🥑 FASTING, FUEL & FITNESS — MYTHS, METRICS & INTENSITY 🚴‍♀️🔥

From plant science 🌱 to performance science 🧬 — Kristi Storoshchuk has taken a unique path to uncover what really drives health & performance.

In this episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Kristi cut through the noise on nutrition and training:

⏳ Fasting facts vs. fiction — human data vs. rodent hype
🥩 High-carb vs. low-carb — the athlete diet debate, minus the dogma
🧠 Zone 2 training under the microscope — context, mitochondria & why intensity often wins

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/  

Dr Kristi Storoschuk https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-storoschuk-1602aaa9/ 

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References:

Zone 2 review:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-025-02261-y 

Kristi’s X:

https://x.com/k_storoschuk 

Kristi’s IG:
https://www.instagram.com/krististoroschuk/ 

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