Carb Periodization

S6E20: Tips, Tactics & Wisdom from Fueling Athletes for Over 30 Years w Prof. Louise Burke

SEASON 6, EPISODE #20

Marc interviews Professor Louise Burke, Australian sports dietitian, academic and author. She was the head of sports nutrition at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) throughout its existence from 1990 to 2018 and held the position of Team dietitian for the Australian Olympic teams for the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games

S6E15: Nutrition for Team Sport, the Value of Expert-Generalists & Aligning Strategy with Philosophy

Season 6, Episode #15

Marc interviews Dr. Tom Little, PhD, performance specialist, head of performance for Sheffield United FC and author of the new book The Colour-Fit Method.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE:

0:35 – Tom Little’s background in sport and at Sheffield United FC

3:35 – From wearing ‘multiple hats’ and managing a team.

5:00 – The value of the ‘expert-generalist’ in sport

6:30 – Leadership, vision and executing on new ideas

7:45 – Mindset strategy: player success story

11:20 – Aligning philosophy with practical strategies

13:00 – Nutrition strategies to help athletes ‘carb up’ before competition

19:00 – The colour-fit method for nutrition in athletes?

23:00 – Game day carbohydrate strategies in pro football

27:00 – Use of liquid/smoothies for achieving carb targets

29:45 – Challenges with young athletes: eating vegetables!

33:30 – How do you keep food ‘light’ and ‘fun’

37:00 – Blood testing metrics with Sheffield United

40:45 – Mental health in pro football players

44:00 – Tom’s one key tip to help practitioners level up performance

CONNECT W DR. TOM' LITTLE:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drlittletom

Book: Colour Fit Method

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