Episode 155
In episode 155 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Andrew Hall – Sports Dietitian & Exercise Scientist: Nutrition for performance & injury management.
Andrew Hall is the Sports Dietitian for the Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club and the Brisbane Bullets Basketball Team. Andrew consults in a clinic based in Brisbane, he does work with Corporate Work Place Health and is also the Queensland Coordinator for Sports Dietetics Australia.
During this conversation we cover performance nutrition concepts around endurance sports. Andrew touches on key concepts such as the availability of energy and why it matters, macro nutrients, fat, carbohydrates, proteins including the timing of ingesting these nutrients. Why food quality is so important, strategies for negotiating race day, strategies for recovery. Andrew busts some popular myths around nutrition and Sports performance and we finish the conversation exploring the role that nutrition can have on injury management including recovery from being mobilised in a moon boot or a cast, recovery from concussion, bone stress injuries and the rehabilitation tendons.
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“Prioritise planning and preparation of your Nutrition” – Best Advice
“Do not look at a screen (electronic devices) while you eat for a whole week.” – Physical Challenge
“The words that people use around the food, their thoughts have a big impact on how they feel when eating.”
“Make sure you have at least one good recovery meal.”
“Carbohydrates are a really great source of Fibre.”
“By using certain feeding practices, we build the athlete the tools to be able to use both.”
“Rules on Sports Nutrition during Race Day”
– Don’t try anything new on race day
– Eat a meal 2-3 hours before the race
– Check your hydration
– Take certain amounts of carbohydrates depending on race duration
Instagram: @andrew_hall_dietitian
Twitter: @andrewhall1310
00:00 Start
01:59 Introduction to Andrew Hall
04:20 What is Andrew learning at the moment
05:00 How nutrition affects tendon healing
06:50 How nutrition affects athlete outcomes
09:55 Typical week for Andrew
12:35 Importance of how you feel during performance
13:40 Misconception of being a Dietitian
15:50 Conceptualisation of Foods
18:45 What you need to know about Nutrition in Endurance Sports
24:49 Home macro nutrients
26:32 Effect of Alcohol
28:07 Tips for Optimising performance for endurance athlete
33:15 View of Carbohydrates in endurance sports
40:46 Fuelling for Race
42:38 Fuelling for Recovery
45:10 Rehydration
51:00 Rules on Sports Nutrition during Race Day
58:07 Nutrion for bone stress injury
1:01:50 Dietand Nutrition for Bone density
1:04:55 What role Nutrition plays with a concussion
1:06:30 Best advice
1:08:25 Physical Challenge
1:14:22 End
Send to the show host @Brad_Beer (Twitter)