# ▶️ Our top video picks + Feature Peek 👀

Saturday newsletter, sent October 8, 2026 by Dr. Alex Harrison.
Web page: https://saturday.fit/newsletter/2026-10-08-our-top-video-picks-feature-peek/
Preview line: Sent from XTERRA Pro Worlds. 🏁 Wish Michelle luck!

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## · XTERRA Worlds week ·

## Our personal top video picks

_(plus a feature sneak peek!)_

Hey there!

Michelle and I are slammed at XTERRA Pro Worlds, so this one's quick: the videos of ours we think you'll find most useful, picked by us instead of the YouTube algorithm.

## Top 3 to know what you're doing

▸ [How Much Carbohydrate To Go Faster?](https://youtu.be/F-1JJqMblvc) · 11 min

▸ [Sodium For Endurance & Speed: A Complete Guide](https://youtu.be/1gV5ImU8nYE) · 11 min

▸ [Caffeine For Endurance Races: Should You Use It?](https://youtu.be/C6lHDW5igLg) · 9 min

_(+ 2 nerdy ones)_

▸ [120 Is The New 90: Dogma Exposed](https://youtu.be/0ITL8jjE0TU) · 10 min

▸ [New Study Looks At Super High Carbs During Racing](https://youtu.be/H1oaQf88Bi4) · 29 min

## Carb sources (details matter!)

▸ [Best Carb Types For Endurance Performance](https://youtu.be/-6SUru4BnIc) · 8 min

▸ [Go Faster with Plain White Sugar?](https://youtu.be/jU5tl7xFgp8) · 3 min

▸ [Maltodextrin for Performance: 1-Minute Explainer](https://youtu.be/cT25IRYiLFM) · 42 sec

▸ [Glucose for Performance: 1-Minute Explainer](https://youtu.be/BROK60VW6aE) · 46 sec

▸ [Fructose for Performance: 1-Minute Explainer](https://youtu.be/zCto5aIVr5w) · 59 sec

## Longer listens

▸ [\[Nerds Only\] Dr. Tim Podlogar & Dr. Alex on Fueling Performance](https://youtu.be/q0U9qTLosx8) · 1 hr 26 min

▸ [Eat More, Go Faster? Beating Restrictive Eating, Part 1](https://youtu.be/iVVdEHPNuKs) · 50 min

▸ [Eat More, Go Faster? Beating Restrictive Eating, Part 2](https://youtu.be/EIMscDtszj0) · 52 min

▸ [National Champ Real Talks: Pro Performance Fueling](https://youtu.be/2CPOnjYKk6E) · 53 min

## Carb loading (Our incomplete, but still overkill series)

▸ [Things More Important Than Carb Loading](https://youtu.be/U984Db6IOv4) · 11 min

▸ [The Goals of Carb Loading Before a Race](https://youtu.be/ij1qB9UPp-8) · 11 min

▸ [How Long of an Event Should You Carb Load For?](https://youtu.be/JbcONnPebrg) · 11 min

▸ [Does Your Training Require Carb Loading?](https://youtu.be/JRaHKtClnZ4) · 13 min

▸ [Carb Load Science: How Many Days Pre-Race To Load?](https://youtu.be/wTb2dk_KTqU) · 17 min

## In-the-weeds electrolytes

▸ [Potassium Causes Dehydration: Why & How?](https://youtu.be/FNL00bGE5LY) · 4 min

_(and a weirdly specific one, IYKYK)_

▸ [How To Stop Peeing So Much During Races](https://youtu.be/Lp4Z_hiYQH0) · 8 min

## Top N such-n-such's (handy, watch on 1.5x speed!)

▸ [6 Worst Hydration & Fueling Ingredients](https://youtu.be/d3dqdpDKxzY) · 3 min

▸ [Top 5 In-Ride Signs You Are Underfueling](https://youtu.be/r1oHQgJHyzc) · 6 min

▸ [Post-Ride Signs You Under-Fueled](https://youtu.be/kjmnUFM1gJc) · 6 min

▸ [Top Signs You Underfueled During a Run](https://youtu.be/B6shMwvepjM) · 5 min

▸ [Post-Run Signs You Under-Fueled](https://youtu.be/mHrKJTdrkyo) · 5 min

▸ [5 Unexpected Signs You Can Ride Faster by Improving Fueling](https://youtu.be/pzV2Uo5BN6k) · 5 min

▸ [Top 5 Signs You Can Run Faster by Fixing Your Fuel & Hydration](https://youtu.be/CdQegLpeyUg) · 6 min

▸ [What's In Your Fuel? Here's What Should Be: Top 5](https://youtu.be/6Ln_i7HG2xc) · 3 min

▸ [Top 6 Fuel Ingredients You Don't Need](https://youtu.be/MRRNqi7b3QY) · 2 min

## Oh, by the way…

Here are a few screenshots of what we've been working hard on. Really exciting, to us at least.

[![Your Gear tab, stocked with bottling setups](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/438c8318aa17d7a7.jpg)](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/8758e2c1f5fb0f26.jpg)

**A.** Your Gear tab, stocked with bottling setups

[![Your Cupboard: every bottle and flask you own](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/e764a5c9708f29bc.jpg)](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/dea8279278b2e734.jpg)

**B.** Your Cupboard: every bottle and flask you own

[![Fill & Mix: exactly what goes in each bottle](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/ffffbace5fa552e5.jpg)](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/afd0891fd1d038b3.jpg)

**C.** Fill & Mix: exactly what goes in each bottle

[![What to drink and eat, and when](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/ded3ce08d3089c82.jpg)](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/e31f038180a4b22c.jpg)

**D.** What to drink and eat, and when

[![Tap a pane: how often to drink it](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/d8448a046cdf6891.jpg)](https://saturday.fit/newsletter/media/d3f9b049d263b926.jpg)

**E.** Tap a pane: how often to drink it

**The best part:** we think machine learning can learn how you like your fuel made. We envision: Open [Saturday](https://saturday.fit/open-app) and boom, your bottles are made. No steps.

Wish Michelle luck at her first Pro World Championships!

Until next time!

~Alex

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