This episode is brought to you by www.thebikeaffair.com If you are in search of a one-stop destination that caters to all your cycling needs, our today's sponsor, The Bike Affair, is the perfect place to check out! With over 14 years of experience, The Bike Affair has established itself as a trusted source offering honest advice and exceptional service. They are offering a special treat for the listeners of this podcast. You can enjoy a 10% discount on your first order by using the code 'BIKEYVENKY' on their website. Visit their bike store in Hyderabad or shop online by using the link www.thebikeaffair.com In this episode I talk to an excellent sports nutritionist, Geetha Ghaliyavar. Geetha is a sports nutritionist and a high performance dietitian who is certified in Sports nutrition from International Olympic Committee. She is also a certified diabetes educator, IBS expert and a lecturer for SWAYAM, IIT - Madras, Sports Authority of India and conducts nutrition certification programs as a guest faculty and lecturer for colleges and universities. She has the distinction of working with athletes from Olympic level, Paralympians, elite professional to recreational athletes helping them with their sports performance through nutrition. In this episode we cover various topics related to sports nutrition including what supplements work, what don't, various misconceptions and myths related to nutrition, what causes cramps, how to avoid them, does fasted training help, how to get heat acclimatized and a whole lot of other topics. It was a really insightful conversation with an expert with years of experience on the subject of sports nutrition. I got a lot of take aways from this conversation that I'm taking into the new year. I hope you do too. 0:00:00 Intro 0:05:30 Geetha's intro and qualifications 0:08:45 Cyclists and bone health, importance of Vitamin D, strength training 0:17:00 Difference between nutritionist and a dietician 0:20:30 HBA1C, Diabetes and how sports supplements 0:29:45 Fats, Omega 6 vs Omega 3, MUFA, Cold Pressed oils 0:31:25 Dental health, Cavities, Water chasing 0:34:50 MCTs, Multiple Carbohydrate transporters, how to take on more carbs 0:39:20 Training the gut for more carbs, 0:44:40 carb loading the correct way 0:49:30 Heat acclimatization, training dehydrated, tender coconut water good? 0:55:30 Effective sports supplements, Creatine, sodium bicarbonate, nitrates, 1:11:45 Muscle preservation, avoiding sarcopenia, Protein consumption 1:22:20 Differences between male and female athletes and supplements, fasted workouts 1:30:20 Dealing with cramps 1:36:00 Importance of sleep, omega3 to omega6 ratio, sleep hygiene 1:42:45 Nutritional gaps and bridging them, everything in balance 1:50:10 Closing About the Podcast The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future. Who is a working athlete? Someone working fulltime/part-time, entrepreneur or anyone who has to work to make ends meet and doesn't let being busy to stop him/her from pursuing an active lifestyle is a working athlete. I consider stay at home moms/dads who pursue a sport, as working athletes because homemaking is a full-time job. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker

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