Hey @Daniel Fawcett great question. I will address tonight on the YT live, if you can’t make it, you can catch the video recording. Long story short, carbs carbs carbs should be your focus. Little late in the game for a traditional and optimal carbohydrate loading regimen but non the less, focus there. Rec’s vary based on the individual and tolerance to high carbohydrate intake but 7-10g per kg of bodyweight is the range I’d be aiming for each day from now until your event on Saturday.

@Aj Borrelli yeah that is a delicate balance no doubt. I know the MASS coaches would be better at answering that question than me, but I what I will say from my own experience is that it is not difficult to do both early on in a training cycle, but as your running volume increases, it becomes more of a struggle depending on your non-training activity levels. Definitely a fine line between just enough and overtraining haha.

@Aj Borrelli that’s what we do dude 🤘🏼 keep us posted

@Brandon Gilchrist great question and congrats on ditching booze. I also gave up drinking a little over a year ago and don’t miss it a bit. So, when it comes to NA beers I personally am a big fan for the exact scenario’s you just described and social settings. When it comes to the nutritional breakdown, although there still is a small amount of alcohol in most NA products, it is negligible, so when it comes to beer specifically, you’re really just getting calories from carbohydrate, which is important as part of performance diet. Now, I wouldn’t go crazy and drink an entire case, but having several assuming it fits within your calorie and macro targets is good to go and you can rest assured it will not hinder your performance. So, cheers to that! I hope that helps

@Brandon Gilchrist haha no doubt man! Absolutely, great question. Stay dangerous 🤙🏼

@Max P great question. So, typically workouts that last 60min or less really do not require intra-workout fueling with the exception being high intensity exercise. Of course, sometimes a warfighter workout will exceed this general 60min rule, in which case I would say it will depend on the individual. If you feel like you need a little extra gas, it certainly would not hurt to include a little fuel. Something as simple as siping on a regular Gatorade would be a great option. No need to exceed more than 30grams of carbohydrate for these types of workouts. Hope that answers your question.

Thanks for your feedback. As of right now I am certainly planning on discussing the differences between a “nutritionist” and a Registered Dietitian, as well as touching on what I do as a performance dietitian. The majority of my presentation though will focus on performance nutrition as a whole and the key differences between performance nutrition and nutrition for general health and well being. That will include brief touch points on key specific performance nutrition topics like carbohydrates (timing, food choices etc..), protein, and recovery. Obviously I could talk about each topic for an extended period of time but my primary objective for the brief time we have will be to illuminate the key aspects you should be paying attention to when it comes to your performance and how to optimally fuel and recover from your physical activity.