How To Create Helpful Eating Habits To Benefit Your Sport Performance
Ellen McDermott is a fully qualified Performance Nutritionist working primarily in the realm of endurance sports such as cycling, running and triathlon.
She loves helping people get the very most out of their performance, whatever level their at.
Ellen also trains and competes at an international level for cycling on the road and gravel. Her favourite place to train is Calpe in Spain and racing in Italy at the World Gravel Championships last year was an experience she’ll never forget!
In this episode, Ellen McDermott an Elite Professional Cyclist and Performance Nutritionist, shares her journey from novice to becoming an elite professional cyclist, taking part in the 2023 World Gravel Championships in Italy. She discussed challenges that she has faced and how she has dealt with them. She also shares why a well thought out nutritional plan is vital to optimise your performance and recovery. We talk about ideas that can aid your knowledge on nutrition for endurance sports, as well as other sports too.
Enjoy tuning in!
Key Learning Points:
- Ellen’s typical training week at present is between 20-25 hours.
- The use of isotonic gels for endurance sports is explained to optimise performance.
- Managing the intensity of training and executing a recovery strategy is vital in endurance sports.
- Understanding where your inner voices is directing you is a helpful skill to master.
- A mentally tough cyclist can command the space in a bike race. They wouldn’t get bullied and would also make clear decisions during the race to benefit their performance.
- GAA, football and rugby players should consider how they keep hydrated and learn more about carbohydrates to improve their energy levels when they perform.
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David Charlton
Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally. David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.
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