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Mar 20, 2025 11 min

E195 - Does Eating Before Exercise Improve Performance? What Does the Research Show?

from The Ideal Nutrition Podcast Hosted by Ideal Nutrition

Sports Dietitian's, Leah Higl & Aidan Muir, dive into the significance of pre-training nutrition, particularly focusing on carbohydrates and their impact on performance in both endurance and resistance training. They explore various studies that highlight the benefits of carbohydrate intake before exercise, discuss the importance of feeling good during workouts, and touch on other nutrients like sodium and dietary nitrates that can enhance performance. (0:00) - Introduction (1:00) - The Theory Behind Why is Beneficial (2:38) - Endurance Training & Carb Intake (4:50) - Resistance Training & Carb Intake (7:17) - Other Thoughts & Benenficial Nutrients (10:27) - Our Interpretation & Practical Summary WEBSITE: https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/ PODCAST: https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/podcast/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/idealnutrition__/?hl=en Our dietitians 👇 Aidan Muir @aidan_the_dietitian Leah Higl @plantstrong_dietitian Tyler Brooks @lift_dietetics Hanah Mills @hanahmills Samantha Staines @nourished.by.sammy Monica Cvoro @fuellingperformance Josh Wernham @josh_does_health Katelyn Bowden @katelynbowden_dietitian Sophie Andrew @soph.dietitian Torwen Eerkens @fullyfuelled_

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