S2E27: Debbie Potts - Low-Carb Athletes & Adjusting Training and Nutrition Strategies for Female Athletes

Debbie Potts has been in the fitness industry for over twenty-five years. She was a competitive endurance athlete for twenty years and has accomplished many goals along the way.

 

Debbie was nominated as one of the top one-hundred best trainers in the U.S. by Men’s Journal in 2004 and 2005 and she’s participated in 15 Ironman Triathlons, five of them in the Hawaii World Ironman Championship.

 

Debbie has also owned and operated her own fitness studio and she currently teaches her WHOLESTIC Method Nutritional Therapy program to transform the WHOLE person from the inside out.

 

In this episode, Debbie shares everything she’s learned on her 25+ year journey from being a competitive endurance athlete (who also happened to be low-carb) to helping other athletes achieve optimal health, recovery, and longevity.

 

Debbie discusses why health goes beyond just exercise training and nutrition, what other factors play a huge role in health, what it’s like to be a low-carb athlete, how she started down that path, and more.

 

You’ll also hear about how Debbie adjusts training and nutritional strategies for women, whether she thinks it makes sense to sync your training plan with your cycle, what Debbie focuses on for health and aging, and the biggest lessons she’s learned along the way.

 

Here’s a breakdown of the topics Debbie and Chris get into:

• 00:00 Introduction to the Keto Answers podcast
• 00:29 Introduction to this episode’s guest, Debbie Potts, plus the topics Debbie and Chris Irvin discuss 
• 03:45 Debbie shares her journey of becoming a low-carb athlete
• 08:53 What the biggest changes over the last 20 years have been since Debbie first got into being a low-carb athlete
• 17:05 What Debbie recommends for endurance athletes to focus on
• 24:52 What it was like to recover from being burned out and how long it took Debbie to do so
• 31:36 Transitioning out of marathons and Ironman races and what Debbie’s training looks like now
• 38:09 What Debbie suggests focusing on when it comes to diet and aging   
• 40:17 The training and nutrition adjustments women can make to improve health and performance
• 46:25 Strategies Debbie’s uncovered for herself that she now carries over to using on her clients
• 52:02 Adjusting training and nutrition strategies as you age

 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Debbie Pott’s website with free resources
• Debbie Pott’s Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
• Debbie’s ebooks, Life is Not a Race… It Is a Journey and The WHOLESTIC Method Manual and Workbook
• Debbie’s podcast, The Low Carb Athlete Podcast