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A Running, Fitness and Health Show, focused on delivering actionable and specific advice to listeners. This show will be interview based, and our guests will include elite runners and athletes, top coaches, scientific experts, nutritionists, sports psychologists and health and well-being professionals. The podcast will be of great value to age-group athletes who can incorporate the learnings and insights from this show in their daily training and living. The show is hosted by Raj (Rajagopal Anapuzha) who is an accomplished age-group runner and coach, multiple times Boston Marathon Qualifier and a top 5 age-group finisher at Mumbai Marathon.

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# 4 - Amit Mehta (Founder, Unived) on Nutrition, Hydration and Supplements

June 08, 2020 • Rajagopal Anapuzha • Episode 4

Amit explains the importance of focusing on your whole kinetic chain while running and exercising and explains the importance of strength training and how to mix it in with your training. We discuss the concept of energy availability and then move on to supplementation and discuss the importance of certain vitamins like B12, D3 and how caffeine can be used to enhance performance. We also talk about when to use Energy Gels and when to use real foods. We then discuss certain specific areas women athletes need to focus on. Finally Amit talks about the importance of understanding what you do through the day after your run or exercise is vitally important for your development.

Show Notes

2:00 – Introduction by Amit about Unived and himself
4:35 – Importance of focus on whole kinetic chain for runners
7:35 – How to balance Strength Training and Run Training
9:35 – Importance of ‘energy availability’ for athletes
13:45 – What are the key aspects that older athletes need to focus on
16:40 – Protein supplementation
20:15 – Hydration and electrolytes
28:00 – Importance of B-12 and D3 supplements and using caffeine
31:15 – When to use Gels, and when to use real foods
34:25 – How to determine how much salt/sodium you need
36:45 – Key focus areas for Women runners and athletes
39:45 – Importance of rest and recovery for maximum benefits from training
42:45 – Quiz Time!
46:20 – Book Resources that Amit uses

Links to Resources Discussed

Matt Fitzgerald: 80/20 Running

Alex Hutchison: Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

Contact Details for Unived and Amit

Email: info@unived.in

Website: Unived.in

Instagram: @univedsports

Facebook: Unived

Instagram Amit Mehta @rrunn

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