06 Jun 2013
Posted by mattwright
Answer: For workouts shorter than an hour, unless the workouts is a screamingly hard hammer session, you can generally get away with eating before and after the training session and just sipping on a sports...
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14 May 2013
Posted by mattwright
Answer: Great question. Even if it is not hot outside, packing along enough nutrition and water for a 4 hour paddle is challenging for the prone paddler. Until Coastal Eddie comes out with a 4 pronged...
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08 Apr 2013
Posted by mattwright
Race day nutrition for a major channel crossing raced as a relay can be a little tricky. It is a long race but you have long periods of down time. As such, it can be difficult to extimate your caloric...
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There is a war raging against carbohydrates. Most of the rage surrounding carbohydrates has to do with weight loss because new studies were released that show that a calorie is not a calorie when it comes...
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17 Dec 2012
Posted by mattwright
Many stand up paddle athletes drink a sports drink (such as Gatorade) during racing and training. This is perfect for workouts under 1 hour. The problem is that during longer workouts and races, and during...
Read more →As chronic caffeine users we feel your pain in asking this question. The fact that caffeine is one of the few ergogenic aids that’s been proven to be beneficial for endurance athletes can make...
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07 Dec 2012
Posted by roch
We're guessing that you're not the only one who's still trying to get your nutrition dialed in. Training is not only about the physical training but practicing absolutely every aspect of SUP racing...
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07 Dec 2012
Posted by roch
This is a great question and like many past great questions in this column, there isn’t one answer for everyone. One persons ideal body composition is another person’s anorectic ideal...
Read more →Great question. To get to your answer we would start by taking a look at this years SUP Awards male paddler profiles. The thing you immediately notice is that some paddlers, such as Chuck...
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