Run Free Podcast How Many Calories Do We Actually Burn: A Conversation with Hari Mix from Calorify
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Aug 21, 2023 Hari Mix, CEO of Calorify and a former Stanford runner, shares his expertise on metabolism and athletic performance. He discusses an innovative at-home metabolic test that measures calorie burn using 'doubly labeled water.' Chad, a podcast listener and participant in the test, shares surprises about his own caloric output. They emphasize the importance of understanding individual metabolic rates for optimizing nutrition and training strategies, debunk common misconceptions, and highlight the benefits of tailored dietary approaches for lasting athletic success.
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John McGuire's Stress Fractures
- Hari Mix's co-founder, John McGuire, excelled in high school running, placing 4th in Foot Locker.
- However, he suffered 14 stress fractures in college, raising questions about the role of metabolic factors in injuries.
Metabolic Scope and Injury
- Athletes with higher metabolic scopes (PAL) tend to be more injury-prone.
- Ranking athletes by PAL often correlates with injury proneness, suggesting a metabolic link.
Individual Metabolic Variation
- Individual metabolic differences can lead to significant calorie variations, even with identical training.
- Factors like stress, anxiety, and autoimmune conditions contribute to this variation, making mileage a crude training metric.