Carbohydrate periodization for athletes

Learn how to match your diet with your training

What you'll learn
- Explain the principles of carbohydrate periodization and how training load, exercise intensity, and glycogen availability influence daily fueling strategies.
- Apply training load metrics (e.g., TSS, TRIMP, sRPE-TL) to estimate daily carbohydrate needs and adjust nutrition plans in real-time.
- Optimize within-day and within-week energy balance to support training adaptations, recovery, and long-term performance outcomes.
- Develop individualized carbohydrate fueling plans that align with your training goals, body composition targets, and race performance demands.

Requirements
- Basic computer skills and access to Microsoft excel for the supplemental files

Description
Are you fueling your training… or just eating?

Welcome toPractical Carbohydrate Periodization for Cyclists, Runners, and Triathletes— a course designed to help you train smarter, recover better, and perform at your best, using cutting-edge strategies trusted by world-class athletes.

I’m Dr. Jeff Rothschild — performance nutritionist, researcher, and data scientist. This course brings together the science and real-world application of carbohydrate periodization that I use with Olympic and World Champions, an approach that also works for recreational athletes who are highly motivated, like you must be if you’re interested in this course.

We’ll start with thewhy— understanding how training load, exercise intensity, and glycogen dynamics affect fuel needs.

Then, we get practical:

How much carbohydrate do you really need today?

How does training duration, intensity, and type affect your fueling strategy?

Can your energy balance during theday, not just across it, impact recovery and performance?

You’ll also learn how to use tools like Training Load (TSS, TRIMP, sRPE-TL) to make daily decisions on nutrition. You’ll even get access to simple calculators and real-life case studies to guide your own planning.

Whether you're prepping for a race or looking to optimize body composition without compromising training, this course teaches you how to match your meals with your mileage.

No guesswork. Just science-based strategies to help you fuel for the work required — and come back stronger tomorrow.

So if you're ready to movebeyond macrosand take control of your nutrition…

Enroll now inPractical Carbohydrate Periodization— and learn to fuel like a pro.

Who this course is for:
- Cyclists, runners, and triathletes aiming to improve training quality, recovery, and race-day performance through targeted carbohydrate strategies.
- Coaches, sports dietitians, and strength & conditioning professionals who want to apply evidence-based methods to support their athletes’ nutrition planning.
- Recreational to elite athletes who track their training load and are ready to learn how daily nutrition adjustments can optimize their outcomes.
- Anyone looking to better understand the connection between glycogen dynamics, training load, energy balance, and practical fueling decisions.
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