Three Phase Podcast
Three Phase Podcast
Joe LaLeune
041 - The Fuel Problem: Why Hard-Training Athletes Still Struggle to Improve
24 minutes Posted Mar 10, 2026 at 2:00 am.
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Most athletes believe that if they train harder, the results will come. But training is only the signal for the body to improve. The real progress happens during recovery, and that process depends heavily on whether the body has the fuel it needs to rebuild. In this episode, Joe LaLeune breaks down one of the most common performance problems he sees with athletes at every level: under-fueling their training. Drawing from sports nutrition research, lessons from legendary strength coach Charl...