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Q&A #19 - Does carbohydrate fueling impact fat oxidation in training and racing, and endurance sports metabolism 101  

• Does taking on carbs during exercise stop or reduce fat oxidation?
• The fallacy of the carb/fat oxidation "switch"
• Effective training is the best way to improve substrate utilisation (and therefore performance) - of both carbs and fats!
• What we know and don't know about fasted training

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• The Endurance Diet with Matt Fitzgerald | EP#153
• Race-day fueling and The Core Diet with Jesse Kropelnicki | EP#40
• Training The Gut | EP#122
• Triathlon Nutrition: Calories, Carbs, Fats, and Proteins – part 1 | EP#94
• Triathlon Nutrition: Calories, Carbs, Fats, and Proteins – Part 2 | EP#95

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