Masterclass: The Hard Facts of Mono & Poly Unsaturated Fats YOU need to know!

In part 2 of my vlog  reviewing the Hammer Nutrition Articles, Demystifying Fat Part 1 & Part 2  my focus pocus was on Saturated Fat and the debunking of this stable, clean burning and energy dense fat which actually is a good guy painted as a villain. Make sure to watch or read it because […]

Hammer Part 2 Review – You Need to Know This About Fat and Heart Disease

Hammer Nutrition’s second part on “Demystifying Fat, Part 2” just hit, and I have to say I am really impressed with Dr. French’s articles. In Part 2 he not only does a great job of describing the various different fats but also each one’s role in the diet. As importantly, he debunks the commonly held […]

Podcast – Talk with Derrick Lytle about Metabolic Health and his journey across The Arizona Trail

In this podcast/video I sit down with photographer, videographer and filmmaker Derrick Lytle and have a conversation about OFM, Metabolic Health and science. More so, we talk about how building your metabolic capacity allows us to not only reach our potential but how it drives and supports our epic dreams. Today Derrick is embarking on […]

How are you fueling your children?

If you’ve got kids you are probably familiar with the rotation of drinks and snacks between parents for game day. And what are those snacks and drinks composed of? Doesn’t matter if it is chips, cookies, cheez-its, granola bars, sports drinks or juice boxes, these all add up to nothing but sugar. This is the […]

Hammer Drops A Fat Bomb – My Take on Part 1 of Their Article

Pioneering the concept of fat as fuel for performance has been an ultra-endurance event in and of itself, but today was a bit of a win because Hammer Nutrition took a big step to help us drive Human Health in a positive direction when it published this blog article on fats and their benefits. This opens […]

Finding Your Performance Edge

Looking for that performance edge? . . . of course you are!Who doesn’t want to be fitter, faster, stronger?  . . . and not matter which way you look there is some kind of device, app, supplement or superfood offering itself up as THE solution….often backed by “science”!So, how do you sort through all the […]

My Western States Golden Hour Race Fueling Strategy

For the past three or four years I’ve gone out to pace runners who are sitting on the bubble to make the 30 Hour Cutoff at the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run (WS). This is called the “Golden Hour” of the race and, if you haven’t seen these finishes, they truly are the most […]

Don’t Let Bonking & GI Issues Thwart Your Performance Goals

Bonking and GI Distress are not NormalA lot of athletes seem to think that bonking and GI issues are a “normal” part of endurance racing.  This is not the case!  These are not normal, infact when you know why they happen you can race without these challenges.Why Do You Bonk and have GI DistressWhether you […]

Podcast – Round table discussion with Peter Defty, Jeff Browning and Peter Mortimer on all things OFM

Subscribe to the Podcast Now! Listen onPodbean A few days before the iconic Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run I had the opportunity to record a round table discussion on all things OFM with elite mountain ultrarunners, Jeff Browning, Peter Mortimer. This includes metabolic test data that confirms their success is based upon a fat […]

My 7 Top Recovery Tips

Recovery is a HUGE topic these days in athletic performance but this has been a hallmark of both VESPA and the OFM Program for over 2 decades. Just ask any athlete applying the OFM protocols or simply just using Vespa! Why do the athletes we work with continually perform and often get better over time rather […]