Episode 44: The Big 3 for Active Females with Lyss

In this solo episode with Lyss, she talks about something near and dear to heart (and PhD)... considerations (nutritional) for active females and menstruating individuals while training and living everyday life.

Lyss breaks down the 3 biggest considerations she believes are vital to supporting females and menstruating individuals who have performance goals, enjoying training for fun or who are training for a sport/race.

These considerations support output, recovery, longevity, overall health and the ability to train hard, get faster and feel GOOD doing so.

⏰ Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction

2:30 - Carbs, protein, and overall calories

2:45 - Overall caloric intake

3:45 - Energy availability

5:00 - Studies/data

5:35 - Recommended intake

9:10 - Fueling FIRST

11:05 - Carb and protein importance

13:15 - Carb timing

13:45 - Strict carb examples

14:20 - Menstrual cycle and carbs

17:55 - Protein, protein, protein

19:00 - Why it's important

20:35 - Caloric intake as the foundation

22:45 - Acute and long-term benefits

23:50 - Wrap up/recap

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→ FREE Macro Calculator: https://bit.ly/3ANgNx9

→ How to Eat More Protein YouTube Video 

→ Lyss’s Protein Posts on Instagram 

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