Triathlon Nutrition Academy

WOOHOO!! Doors to the Triathlon Nutrition Academy program are now open. If you are ready to start your journey to become a SUPERCHARGED TRIATHLETE, full of energy, smashing sessions and unlocking your true potential, this is your opportunity. Image how it would feel to finally understand exactly what to eat and when to get the most out of your body? What is it? Who is it for? What does it involve?...

It’s a new year and you might be feeling like it’s your time to improve your health, fit back into those jeans or step up into a bigger race. But how do you find the right person to work with? And what’s the best way to get what you need out of the relationship? In this episode, I’m giving you my top tips for what to look for when searching for a Dietitian to get in your corner. The most important...

Success is in the eye of the beholder. It doesn’t matter if you want to win every race, or just make it to the finish line without getting divorced.  Regardless, over the last 13+ years working with triathletes from age-group beginners all the way up to our Australia elite Triathlon team, I’ve noticed a few key ingredients successful triathletes possess.  Here they are… 👟 Train with purpose 👯‍♂️...

Welcome to 2022!  To set the scene for the year, I want to give you some tips to help you actually achieve your health and fitness goals. And stay on track in 2022. Instead of smashing it really hard at the start, going too hard, too fast and losing puff by February.  Diets, detoxes and New Years Resolutions don’t work. Listen in as I give you some practical tips to achieve long term change this y...

The silly season is here and I wanted to give you a few strategies to help you manage it. Because what I find is most people just completely let go at this time of year. Overindulging on delicious food and alcohol and our healthy lifestyle and fitness goals seem to just go completely out the window. Only to feel unhealthy and disgusting come January and start looking for the quick fix or detox die...

What a year!  This episode is not my usual practical triathlon nutrition advice. This one is much more personal. I’ve called it the shit show that was 2021 because it definitely has been carnage.  There’s been highs and lows and this episode takes you behind the scenes of Dietitian Approved and the Triathlon Nutrition Academy to reflect on the year that was 2021. The big lessons I’ve learnt in bus...

If you look back 10-20 years, the landscape for women in triathlon looked very different. But thanks to the tireless work of Stef Hanson, the former chief of WITSUP  (Women in Triathlon...Sup?!) females are now on the map. Listen in as she gives hilarious insight into the media world of triathlon and her passion as an advocate for women in the sport. There is still a lot of work to be done in this...

Bec is my longest-standing client, ever! We’ve been working together since 2015 and I felt like she needed her very own spot on the podcast to live on forevermore.⁠ ⁠ I also thought it would be interesting to hear from another athlete just like you about her experience and what’s evolved over time with her nutrition as her triathlon journey has evolved too.⁠ ⁠ When she first decided to get a Sport...

It is getting HOT down under! Training and racing in summer can be challenging. But there are some nutrition strategies that can help you manage the heat.  In this episode I want to set you up for success in hot environment. I discuss what actually happens to the body when we exercise in the heat and give you 7 practical strategies to manage exercising in hot environments If you’re interested in u...

With so many bogus sweat testing places around, this episode is dedicated to explaining what sweat testing is and who it would be useful for. I walk you through: What’s involved in sweat testing What’s being measured during a sweat test Who Sweat Testing is best suited for What to look for when doing a Sweat Test What you actually do with the results If you haven’t yet, make sure you go back and l...

When it comes to talking about sodium, there is no better brains trust than Alan McCubbin.  Alan is also an Advanced Sports Dietitian who has spent hours slaving away in the lab during his PhD in the area of sodium and hydration for endurance sport. In the latest episode of the podcast, we took a dive into what the research currently shows for sodium replacement during exercise. We discussed: Why...

Not all gels are created equal! Some are definitely better than others but it also comes down to your personal preference on flavour, texture, cost and how gels fit into your overall race nutrition plan. In this episode I talk you through triathlon nutrition gels: What to look for when buying gels Can they be mixed with water? And what does Isotonic mean? Do gels need to be consumed all at once? W...

A lot of Ironman athletes want to lean up heading into their event to improve their power to weight ratio. But it can be a difficult balance between dropping body fat and still having enough energy to perform at training.    In this episode, I give you 7 tips to drop body fat without affecting performance in your next Ironman build.    Eat strategically Get a sports Dietitian Approved meal plan Le...

