll be back next week with a brand new episode, but during our break we wanted to bring back a few of our most downloaded episodes of 2023, that we think deserve another listen. On this episode with Dr. Darren Candow, we talk all about creatine - the myths, the facts, and how all types of athletes can benefit from it - from endurance athletes to the everyday...

Send us Fan Mail We hope everyone is having a happy and healthy holiday season. While we're on holiday break, we're bringing back a few of our top episodes of 2023, and this episode with pro cyclist Alexey Vermuelen is one of our favorites. We talked all about his nutrition experience and evolution, mistakes he learns from - so you don't have to - and training with the fastest cycli...

Send us Fan Mail As the holidays approach, we're taking a short break from recording, but we're bringing back our top 3 episodes of 2023, that we think deserve another listen. One of our most downloaded  this year was with Dr. Stacy Sims. We tackled a ton of super important topics that we hear a lot about - like fasting, keto diets, perimenopause /menopause, women's health issues, t...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to cross country cyclist Savilia Blunk about: Training and racing in a full World Cup Schedule Off-Season Antics Nutrition & Hydration Strategies Savilia Blunk is a Professional MTB racer for Rockrider Ford Racing Team. Over a 10 year period, she has steadily worked her way through the ranks. First competing with her high school NICA team, g...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to researcher Jamie Whitfield, who studies muscle metabolism, about: Connecting exercise physiology with nutrition  High carb vs high fat - what the research says for athletes Urolithin A (from polyphenols): how this  supplement can support training or recovery Beet root supplementation in athletes Jamie Whitfield earned his PhD in exercise phys...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode - #90! - we talk to gravel and mountain biker - and The Adventure Stache podcast host - Payson McElveen about Making FKT attempts How he got into mountain biking & gravel riding How he fuels for training, racing and in the off-season Born and raised outside Austin, Tex., Payson McElveen relocated to Durango, CO in 2012 to pursue Exercise Science at...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to Canadian National Champ triathlete, Clayton Hutchins, about: Carbs Triathlon Transitions Activity during the short off-season Clayton, born in Marin County, California, is a talented and dedicated triathlete who is a member of the Canadian National Triathlon Team. Since 2019, he has competed at an elite level on 5 continents and has been ran...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to gravel rider Hannah Shell Becoming a dirt convert - getting into gravel racing post running injury How she fuels on race day How she fuels while training How she spends her off-season Simply put, Colorado-based Hannah Shell likes to do hard things. She finds life gets easier when she dedicates time and work to every corner of her life. Cycli...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to researcher Ida Heikura about: The International Olympic Committee's new Clinical Assessment Tool (version 2) for REDs What is REDs (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) What is OTS (Overtraining Syndrome) Risk factors & signs for each Ida Heikura has worked the last three years as a postdoctoral research fellow at Canadian Sport Ins...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to exercise physiologist & nutrition scientist Dr. Stacy Sims about: Women vs Men in sport - what the research says Keto, fasting and other diet fads - what's the real deal? Perimenopause & menopause Fueling for women in sport Menstrual Cycle in Female Athletes Dr. Stacy Sims is a forward-thinking international exercise physiologis...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to runner Rachael Norfleet about: Her transition from swimming to triathlon world champs and eventually to trail running & ultramarathons Battling an auto-immune disorder and REDs, and her path to health How she fuels now Rachael Norfleet is a mom, a trail runner, and a sales professional. She grew up in the Midwest and swam competitively i...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to Stanford's Dr. Emily Kraus about: Running Injuries, stress fractures, overuse injuries and what the research shows FASTR Program: Helpful tools for runners Female Athlete Triad Mental Health in Sport Dr. Kraus is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center trained in the specialty of Physi...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to footwear innovator Laura Healey about: The anatomy of a running shoe How your shoe affects your run All things carbon fiber shoes The question to ask yourself to choose the right shoe for your activity As manager of footwear innovation at PUMA's North American office in Boston, Massachusetts, Laura Healey uses her biomechanics expertise...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to researcher and professor Keith Baar, Ph,D., about: What to do when you have injuries to your tendons/ligaments How to support and maintain healthy tendons and ligaments Collagen use - does it work? Pro tip - watch this on our YouTube channel ! Keith is the head of the Functional Molecular Biology Laboratory in the Department of Neurobiology,...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to ultrarunner, race director and running coach, Adam Kimble about: Tackling the Tahoe Rim Trail FKT How he became an amateur survivalist How he fuels for races & FKT attempts Adam Kimble is a professional ultrarunner, race director, motivational speaker and running coach from Truckee, CA. In 2016, Adam ran 2,500 miles over the course of 60...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to researcher and professor Dr. Katie Hirsch, who has done extensive research in many things, including essential amino acid supplementation in HIIT workouts. We talk to Katie about: Who should take Essential Amino Acids? What type of EAAs should I take? When should you take EAAs? Fed vs Fasted? What does the research show? Dr. Katie Hirsch is...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to pro cyclist Alexey Vermeulen, who just took 2nd and 3rd place at Leadville 100 Mtn and SBT Grvl, respectively. We talk to Alexey about: How he trains for consecutive podiums at 100+ miles His relationship with food, and nutrition around races His approach to nutrition around races The program he co-founded, From the Ground Up & Willy the...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk to Emeritus Professor Rod Snow, who has studied the effects of sodium bicarbonate on athletic performance, about: How sodium bicarbonate works in the body How it affects athlete performance When you might effectively use sodium bicarbonate to boost performance Emeritus Professor Rod Snow is an expert in creatine metabolism in skeletal muscle an...