{"podcast":{"title":"Fuelin Sessions","slug":"fuelin-sessions-7001876","podcast_index_feed_id":7001876,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f5a9b988/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://fuelin.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41115410/41115410-1725605214703-53dda92b2482e.jpg","author":"Fuelin","episode_count":76,"summary":"Fuelin Sessions explores how to fuel for peak performance, faster recovery, and long-term health with science-backed insights you can trust. Episodes feature leading experts, athletes, and coaches sharing proven fueling strategies for triathletes, runners, cyclists, and all high-performing athletes. Co-hosted by Fuelin Co-Founder Scott Tindal, former Head of Performance Nutrition for the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), America’s Cup, and Pro Rugby, and Jan Frodeno, Olympic gold medalist and 3X IRONMAN World Champion. Created by Fuelin, the app that simplifies eating for performance - fuelin.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T04:20:09.038173+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuelin-sessions-7001876"},"episode":{"title":"Is Carb Loading a Placebo?","slug":"is-carb-loading-a-placebo","published_at":"2026-07-23T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuelin-sessions-7001876/is-carb-loading-a-placebo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuelin-sessions-7001876","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fuelin/episodes/Is-Carb-Loading-a-Placebo-e3mds0n","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f5a9b988/podcast/play/123186647/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-22%2F428437027-44100-2-3e0ec26e476c4.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Fuelin Sessions, Scott Tyndall is joined by Dr. Alan McCubbin, accredited sports dietitian and Monash University researcher, to pressure-test carb loading against the new "Beyond Belief" review paper. They dig into why a 50-year-old practice rests on just two flawed double-blind trials; why old physiology studies were never designed to answer today's performance questions; and why blinding carbs is so hard. The takeaway isn't a debunk: lack of evidence isn't evidence of no effect. Carb loading stays. it's low-cost, low-risk, and probably still worth it. Study Beyond Belief? Absence of Double-Blinding and Limited Ecological Validity in Carbohydrate Loading Research Fuelin on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check Out The Fuelin App⁠⁠","meta_description":"In this episode of Fuelin Sessions, Scott Tyndall is joined by Dr. Alan McCubbin, accredited sports dietitian and Monash University researcher, to pressur…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4980,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fuelin-sessions-7001876/episodes/is-carb-loading-a-placebo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fuelin-sessions-7001876/is-carb-loading-a-placebo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}