 This episode is all about fuel rules for running. Fuelling on the move can be tricky so listen in as I give you practical strategies to help you eat on your feet. I would love for you to feel confident in your ability to fuel, without being worried about toilet stops, how you’re going to carry everything, or running out of energy in the back end of long runs or races.  If you are somebody that do...

Dr Ben Desbrow is a Dietitian, Sports Dietitian and Associate Professor at Griffith Uni on the Gold Coast. In this episode I pick his brains on his research into alcohol and exercise, particularly his passion for beer. He helped answer the question on most athletes' minds, can you have a beer after a hard training session or race? He provides some evidence-based ideas around drinking alcohol and i...

This episode is all about fuelling on the bike, or what I like to call ‘the rolling buffet’. Listen in if you’re a triathlete or cyclist that doesn’t fuel particularly well on the bike at the moment or you think it’s an area that you could improve on. I give you my so you don’t run the risk of bonking or hitting the wall, stress about getting dropped in hard bunchies or struggle to get off the cou...

I am so excited to welcome fellow Advanced Sports Dietitian, Angelique Clark to the podcast! Angie is a female athlete nutrition expert and delivered so many gold nuggets in this episode. Historically a lot of sports nutrition research has been in the male population, so it’s exciting to see the explosion of female athlete papers published in the last 12 months. As an emerging area of research, An...

I feel so honoured to be able to speak with Olympic and Paralympic coach Dan Atkins on the podcast. Coming to you live from day 1 of hotel quarantine following the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.   As the Gold Coast Performance Centre coach of Matthew Hauser, Jaz Hedgeland, reserve Brandon Copeland, Lauren Parker, Katie Kelly and her guide Briarna Silk, he provides some fantastic insight from the groun...

Are you the type of runner that knows exactly where every public toilet is along your route? Don’t worry - you are not alone! 30-50% of athletes regularly suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) problems while exercising. Far too common among endurance athletes, GI symptoms include nausea, cramps, bloating, wind, vomiting, diarrhoea and urgency. It seems that the frequency, intensity and severity of the...

Have you ever got to a race and realised you’d forgotten something?! You invest so much time and energy training... to not be able to perform at your best because you forgot something on the day is the worst! After watching this happen at every race I’ve been to plus a few failings of my own, the Race Day Pack List was born! Download your own copy at www.dietitianapproved.com/racepacklist This lis...

To check how well you’re doing with your nutrition – download my FREE 50 point checklist to Triathlon Nutrition Mastery here: www.dietitianapproved.com/checklist Recovery nutrition is one of the most important nutrition foundations for every triathlete. In today's episode I cover: Why recovery is so important The 4 R’s of recovery How long after a training session should you eat? When to be aggres...

In this episode, I want to talk you through one of the biggest issues I see faced by triathletes...fuelling for training. And why it’s so important to have a specific strategy for different types of training sessions.  Should you eat before exercise? And if you do, what should you eat? Listen in to find out…. If you’re ready to start nailing your pre-training nutrition, come and join me inside the...

Today's episode is all about the mistakes I commonly see clients make with their nutrition. Over the last 13+ years of practice, I’ve seen it all! But there is definitely common themes in what triathletes tend to do before they’ve had evidence-based sports nutrition advice (from someone that knows the ins and outs of the sport).  They are: Eating the same thing each day Doing a poor job of recover...

What’s the difference between a Nutrition, Dietitian and Sports Dietitian? A question I get asked to answer all the time!  Australia currently does not regulate the professional titles ‘nutritionist’ or ‘dietitian’, leaving a wide market for misinformation if you don't do your own research. In this episode I break each profession down, what their qualifications are and what each is ‘legally’ allow...

Welcome to the Triathlon Nutrition Academy podcast! Your place to learn how to nail the fourth leg of triathlon – nutrition! I know that Sports Nutrition can seem complicated. But that doesn’t mean you need to struggle trying to figure it out yourself. There is so much nutrition BS and mis-information out there. My goal with this podcast is to bring you the latest and greatest evidence-based sport...