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 Today there is no doubt that good nutritional habits play a vital role in exercise performance. As an international triathlete a typical training day could range from 2-4 hours split into two training sessions of swimming, biking or running (and fitted in around a full-time job!). With such physical demands on the body I soon realised the importance of eating well to optimise recovery between training sessions.
Several years ago, I was of the belief that all fat was bad fat and should be avoided (certainly not the type of food an active sportsman should be consuming), that was, until I was introduced to Udo’s Choice Oil Blend.
I then discovered that our bodies require "good" fats known as essential fatty acids or Omega 3, 6 & 9. These good fats are essential to counter the negative effects of all the bad ones we consume. Not only is a high "bad fat" diet damaging to health and sports performance but, equally as bad is a ‘low or no fat’ diet.
What impressed me most from the start is that the oil is a ’natural’ food product with essential nutrients our bodies require every single day. Essential for the immune system, our skin, digestion, brain function, metabolism, to name a few. In many sports, particularly triathlon you need energy, and lots of it!
With the increased energy production that the essential fatty acids bring about, the oil blend has given me a more stable and sustained release of energy, as well as notably better recovery.
 
Trevor Woods (Holder of multiple Irish triathlon/duathlon titles and 2nd fastest ever Ironman performance by an Irish athlete).
Congratulations to Trevor Woods on his great time at his first Ironman in Austria on July 7th, which he completed in 9:18:40.
Click here to read up on press coverage of the event (Irish Examiner, Friday 6th July 2007).
Also see http://www.ironmanaustria.at/en.htm, http://www.ironman.com & http://www.triathlonireland.com
Weight: 69kg
Height: 180cm
Occupation:
Full-time Exercise Physiologist at
University College Cork http://www.ucc.ie/services/physed/human.html
Club:
Cork Tri Club, The 'Barrs' Athletic Club, Source Swim Club/Cork Masters
Sponsors:
Udo's Choice Oil Blend www.naturalife.ie
Wheelworx Bikes www.wheelworxbikes.com/
BlueSeventy Wetsuits www.blueseventy.com/
Madigan Pro Bike shop www.isaac-carbon.co.uk
 Background:
Did my first short' tryathlon' in 1989 despite not being able to swim that well and got 'hooked'. I raced some cross-country at schools level but nothing serious then took up bike racing and cyclo-cross for a few years. By 1991-1992 I made the Ulster team and managed to win my first ''away' race in Ayr, Scotland. From 1994 – 1997 I wasn't able to train or compete properly due to injury/illness. But in the years to follow I recovered and won my first national triathlon title in 1998 at Cushendun.
Current Rankings
2008 35-39 yr old Irish Olympic distance champion
2008 Munster Sprint triathlon champion
Main Goals for 2008 Season
National Sprint and Olympic distance title races
Irish Half-Ironman championships
National Premier League
Quelle Ironman in Roth, Germany
Key Achievements Pre-2008
Irish Olympic distance champion 1998 and 1999
Silver medal at European triathlon championships (1999)
World triathlon age-group championships (bronze medal in 2004; 7th in 1999)
Irish National series winner 2003 & 2004)
2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester (23rd)
Irish Olympic distance championship (2nd in 2003, 2nd in 2002, 2nd in 2001)
Irish sprint triathlon champion (1999 & 2005)
UK & Ireland Corporate Games triathlon champion (1999 & 2001)
1998 Scottish Triathlon champs (3rd)
2004 Irish half-ironman champion; 2nd in 2005 & 2007
Falkirk International Adventure Tri, 9th place (1st Irish)
Cornerbrook ITU World Cup (30th)
Austria Ironman in 9:18.40 (6th in age-group and 43rd overall)
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