Decoding Your Bloodwork: What Blood Tests Reveal with Stevie Lyn Smith, RD
Release Date: 09/19/2024
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The Strength Running Podcast
Runners often struggle with mindset blocks, so let's tackle them together. Ian Sharman is the founder of Sharman Ultra Coaching, a team of elite running coaches. He ran his personal best marathon of 2:21 at age 43, and a half marathon PR of 1:03 at age 44. Ian's won over 50 marathon+ races with at least one win every year for 19 (and counting) consecutive years. Ian also holds the fastest time in a trail 100-mile race by a Brit at 12h44m, boasts the record for the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning (69h49m), has won the USATF 100-mile trail championship twice, and is a four-time...
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The Strength Running Podcast
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The Strength Running Podcast
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Mental Toughness Masterclass: Dr. Lara Pence on How to Master Your Mindset
The Strength Running Podcast
This could be the most important skill set for any runner to develop. Dr. Lara Pence is a licensed clinical psychologist and MBA specializing in elite and professional athlete development to optimize wellness and performance both in sport and in life. She works with a wide range of athletes, from NFL players to trail running champions and from PGA tour members to Olympic medalists. Lara is the founder of The Coaches Collective, a program that teaches ambitious sport coaches how to coach from a whole-person, psychologically grounded perspective. We talk about: The...
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The New Rules of Protein for Endurance Runners: Q&A with Claire Shorenstein, RD
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Q&A with Jason: Supercompensation, Scheduling Strength, Time vs. Miles, and more
The Strength Running Podcast
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Stevie Lyn Smith is a Registered Dietitian on a mission to educate and coach athletes on how to fuel their goals without sacrificing health and happiness.
As a board certified specialist in sports nutrition, Stevie Lyn has helped hundreds of athletes fuel to improve performance, energy levels, and recovery– without feeling guilt or restriction.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Using bloodwork as a tool for performance and overall health
- How bloodwork can help identify nutritional deficiencies and overtraining
- Ideal timing for bloodwork testing
- Key biomarkers for endurance athletes, including vitamin D, B12, and iron
- Markers related to stress, muscle recovery, and inflammation
- Testosterone and estrogen in both men and women
- Reducing the risk of overtraining
- Why to get regular bloodwork every 3-6 months as an athlete
If you like this episode, go to your podcast player and scroll back to find past episodes on nutrition and performance.
Links & Resources from the Show:
- Stevie on Instagram
- Stevie’s website
- Real Fuel Podcast
- Real Fuel Group Coaching and Stevie’s membership program
- Learn more about running nutrition for free with our free nutrition myth busting resource.
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Thank you DrinkLMNT!
A big thanks to DrinkLMNT for their support of this episode! They make electrolyte drinks for athletes and low-carb folks with no sugar, artificial ingredients, or colors. They are offering a free gift with your purchase at DrinkLMNT. And this does NOT have to be your first purchase. You’ll get a sample pack with every flavor so you can try them all before deciding what you like best.
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