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Asker Jeukendrup

Professor Asker Jeukendrup is one of the world’s leading sports nutritionists/ exercise physiologists who spent most of his career as a professor at the University of Birmingham (UK). Dr Jeukendrup authored 8 books and over 200 research papers and book chapters. His expertise stretches from exercise metabolism and sports nutrition to training and overtraining. He is currently a (visiting) professor at Loughborough University and director of his own performance consulting business “Mysportscience” and communicates science through the popular website mysportscience.com. Asker works as Performance Manager for the Dutch Olympic team and is Head performance Nutrition for the Lotto Jumbo Pro cycling team. He also works with FC Barcelona, and other elite football clubs. Asker practices what he preaches and completed 21 Ironman races including 6 time the Ironman world Championship in Hawaii.
fat-burning

Fat burning for athletes

Asker Jeukendrup  |  Posted on 10 January 202027 January 2020

We are obsessed with fat burning! Some of us want to burn fat to lose weight or look lean, some want to burn fat because it makes them faster. But what is the evidence that we should burn fat and that fat burning is good for us? Read More “Fat burning for athletes”

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Training the gut

Asker Jeukendrup  |  Posted on 29 November 201929 November 2019

As discussed before, carbohydrate intake during training can help performance. However, taking too much can also cause stomach and gut problems. Read More “Training the gut”

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IRONMAN Italy: optimising fuel delivery

Asker Jeukendrup  |  Posted on 18 September 201922 November 2019

The IRONMAN Italy is approaching. And everyone who is taking part on September 21st should remember that a good nutrition strategy could be the difference between a good race and a great race or between finishing and not finishing! Read More “IRONMAN Italy: optimising fuel delivery”

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Knowing how much you need to drink

Asker Jeukendrup  |  Posted on 30 July 201922 November 2019

There are different theories about drinking during prolonged exercise. As we exercise, we heat up and through sweating we keep our body temperature within acceptable limits. Read More “Knowing how much you need to drink”

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Maratona dles Dolomites: carb loading guidelines

Asker Jeukendrup  |  Posted on 2 July 201918 September 2019

Many endurance races, including the Maratona dles Dolomites, scheduled for 7 July next, have a carb loading dinner a day or 2 before the event. Read More “Maratona dles Dolomites: carb loading guidelines”

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Recovery vs adaptation

Asker Jeukendrup  |  Posted on 8 May 201922 November 2019

The question “What is recovery?” seems too obvious to answer. Surely everyone understand what we mean by recovery. Read More “Recovery vs adaptation”

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Keys to recovery

Asker Jeukendrup  |  Posted on 29 March 201928 November 2019

If we want to recover as quickly as possible after a hard day of training or racing there are a number of things we can do. Read More “Keys to recovery”

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An ideal breakfast before a race

Asker Jeukendrup  |  Posted on 14 January 201928 November 2019

A fair amount of thinking goes into the breakfast before an important race. Advice has changed over the years and this is related to studies I will discuss here. Read More “An ideal breakfast before a race”

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