Sodium in sport:
Evidence and practice
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Sodium and electrolytes
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Dr Alan McCubbin with Professor Asker Jeukendrup as host
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Sodium in sport: evidence to practise
In this mysportscience webinar, Dr Alan McCubbin synthesises the research behind sodium and electrolytes: what sodium does in the body, how much is typically lost in sweat, and what controlled studies find when athletes add sodium during exercise. We’ll unpack common claims around cramping, dehydration, and hyponatraemia, and we’ll discuss sweat testing—when it’s useful, when it’s misleading, and how to interpret results in real-world practice.
This session is designed for practitioners, scientists, students, coaches, and athletes who want clear answers without hype. You’ll leave with a practical decision framework for if, when, and how to use sodium, grounded in Alan’s widely read mysportscience blog series. Come with an open mind—you may be surprised. Includes live Q&A so you can apply the evidence to your setting.
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Dr Alan McCubbin
Alan is an Accredited Sport Dietitian and works as a Senior Lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His main research interests are the sodium needs of endurance and ultra-endurance athletes, and the role of AI in dietary analysis and dietary recommendations for athletes. Alan has also worked as a sports nutrition practitioner for over 20 years across a range of sports and athletes, from recreational to Olympic and professional level. He is a Fellow of Sports Dietitians Australia, the course coordinator for SDA's Sports Dietetics Course, and consults to the training-based nutrition app Fuelin. Alan's podcast Fueling Endurance answers common nutrition questions that runners, cyclists and triathletes face, and is accompanied by resources for both athletes and practitioners.
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