#68 - HYROX Fuelling Secrets with Darryl Corley: Exactly What to Eat Before Race Day + HYROX WORLDS - Elite Level HYROX Nutrition Embassador

Hey everybody, welcome back to the podcast. My guest today is Darryl Corley. Darryl is a UK-based nutrition coach who specialises in optimising the performance of HYROX athletes, including elite competitors like Becca Mason, Lucy Proctor, and Jake Williamson.

We had an interesting chat, talking all about Darryl’s background and how he switched from a high-fat to a high-carb diet, and the benefits that came along for the ride on multiple levels. We discussed some race-fuelling strategies, looked at previous things I’ve done in my own race-fuelling, and got into the psychological side of nutrition and emotional regulation around that.

We also explored the top strategies you can implement in your HYROX World’s prep-nutrition, sleep, middle-of-the-night feeding-all sorts of good stuff to help you optimise your performance. We even walked through a full example of how to fuel your HYROX for optimal results.

Hope you enjoy my conversation with Darryl Corley.

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Fully Timestamped Chapter List

00:00:00 Intro Trailer for Daryl Corley

00:00:44 Daryl's Background

00:02:56 Issues with High Fat Diet

00:03:38 Switching to High Carb Nutrition

00:05:14 Nutrition & Human Psychology

00:08:01 Cravings, Honesty & Client Behaviour

00:11:47 Not Being Perfect & All-or-Nothing Mindset

00:14:15 Thoughts on Cheat Days & Dwayne Johnson Example

00:16:12 Fuelled vs. Lean: Impact on Performance

00:20:17 Glasgow vs Birmingham Performance Experience

00:22:15 Fat Loss vs Performance Trade-Off

00:24:30 Carb Cycling & Fuelling Strategy

00:26:18 Top 3 Mistakes People Make at HYROX Worlds

00:31:51 HYROX Race Week & HYROX Worlds Nutrition Strategy

00:33:42 Calories During Taper & Carb Loading Myth

00:36:00 Race Day Nutrition Strategy & Timing

00:44:13 Gels, Timing & Early Start Challenges

00:47:51 Middle of the Night Feeding Strategy

00:49:17 Sleep, Digestion & Melatonin

00:50:27 Thoughts on Multivitamins & Greens Powders

01:02:10 Overrated & Underrated: Food, Exercise, Supplement, Habit

01:07:44 Final Thoughts on Sleep

01:08:18 Wrap-Up & Where to Find Darryl

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