Fuelled with Dr Gemma Sampson

Fuelled with Dr Gemma Sampson

Hosted by: Dr Gemma Sampson

Dr Gemma Sampson is an Australian Advanced Sports Dietitian and Sports Nutrition expert fuelling peak performance for amateur and elite cyclists. Find Gemma at www.gemmasampson.com

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Episodes

122. I'm celebrating this 'little' win - what win are you celebrating this week?

In this episode of the Fuelled Podcast, I share a surprisingly simple story about putting air in my car tyres — and why it perfectly reflects the way so many people approach change, nutrition, health, and personal...
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121. How I fuelled Mallorca 312: Race Nutrition Review

In this episode of the Fuelled Podcast, I take you behind the scenes of my own race nutrition strategy for the Mallorca 312 cycling event and share the lessons I learned from completing 226 kilometres with far less...
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120. Sports nutrition for 'human vacuums' with Douglas Gunn

Ā  In this episode, I sit down with Dougie Gunn, a recreational cyclist who would have once described himself as a ā€œhuman vacuumā€ when it came to food. He shares his journey from riding casually and fueling randomly,...
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119. How do I refuel if I'm not hungry after training? ASK A SPORTS DIETITIAN

Ā  In this episode, I answer a question I get all the time from cyclists and endurance athletes: what do I do if I’m not hungry after training? On the surface, it sounds simple. If you’re not hungry, you don’t eat. But...
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118. I wanted to congratulate this cyclist on their weight loss..

Ā  Weight is one of the most sensitive and misunderstood topics in sports nutrition, especially for cyclists and endurance athletes. In this episode, I unpack a recent client experience that completely reframed how I...
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117. What Every Female Cyclist Over 40 Needs to Know About Building Muscle and Staying Strong: Liz Nelson

In this episode of Fuelled, I sit down with Liz Nelson to talk about one of the biggest conversations I keep hearing from women in their thirties, forties and fifties: why training, body composition, muscle building...
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116. Fuelling Australia's Hardest Granfondo: Three Peaks Challenge Under Eight Hours | Matilda Raynolds

In this episode of Fuelled, I sit down with Matilda Raynolds to talk about one of the biggest endurance cycling goals in Australia: completing Peaks Challenge Falls Creek in under eight hours. Matilda recently became...
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115. I worry about REDs, LEA and fuelling when I'm not training. ASK A SPORTS DIETITIAN

In this episode of Ask a Sports Dietitian, I answer a really important question from a recreational cyclist training around 10 to 12 hours a week who is struggling with RED-S and low energy availability, despite being...
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114. Something needs to change. I can't keep living like this!

Something needs to change. I can’t keep living like this. That’s the sentence I’m opening with today, because I know how familiar it can feel - whether it’s about your weight, your fitness, your sleep, your training,...
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113. How long would it take to do this?

n this episode, I explore one of the most powerful yet overlooked parts of performance nutrition: understanding your why. After years of working with cyclists and endurance athletes, I’ve learned that the biggest...
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112. Two steps forward one step back

I’ve seen it so many times — athletes, especially cyclists, pushing themselves hard while running on empty. They think eating less or staying in a calorie deficit will help them get leaner or perform better, but it...
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111. What happens when you get sick?

What happens to my eating habits, mindset, and relationship with food when I get sick and have to stop exercising? I’ve been unwell for nearly a month and couldn’t tolerate any training—and it reminded me how...
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