THE SHORT ANSWER
Alex Larson, registered dietitian for endurance athletes, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Larson lands on carbohydrate periodisation. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
WHO IS ALEX LARSON?
Alex Larson is a US registered dietitian who has built one of the most accessible online nutrition practices for endurance athletes. Through Alex Larson Nutrition, the Alex Larson Nutrition Podcast, and her work with cyclists, triathletes, and ultra-endurance athletes, she translates academic nutrition into practical periodised plans for time-crunched amateurs. Her clinical focus on body composition through fuelling, on-bike protocols, and the link between energy availability and performance makes her a primary practical reference for Roadman listeners chasing race weight without losing power.
LARSON ON CARB PERIODISATION
Larson’s key positions on carbohydrate periodisation.
- Energy availability after training matters as much as carb intake during it for long-term body composition.
IN LARSON’S OWN WORDS
Verbatim from Alex Larson’s appearances on the podcast.
“anywhere from 1.5 to 2 g of protein per kilo is usually the range that we look at um but we'll also kind of see like what are they currently eating for protein or do they need to be and do we have a really big gap okay then let's start kind of slowly working their way up because if they're going to all of a sudden overnight increase their protein greatly that might be a little overwhelming for them”
“what we found in the research is that um you know in our 20s we tend to absorb protein really efficiently um whereas when we get into more of those Masters athlete category and you know above we will um see that we don't absorb that protein quite as well so you might need to consume just a little bit more to account for that”
“we will make sure that they're not dieting on the bike they're not dieting in their workouts um where they will think oh I'm going to do this fasted and see if I can like burn more body fat or um I'm going to skip this gel because I'm going to save those calories cuz I'm trying to like drop some pounds I find that that often really backfires significantly for athletes because when your performance and your workouts suffer they feel like crap”
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Episodes where Alex Larson covers carbohydrate periodisation and related ground.
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What does Alex Larson say about carbohydrate periodisation?
Alex Larson, registered dietitian for endurance athletes, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Larson lands on carbohydrate periodisation. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
What is Larson's main point on carb periodisation?
Energy availability after training matters as much as carb intake during it for long-term body composition.
Which Roadman Cycling Podcast episodes cover Alex Larson on carb periodisation?
Larson discusses carbohydrate periodisation in this episode: "How Cyclists Can Get Lean & Stay Lean Forever | Alex Larson".
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