It was a real eye-opener speaking to ITU Long Distance World Champion Helle Frederiksen for this week's show. Helle got in touch with me after listening to the Healthy Body series, so we continued the conversation about training, fuelling and nutrition.\nHelle has a an M.Sc in Human Nutrition and since retiring in 2019, Helle has expanded her coaching business. So it's brilliant to hear her thoughts and experiences, from her educational background, as well as from a coach and athlete perspective.\nYou'll hear\n\nWhy fasted workouts and females don't go together\n\nWhy you should act fast if you're not having your period\n\nHer thoughts on periods, racing and training\n\nWhy she used to panic about an empty fridge\n\nWhy she'd cringe when she saw some triathletes eating salads after a race\n\nWhy athletes need to pay as much attention to their nutrition, as they do to all of their toys and gadgets\n\n\nFind out more about our guest\nHelle Frederiksen on Instagram\nHelle's website\nHelle's 'You Vs 2020' 10 week Triathlon Bootcamp\nLike what you heard?\nLet me know! Connect with Inside Tri Show across Social Media, just search Inside Tri Show or click on the icons below\nPOWERED BY 33 FUEL\nThis week's show is powered by\xa033 Fuel\xa0\u2013 natural and very yummy sports nutrition. They are shipping as usual, so grab some of their daily Greens, fill your boots with delicious natural, nutty Italian style energy bars and\xa0Use the code\xa0INSIDETRI33 for a discount\xa0at checkout at\xa0www.33fuel.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices