The Science Behind Race Day Illness and Nutrition with Dr. Kyle Pfaffenbach | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 502

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Some musings from me about what could have caused Blummenfelt’s vomiting episode at Kona, and some great insight from Dr. Pfaffenbach into what is actually going on in our gut during exercise and some actionable things we can do to improve it.

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(00:00:00) Welcome!
(00:00:09) Discussing Kristian Blummenfelt’s crazy habit of vomiting
(00:05:30) Physiological Mechanisms Behind Gut Distress
(00:13:15) Impact of Heat and Exercise on the Gut
(00:20:19) Potential Causes of Kristian’s Gut Issues
(00:31:59) When to DNF a Race While Sick
(00:34:12) Nutritional Strategies and Challenges
(00:37:42) Hyponatremia and Fluid Balance
(00:52:14) Probiotics and Gut Health
(01:00:18) Practical Advice and Final Thoughts

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Listen to Coach Bu on the Greg Bennett Show, he answers most of the questions about Blu’s Kona.

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As one who suffers from gut distress when riding hard I’m going to try the multi probiotic for a month and see how it goes. I don’t puke but get heartburn.