Trail Culture

The Fuelling Puzzle | S2E17: Louise Engelbrecht


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This week I’m stoked to welcome an expert to the podcast. She is all knowing when it comes to physiology & sports nutrition 🍎🍰🥤

The founder of @fuel_form, Louise joins us this week to talk about piecing together the fuelling puzzle. Where to start, what to avoid & the origin story behind some classic nutrition myths 💭

What you’ll gain from this episode:

🌟 Insights into fuelling for Ultra running & how to get started .

💡 Tips on the types of things to eat & when to fuel when training and racing

🏞️ Inspiration to put the fuelling puzzle piece together to suit your goal

🎥 Chapter Markers:

00:00 - Welcome to 2025: Season 2 continues

02:10 The sports journey: Finding research & a passion for rugby

05:25 - PhD & international partners: Supplementing with ketones for physical & mental recovery

11:15 - The Cape Epic: Research in the field

14:15 - Fuel Form: Starting a business & real food focus

17:09 - Common struggles: GI distress, liquid nutrition & planning

22:10 - Electrolytes: When and how should athletes use them?

27:58 - Carbs are back : What is possible vs what is necessary?

34:25 - High fat low carb : What works for ultra runners

38:02 - Fuelling for sessions: Timing & fasted training

45:02 - Gut training: How to get start & what progress looks like 51:26 - In race fuel: Putting together your fuelling plan

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