Normally in sport the stage is taken by athletes, but this time we give the stage to the man behind the successes. Martijn Redegeld is the high-performance nutritionist driving change at Jumbo Visma. His journey with food began early, evolving into a powerhouse career shaped by relentless determination.

Securing a top-tier nutritionist in the fiercely competitive sports market is no easy feat. Yet, he mastered this challenge from the outset. Stepping into the high-performance arena was transformative for him. To thrive in this demanding environment, innovation culture is deeply embedded within the fabric of Jumbo Visma.

We talked with him about personalised nutrition and its success in this realm, pivotal to winning the triple by Jumbo Visma this year. And we discuss the importance of precise timing of intake, hydration, and macronutrients, especially during recovery or peak performance phases.

We discussed what he still sees as a common mistake by amateurs and professional athletes. He debunks misconceptions about performance nutrition, challenging imprecise narratives often fueled by social media's misleading influence.

This talk is for the amateurs, athletes, students, nutritionists, and the general public, to learn from the expert.

Topics discussed:

His work as a high performance nutritionist at Jumbo Visma.
When did the interest in food start and how did his career developed over time
How difficult it is to get a high performance nutritionist in the field with athletes in a very competitive market
His first experience as a high performance nutritionist
How do you stay at the forefront with nutrition in a high competitive environment within sports
The innovative culture inside Jumbo Visma
The importance of personalised nutrition and its importance to success within this field
What role did nutrition play in the successes
Importance of timing food intake, hydration, and macronutrients when in (injury) recovery or performance period
Commonly mistake by amateur and professional athletes
How did high performance nutrition changed over the years and what trends are excited for the field of performance
Technology advances that helps with the performance and how he looks at this in the current stage
Most common misconception about performance nutrition that Martijn debunks
The impact of social media and comments on nutrition on these apps that he beliefs are not precise and maybe even dangerous for the general public
When do you implement a new innovation or product
What are food products that are consumed in the sports that might need to be vanished directly
The dangerous of over excess consumption of vitamins and minerals
Advice to an amateur sport athlete to enhance their performance
Demanding and stressful life when in the period of the competition like the Tour de France and how to deal with this
Which plant-based products have the potential in the performance field

And much more

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E20: "I See Too Often this Common Mistake by Amateurs and Professional Athletes" - High Performance Nutritionist Team Jumbo Visma, Martijn Redegeld

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