Fueling on and off the bike with Hunter Allen - Ep. #44

Inside Sports Nutrition

Bob and Dina have an in-depth discussion with the legendary cycling coach, author, and founder of Peaks Coaching Group, Hunter Allen, about how he has evolved his nutrition and fueling strategies over the years to manage his hypoglycemia, health concerns, and cycling performance. You don’t need to be a cyclist to gain lots of nutrition and health tidbits from this episode!

We discuss:

• A brief review of Hunter’s cycling history and how his interest in nutrition began
• Nutrition and blood sugar insights from wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for daily nutrition and for bike fueling
• His fueling and electrolyte strategies to keep his energy steady
• Eating strategies when he’s traveling and cycling internationally
• How and why Hunter uses ketone esters
• His recovery shake recipe

· How Hunter and his artists are turning power data files from professional cyclists into NFT art; check it out at Project Fuerza (https://www.projectfuerza.com/about)

Other Links:

• Hunter’s Peaks Coaching Group website http://www.peakscoachinggroup.com/ and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/peakscoachinggroup/and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/peakscoaching
• The “Noatmeal” Hunter enjoys from Birota Foods https://www.birotafoods.com/the-anti-oatmeal(use code BFISNPOD22 for 10% off online orders) and the many yummy goodies from All Around Snack Co. https://www.allaroundsnackco.com/(use code ISNPODCAST22 for 15% off online orders)
• Ketone Esters from TdeltaS – use the code ISNPODCAST to save 10% at checkout https://bit.ly/ISNKE
• UCAN, a stable fueling source, www.ucan.co

“Every food choice matters.” – Hunter Allen

More about Hunter:

Not only is he a legendary cycling coach, he’s also the co-author of the book “Training and Racing with a Power Meter” and “Cutting-Edge Cycling”, co-developer of TrainingPeaks WKO+ software, and founder of Peaks Coaching Group. Hunter has been coaching endurance athletes since 1995, and his athletes have achieved more than 2000 victories and numerous national, world championship titles and Olympic Medals. Hunter is known as the “Coaches Coach” and frequently has coaches from around the world consulting with him to learn more about the latest in cycling and triathlon training principles. Learn much more at https://www.peakscoachinggroup.com/HunterAllen.

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