The Physical Performance Show: Assistant Prof Patrick Wilson (PhD) REWIRED, Sport Nutrition Scientist: The Athlete’s Gut

Posted October 6, 2022

In Podcast (The Physical Performance Show)

Episode 345 of The Physical Performance Show is a rewired Expert Edition featuring Assistant Prof Patrick Wilson (PhD), Sport Nutrition Scientist: The Athlete’s Gut.

Patrick is the author of “The Athlete’s Gut – The Inside Science of digesting nutrition and stomach distress”, a must read and resource for all practitioners, athletes and coaches working in the field of endurance sports.

In this episode Patrick shares around gut anatomy and physiology, he touches on the remarkable trainability of our gut and discusses in detail common gut issues, the signs or symptoms, what goes wrong and why, and the influence that our psychology has on the athlete’s gut function.

Patrick also shares around hydration, fuelling, energy availability, hydrogel technology, FODMAPs and salt & sodium loading.

To listen to Episode 345:

Click the icon to listen to the interview on iTunes or listen using the Soundcloud player below

Listen in as we delve into the following:

Reason behind writing the book on Gut Health
Anatomy 101 of the Gut
Gut symptoms that can afflict athletes
Common origins of the side stitch
Important fuelling points for athletes
Carbohydrate ingestion
Guidelines around Fructose/Glucose mixture
Hydro-gel technology
FODMAPs
Fats and proteins
Sodium intake
Tips around fluid intake
Trainability of the gut
The effect of stress on the gut
Top 3 mistakes athletes make with gut health

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