Running ultras is not for the faint-hearted. I recently had a chance to chat with Jesse Haynes, who juggles a demanding job and long commutes while chasing his passion as an elite level ultramarathoner. Our conversation unveiled an intriguing journey into the transformative effects of Vespa & OFM. Jesse’s story with Vespa and OFM began […]
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In today’s podcast, our guest, Jesse Haynes, shares his remarkable Life journey of balancing his career as a construction project manager, husband and ultramarathon trail runner at the elite level. Jesse’s life has no shortage of daily challenges, ones which require him to assess, adapt and act as part of the job. Naturally, OFM plays […]
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In this podcast, Peter interviews Dr. Cathy Buletsa, an intensivist (ICU Physician) and trauma surgeon who recently completed her first 100-mile race. This episode is a debrief of her experience during and after the race.The discussion covers the adaptive stress, hormesis, super compensation, and the training effect from the event. The conversation also discusses moving […]
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In an insightful podcast clip, Peter Defty and Bree Lambert discuss both the competitive, health and longevity advantages of Vespa and the Optimized Fat Metabolism (OFM) protocols. This has had a significant impact on athletes like Lambert, Jeff Browning, and many other endurance athletes, who previous to Vespa and OFM, had the all-to-common challenges of […]
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In this podcast discussion with Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin, Tony and Peter talk about their experiences of carbohydrate restriction, higher but not high fat dietary macros, strategic use of carbs and how all this translates to becoming optimally metabolically efficient/flexible by becoming a higher level fat burner. This conversation goes ‘Beyond Keto’.OFM (Optimized Fat […]
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This week we are interviewing Vespa / OFM Ambassador Bree Lambert Sanders, who is a nutritionist and coach in the San Jose area. Bree who, at 54 years young, still competes at the elite level including winding up with an overall win or a place on the podium . In this interview, Bree explains that she […]
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“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”-Oscar WildeThis article is based on a recent vlog post on Hammer Nutrition’s site. When someone sent it to me and I read it reminded me of the famous Oscar Wilde quote, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay […]
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In this episode of the OFM (Optimized Fat Metabolism) podcast, host Peter Defty welcomes Tony Konvalin, an OFM ambassador and a lifelong athlete, who has excelled in different sports such as football, running, cycling and soccer. Tony shares his journey to higher health and peak performance beginning with his experience of running in high school and […]
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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 […]
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So what is this?A catalytic converter. The reason I am starting out with this is to help YOU wrap your head around how Vespa is a natural catalyst to drive performance level fat metabolism.What is a Catalytic ConverterAlmost every gasoline powered car built since 1977 comes with a catalytic converter, so, unless you own an Electric […]
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