02.24.2024 - By Amanda Brooks & Laura Norris
Are you tired all the time, both during runs and during the rest of the day? We have received a few listener questions on this topic, so we are taking a deep dive into training fatigue, abnormal fatigue, bloodwork, training load management, and more!
Amanda’s experience with fatigue and running
Normal vs abnormal fatigue
Is your nutrition causing fatigue?
Low energy availability
Eating disorders and disordered eating
Is it your training plan that is making you tired?
Other factors that may cause fatigue
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References:
Jeukendrup & Gleeson. (2016). Sport nutrition. Third edition. Human Kinetics.
Gropper & Smith. Advanced nutrition and human metabolism. Sixth edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
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