Low Energy Availability: It’s Not What You Think!

We’re hearing a lot about “low energy availability” these days. The standard advice? Eat more. Eat more often. And always load up on carbs. But what if that

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How Smarter Fueling Transformed IronMan Champion Colin Cook’s Performance

Most endurance athletes intuitively know that too much sugar isn’t good for long-term health. But what they don’t realize is just how much of it they’re actually consuming

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Don’t Fuel Like a Pro : Fueling Tips From an Ultra-Endurance Champion

Fueling like the pros or elites implies one will achieve success with this approach.Unfortunately, what the pros do is, most often, out of context for the rest of

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Fuel Smart: Reduce Sugar Intake to Boost Performance and Health

In This VideoIn this video Peter Defty challenges the escalating carbohydrate consumption trends among athletes by highlighting six facts which are lost in the hype on high carbohydrate

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The Metabolic Risks of Copying The Pros

IntroductionIn the full podcast, Peter Defty and Dr. Johnathan Edwards take a deep dive into the growing trend of hyper-high carbohydrate fueling in endurance sports: cycling/ultramarathon/triathlon. Today’s pro/elite

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Winning Metabolic Performance for Endurance with Colin Cook

IntroductionIn this engaging discussion, Peter Defty and elite endurance athlete Colin Cook break down the nuances of metabolic performance including the strategic use of carbohydrates in high-performance racing.

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Breaking Free from the Carbohydrate Trap: The Future of Sports Nutrition is OFM

IntroductionIf you are an athlete new to OFM, this vlog is an eye-opener. Peter Defty and Phil Maffetone explore the very real  and eventual negative consequences of excess

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Surviving Badlands: The Ultimate Ultra-Cycling Challenge with John Rutherford

Show NotesIn this riveting discussion John Rutherford dives into the outwardly experience the Badlands 800K  in Spain has evolved into. Highlights include:The Essence of Badlands A 791-kilometer journey crosses

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Vespa, OFM & Ultra Endurance Gravel Grinding: Lessons from Badlands 800K

Episode SummaryIn this episode of the OFM Podcast, Peter Defty, Tony Konvalin, and John Rutherford discuss a variety of topics related to OFM and Human Performance in the

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Fueling Endurance: The Risks & Rewards of High-Carb Diets

OverviewThis podcast clip focuses on the heated debate between high-carb and keto approaches for sports performance and how the OFM approach yields an optimal balance of both performance

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