FEED YOUR PASSION BLOG – myspringenergy

What Heavy Training Does to Your Gut Between Races

Gut Performance Series Fiber + Lactoferrin You've figured out what to eat during long efforts. Real food, timed right, tested across training. But here's what most athletes don't account for: a sustained training block wears down something you can't see...

Your practical guide to a GI-problem-free race

SPRING ENERGY Your practical guide to a GI-problem-free race Science-based fueling strategies for endurance athletes If you count exits instead of splits, or pulled to the side of a course with cramps that have nothing to do with your legs,...

What You Fuel With Shapes More Than Your Race

The science behind fuel source, digestion, and long-term performance Most athletes think about fueling in a single dimension: calories in, watts out. But the form those calories arrive in matters well beyond the finish line. The carbohydrate source you use...

The Bacteria That Thrive After a Hard Run

by Rafal Nazarewicz Ph.D. There's a class of bacteria living in the guts of elite marathon runners that most athletes have never heard of. It doesn't help you absorb carbs. It doesn't calm inflammation. It does something stranger and...

The Missing Layer in Your Fueling Stack: What Soluble Fiber Actually Does for Endurance Athletes

Most athletes spend real time thinking about carbohydrate timing, protein intake, and hydration strategy. Do we think enough about one fraction of carbohydrate, fiber? And that gap is costing them performance they can't see. Not because fiber is some new...