Aaron Geiser, our guest for today, is an Endure IQ coach who began his coaching career over 9 years ago after finding a passion for triathlon as an athlete. He has coached athletes to Full and 70.3 Ironman World Championship qualifications, Collegiate runners, along with numerous overall podium spots. Aaron believes in science-based training and the value of metrics in training and racing. He believes that learning and tracking the physical body helps lead to the proper adaptions and the achieving the best results possible.
During our discussion, you will discover how endurance athletes can fuel and train to improve performance and longevity. Aaron shares how he got into the space of low-carb and Endure IQ, the benefits of transitioning from a normal diet to a low-carb diet, and the purpose of going 80% easy during training. He also talks about how we can fuel during the 80% at the lower heart rate training and 20% high-intensity training and how we should add carbohydrates when training for a race. Tune in to learn more!
Episode resources:
- https://www.sfuelsgolonger.com/ – Use the discount code LOWCARBATHLETE
- https://www.endureiq.com/
Timestamps:
[13:07] How Aaron got into the space of low carb and Endure IQ
[18:01] What is Endure IQ, and how does it help the endurance athlete?
[21:07] The benefits of transitioning from a normal diet to a low-carb diet
[25:10] The purpose of going 80% easy during training
[29:30] Are we training the body to improve the oxidation of fats for a longer duration at a high heart rate?
[32:50] How we fuel during the 80% of the time at the lower heart rate training
[38:30] Food preparation and fuel planning for the endurance athlete
[42:03] How to train and fuel during the high-intensity training
[46:20] Aaron’s definition of fasted exercises
[48:55] The reasons why we need coaches in our training
[56:58] Training low, racing high
[01:00:24] How to add carbohydrates when training for a race
Notable quotes:
- “The main goal should be to increase the ability of how long you can go as an endurance athlete without having to add carbohydrates.”
- “If you don’t have the ability to sprint, you should add some timing of carbs in the workouts.”
Connect with us:
Aaron Geiser:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-geiser-wellness
- Endure IQ: https://www.endureiq.com/meet-endure-iq-coach-aaron-geiser
- Instagram: @triageiser
- Facebook: @ Aaron Captain
Debbie Potts:
- Website: https://debbiepotts.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thewholesticmethod/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowcarbathlete/
- Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/thelowcarbathlete
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewholeathlete
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lowcarbathlete
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__1aTDqHjrbAOHcfne7kuQ
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