Carbohydrate Periodization for Runners Guide - all combined
Whether you are a weekend warrior or a professional athlete competing on the global stage, nutrition is a powerful tool to unlock your potential. These guides deliver cutting-edge science directly into your hands, empowering your journey toward excellence.
It plays a critical role in maximizing the effectiveness of training, enhancing recovery, and driving the physiological adaptations necessary for peak performance. By strategically periodizing the composition and timing of carbohydrates in your meals and snacks, you can streamline your nutrition plan to eliminate uncertainty, simplify complex principles, and achieve superior results.
How to use?
- Pick the plan that fits best with your training for that day.
- Follow the plate composition and carbohydrate guidelines for each meal or snack throughout the day.
- For example, a breakfast highlighted in “green” would follow the HIGH CARB MEAL; or a lunch highlighted in orange would follow the MEDIUM CARB MEAL; and the afternoon snack highlighted in red would follow the LOW CARB SNACK.
Types of Days Included:
CHO Daily Meal Plan Periodization Guides
- Easy run (morning)
- Easy run (afternoon)
- Double easy run
- Hard run (morning)
- Hard run (afternoon)
- Long run (morning)
- Long run (afternoon)
- Hard run (am); easy run (pm)
- Easy run (am); hard run (pm)
- Double hard run
- Run (am); strength (pm)
- Strength (am); run (pm)
- Run (am); strength (am)
PLATE GUIDES (with recipe downloads to match!)
- High carb meal
- Moderate carb meal
- Lower carb meal
- High carb snack
- Moderate carb snack
- Lower carb snack
