How Low Can You Drop Your Carbs? - With Dr Philip Prins & Prof Paul Laursen

You are FIT! BUT are you HEALTHY 🤔?!

Dr Philip Prins wants you to understand that there is MORE ❤️ than “just” performance in being an athlete. In the LONG-TERM you NEED to consider your metabolic health, which THEN will transfer into more performance improvements. You might not get there this quarter or year, but you will in the long run 💯!

In the 152nd episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul & Philip discuss:

❌🍞 Why high performance with low carbohydrates IS possible;

🦾 How MANY carbs you might ACTUALLY need during your event?

😎 Blood glucose, muscle glycogen, liver glycogen & MORE mechanisms!

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/   

Dr. Philip Prins  https://www.gcc.edu/Home/Academics/Faculty-Directory/Faculty-Detail/philip-prins 

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References:

Philip’s research:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EWWs0r0AAAAJ&hl=en 

Low carb high fat +10g/h carbs during exercise = GOOD! :
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpcell.00583.2024 

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