Category Archives for "Fat Metabolism"

How I Ran My First “Fasted” Marathon – podcast clip with Dr Linda

In this podcast clip, Dr Linda talks about her recent Marathon and shows the advantage of being fat adapted and using Vespa for fueling, we discuss:How Linda did her first “fasted marathon”, and how she went in the race and finished strong without the usual problems..The benefits of eating nutrition-rich foods before a marathon rather […]

Untangling these 4 Endurance Fueling ‘Insights’

In late November 2022, Outside online published this article, “4 Surprising New Insights on Fueling for Endurance Sports” as part of Alex Hutchinson’s Sweat Science Column. I wanted to do a review of this article, because it’s important that you are fully informed. MisquotationBecause I’ve gone down the rabbit holes of fat adaptation and, thus, have […]

The Crucial Role of Hydration with Endurance Events and Training

Jeff Browning recently completed the Moab 240s, a 200-mile plus distance race, and set a course record in spite of the heat. In this podcast interview with Peter Defty, Jeff expresses his enthusiasm for the challenge of the Moab 240s, but also emphasizes the importance of strategy in ultra-running, including logistics, crew, pacing, sleep deprivation, hydration, […]

Invest in YOUR Metabolic Health During the Holidays

At Vespa and OFM, we ‘get’ it. Inflation has eaten up discretionary spending and the Holidays are here. . . Your Inbox is flooded with Black Friday, Cyber Monday promotions . . . Your Social Media feed is a running commercial . . .This creates an environment of “Reactive Distraction”. . . and it is […]

The New Normal – IronMan Metabolic Health

Your daily life is your event. This is why optimal Metabolic Health is SO important and crucial to you. Whether you are at work, home, working out, or out with family or friends – having the metabolic capacity to consistently function optimally, as if you were competing in an IronMan, is your only way forward. Not […]

How to Improve Training Effect and Reduce Recovery Time

As I illustrated in “My 7 Recovery Tips” vlog, when you minimize or eliminate the oxidative stress and lactate load of burning a lot of glucose, i.e. sugar, you PREVENT THE DAMAGE which occurs on a cellular level.THE DAMAGE which occurs on a cellular level. This minimizes the need to “recover” from said damage. But […]

The Journey to True Metabolic Health

Anything great starts with a strong foundation. Problem is in today’s virtual and instant gratification filled world, we skip to the quick solution and end point rather than do the hard work of building a foundation. Add to this that, generally, foundations are not seen. Foundations are not the bling nor the sizzle but the […]

My Final Hammer Nutrition Demystifying Fat Review: Hidden Details YOU need to Know!

Today’s vlog, the final one in this series . . . and I PROMISE it will be a lot shorter! . . . If you have not seen my first 3 videos you can see them here:Pt 1 – Hammer Drops A Fat Bomb – My Take on Part 1 of Their ArticlePt 2 – […]

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 […]