How to Fuel Your Workouts and Races with Whole Foods

Written by Doug Hay

Typical energy fuel products all have a few things in common:

They’re sugary, processed, and packed with artifical flavors.

Which is why most of us dread eating them. But what’s the alternative?

Can you be just as successful fueling your workouts and races with whole foods instead of processed energy products?

That’s the topic of today’s episode, where Matt Tullman interviews Izzy Fischer, a plant-based competitive triathlete (who qualified for the world championship 70.3 triathlon!) on a mission to find a whole food replacement for processed energy products.

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