TrainerRoad Blog

carb loading, carbohydrates, carbs, diet, drink, food, fuel, hydration, Nutrition, recovery, recovery shake, shakes - January 13, 2021

Timing Your Recovery Drink: What and When to Drink

No matter what workout you're doing, you should always plan on some recovery nutrition afterward. There are numerous benefits to recovery drinks, and timing them correctly will help you feel confident that your glycogen stores are replenished for your next workout.

Nutrition Plans for Training and Nourishing With Amber Pierce

What does healthy fueling look like?TrainerRoad's Amber Pierce applies healthy principles of nutrition to 3 real-world training examples.

8 Principles of Healthy Nutrition With Amber Pierce

Food fuels performance and gives our bodies the nutrients to repair, recover, and adapt to the stress of training and racing. But far too many of us moralize what we eat in the name of performance, with profound impacts on how we relate to food and the very bodies on which we rely. TrainerRoad's Amber Pierce wants to offer a different perspective.

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habits, hydration, nutrition, schedule, Training - October 16, 2020

Eight Habits to Improve Your Training Routine

You don’t need to make big changes to see big improvements. Optimizing your training routine with the addition of a few small habits can have a significant impact on your training in the long run. Here’s ten small habits you can add to your routine to train better and get faster.

Nutrition: The Elements of Getting Faster

You need sufficient, high quality nutrition to fuel your workouts, aid your recovery, and promote your body’s physical adaptations. When you’re not fueling properly you’re short changing the training process, and your body's ability to work harder and get faster.