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54: Why are You Tired All the Time? Understanding Fatigue and Running

Feb 24, 202433 minTranscript available on Metacast
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Episode description

Are you tired all the time, both during runs and during the rest of the day? We have received a few listener questions on this topic, so we are taking a deep dive into training fatigue, abnormal fatigue, bloodwork, training load management, and more! 

  • Amanda’s experience with fatigue and running
  • Normal vs abnormal fatigue
  • Is your nutrition causing fatigue?
  • Low energy availability 
  • Eating disorders and disordered eating
  • Is it your training plan that is making you tired?
  • Other factors that may cause fatigue

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References:

  • Jeukendrup & Gleeson. (2016). Sport nutrition. Third edition. Human Kinetics.
  • Gropper & Smith. Advanced nutrition and human metabolism. Sixth edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning. 
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