Pros Are Fuelling at 200g of Carbs an Hour. Should You?

Pros are fuelling at up to 200 grams of carbs an hour. Should you be chasing that number too?

High carb fuelling is the hottest topic in endurance sport right now, and the numbers keep climbing. INEOS Grenadiers are fuelling their riders at up to 150 grams of carbs an hour on big Touar de France stages, and pro triathlete Cameron Wurf recently said he took on 200 grams an hour on the bike in a recent Ironman (yes, 200, in one hour). Every age grouper watching that unfold is tempted to copy it. In this episode Taryn breaks down the real science behind high carb fuelling, why it works for the pros, and the one thing most age group triathletes skip completely before they try to chase that number themselves.

You'll learn:

Why the pros are pushing carb intake so high, and what the official guidelines actually say The genuine recovery benefits of higher carb fuelling, backed by real research Why eating past your absorption ceiling can wreck your race instead of fuelling it Why your fuelling ceiling is nothing like the pro's ceiling, and why that's completely fine A real athlete example of building fuelling tolerance the right way, over time, not overnight TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Why high carb fuelling is exploding in endurance sport

01:24 Meet Taryn and what this episode covers

02:19 The science behind pro level carb intake

03:42 The recovery benefits backed by research

04:08 The catch: high dropout rates from gut issues

05:14 Why there is a ceiling on how much carb can help you

05:38 The cycling study that found more was not always better

06:34 Where unused carbs actually go