Category Archives for "Fat Adaptation"

Your answer to peak health & performance lies in the ‘Murky Middle’

I want to start myth busting by breaking through the binary thinking that is pervasive in today’s culture. Once again, we’ve been ‘Sold & Told’ soundbites of information that gets us to ‘react’ instead of think. This is by design. It is convenient; convenient for us in our time constrained world and convenient for the […]

Experience Metabolic Freedom with Vespa, the 6th Paradigm Shift of OFM

In my last vlog I revisited the 5 paradigm shifts within OFM to help you understand the enormity of the paradigm shift OFM represents. However, I intentionally left VESPA out because it is a paradigm shifting product which helps DRIVE those 5 paradigm shifts. And for those of you new to and considering fat adaptation, […]

The 5 Paradigm-shifts of Fat Adaptation (OFM)

In my last vlog I examined various perspectives of a paradigm shift. This was to offer the necessary foundation to really consider today’s vlog on a personal and individualized basis. That’s because change is hard, very hard. It is our natural survival instinct combined with our habits and environment which keep us stuck and comfortable. Today, […]

Why do we always focus on “Diet”

In today’s world we are being hit with lots of studies and facts, I call it “soundbite science” OR “soundbite news”.  The problem is when you look at just the soundbites this can lead to binary thinking.So today I want us to take a bigger picture look at our health and what we know about […]

Make GI Issues a thing of the past

GI issues are a well known challenge in endurance sports. They are so common that a lot of athletes think they are normal. Some athletes even consider GI issues as a “right of passage” or “badge of honor”.I am here today to tell you this is NOT normal and completely avoidable.  Why does GI Distress […]

You are always burning fat – Fat Adaptation vs Keto vs Carbs

It is natural that we look for the right or wrong, black & white, left or right, truth or lie -it is all a part of the BINARY thinking Humans tend toward because it is convenient, simple and easy to understand. This sort of simplicity is intellectually lazy and that laziness makes us vulnerable to […]

Eliminate Muscle Soreness: A Simple Solution to Lactate (Lactic Acid) Buildup

Today I’d like to talk about Lactate. . . often referred to as ‘lactic acid,’. If you are a fairly serious athlete, you’ve heard about Lactate or Lactic Acid buildup and Lactate Threshold Training so you can adapt and buildup your Lactate threshold. This is why Lactate is the classic marker for fatigue and entire […]

Cardiovascular conditioning is essential for the Fat Adapted Athlete

Cardiovascular Conditioning is a foundational piece in optimizing your fat metabolism. . . So, in today’s video, I’m going to share the ‘whys’ of cardio for those seminal ‘ahh, hah!’ moments you need to recognize just how crucial developing your cardiovascular potential is for health and performance.Now, if you are an endurance athlete, I don’t […]

[CoVid Update] The Best Defense is a Strong Offense

I want to continue our conversation on how to ‘convert retreat into advance’ as echoed from Franklin Roosevelt’s inaugural address during the Great Depression. We are living in similar fearful times and have retreated in that fear. We have been told to ‘shelter in place’ and while isolation for the past month has been needed […]

Save BIG without sacrificing a thing! | Covid-19 Strategies

The current situation has dramatically impacted everyone. These kinds of events can be harnessed to make REAL & permanent changes to benefit us in the long run if we adopt this mindset. So let’s get started and double down.  Knowing almost everyone is financially impacted by COVID-19, today I am going to discuss real and […]