Yes, agree. Over the past year or two on the forum, I feel like there is a narrative that 90-120g of carbs/hour is needed to complete 60-120 minute workouts. And again without looking, it seems the source identified is the podcast. Not sure if that is actually being promoted on the podcast, or a misunderstanding.
A lot of people appear to have missed the memo on off-the-bike carb consumption. Using a website calculator from a endurance fueling/hydration company that Dr Podlogar is associated with, I wrote up a long post in this thread: How long does it take for fructose to "do something"? - #18 by WindWarrior and the summary table from that post, with a few more details, repeated below…
Some enterprising company has probably already done this, but this is how I think about it after bonking on my first century a couple months after buying a road bike:
| Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wed | Thur | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intensity | High | Easy | Med | - | High | Easy | - |
| Duration | 1.5 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours | - | 2 hours | 4 hours | - |
| Food Carbs 24 hours before | 450-540g | 270-450g | 270-450g | 450-540g | 270-450g | 450-540g | 270-450g |
| Bike Carbs 1st Hour | 45g | 0g | 45g | - | 45g | 45g | - |
| Bike Carbs 2nd Hour | 68g | 28g | 68g | - | 68g | 45g | - |
| Bike Carbs 3rd Hour | - | - | - | - | - | 68g | - |
| Bike Carbs 4th Hour | - | - | - | - | - | 90g | - |
Kinda shocking given my vague recollection of TR’s interview with Dr Podlogar, as I believe he was encouraging a lot higher consumption. I tried going higher, gained weight, and didn’t improve performance.
On the other hand some forum peeps swear by high carb consumption for workouts, but invariably leave out their off-the-bike carb story.