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The Performance Chef’s Guide to HYROX Nutrition - Dan Churchill

The Performance Chef’s Guide to HYROX Nutrition - Dan Churchill24 sep45 min

<p>In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast, we chat with performance chef and HYROX athlete Dan Churchill.</p><p>Dan has a background in exercise science, has worked as an executive chef in New York, and has competed in everything from HYROX to marathons, 100-mile races and Ironman training.</p><p>We discuss his approach to nutrition for HYROX, including what to eat before and after training, why meal timing matters, whether you really need to carb load before a race and why reducing fibre before competition could help your performance.</p><p>Dan also explains the difference between eating for health and eating for performance, the role of fast and slow-release carbohydrates, hydration and electrolytes, and some of the common nutrition mistakes he sees athletes making.</p><p>We then talk about his own HYROX training, why cycling could be such a useful tool for hybrid athletes, his goal of going sub-60 and the lessons he has taken from training up to 26 hours a week for an Ironman.</p><p>Finally, Dan shares some simple ways to improve your cooking, the foods he thinks deserve more attention and why learning a few basic kitchen skills can make eating well much easier.</p><p>🔗 Subscribe for more episodes</p><p>💥 <em><strong>Supporters of this Episode</strong></em></p><p>🏅 <strong>MyProtein</strong> – Affordable, high-quality supplements to support your HYROX training. Use code <strong>ROXLYFE</strong> at checkout: <a href="https://roxlyfe.com/myprotein">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://roxlyfe.com/myprotein⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>🎒 <strong>Built For Athletes</strong> – Premium backpacks trusted by 150,000+ athletes. Get 15% off automatically at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://builtforathletes.com/ROXLYFE?utm_source=roxlyfe&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=roxlyfe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://builtforathletes.com/ROXLYFE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>🧤 <strong>The Rox Guys</strong> – Lightweight, breathable gloves, with great grip, for fitness racing. Get 15% off with code ROXLYFE or by going to <a href="https://www.theroxguys.com/discount/ROXLYFE">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theroxguys.com/discount/ROXLYFE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔗 <em><strong>Usef