Category Archives for "Health & Performance"

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 […]

Vespa – Mental Clarity via Blood Sugar Stability

Mental Clarity and what I like to call “Blood Sugar Stability” is a vital component for overall performance. This blog was inspired by a message I received a few days ago from an ER Nurse who has low BS challenges and wearing a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor): “I did the big ruck-heavy lift day-then a […]

Health and Performance – Who YOU Really Need to Trust

We live in an interdependent world. In many ways this is a great thing, as it has enhanced our lives in so many ways. The very ability for someone like me, someone with limited resources and a radically different approach to health and performance, to reach a Global Audience is a perfect example. Balancing with convenience […]

Metabolic Capacity – A Springboard In Your Journey to Higher Health and Peak Performance

The term Metabolic Capacity is not a catch-phrase I just thought of, however it has been an evolving concept over several years. It’s origins come from reading scientific journal publications, online blogs or articles and real world anecdotal evidence which contradicted my own experience working with athletes who were literally pushing the boundaries of Human […]

Competition: Our Real World Lab to bring Higher Health & Peak Performance to YOU!

Honest competition leads to development, insights and understanding on how we can be and do better, it is how we can raise the bar. We can see the advancements in our vehicles with technology from Formula 1 and Moto GP.  But, sadly, Human health has declined in spite of sports competition. We are changing that, and have […]

Real World Metabolic Health – Science versus Academia

The Science Experts have often dismissed VESPA and/or OFM because of a lack of peer-reviewed publications. These same experts often cite ‘the science’ using or discussing peer-reviewed literature to enhance their position of expertise and influence. Science Has Become Like ReligionThese Authorities you see in the news, online and on Social Media are followers, followers of […]

Let Your Individual Transformation Become Collective Change in 2022.

As these two years of ‘interesting times’ come to a close, it is fair to say most of us have a heightened desire for positive change . . . yet, how many times do we make that New Year’s Resolution and fall short?  Incremental Change Versus Fundamental ChangeThe crux of the matter is not straightforward because […]

Emerging from the Shadows and into the Light in 2022

This is what I call running in the light and shadows of the trail. Something Ansel Adams spoke about climate quite vividly portrayed in his photographs that nature and sunlight and all this were running in this beautiful kaleidoscope of light and shadows. And all the elements are converging to make those unique light and […]

The Health Delusion – Where is the Outrage?

As the fear and frustration instilled by this panicdemic continues to simmer and occasionally boil over, people are being divided. You cannot help but see this in the mainstream , alternative, and social media outlets, as well as our day to day interactions.Humanity rises above its biological imperatives when we unite, cooperate and collaborate, ironically, […]

Peak Performance vs. Peak Health – is there a tradeoff?

Like most things in life, achieving both peak performance and peak health at the same time is not quite as simple as we want it to be. It is far from black and white, so to “bust this myth” requires context. In the context of High Carb FuelingIt’s a commonly held belief that you cannot achieve […]