

Flex Diet Podcast
Dr. Mike T Nelson
Dr. Mike T Nelson gets geeky with the latest research and scientific findings in the fitness world. Visit www.flexdiet.com to get Flex Diet Certified and www.miketnelson.com for more geeky goodness.
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Jan 10, 2020 • 24min
Ep 40: Daily - Met Flex for Fuel - Lactate (aka Lactic Acid)
References:Misunderstood Lactate Dr George Brooks : The Science and Translation of Lactate Shuttle Theory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29617642Comprehensive review on lactate metabolism in human health https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1567724914000816Heart Rate and Lactate During EnduranceTraining Programs in Rowing and its Relation to the Duration of Exercise by Top Elite Rowers http://www.worldrowing.com/uploads/files/3Chapter4.pdfDr Rhonda Patrick and Dr George Brooks discuss lactate https://youtu.be/lThFQM503EUDr Andy Galpin on Lactate https://youtu.be/imEsdKxtVyUCarrick Human Performance Program https://carrickinstitute.com/programs/human-performance-program/Exercise Physiology: Human Bioenergetics and Its Applications 4th Edition https://www.amazon.com/Exercise-Physiology-Human-Bioenergetics-Applications/dp/0072556420Navigating Metabolism 1st Edition https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1621821293/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

Jan 9, 2020 • 16min
Ep 39: Daily - Met Flex for Fuel - Carbohydrates for Fuel
References:Biochemistry, Aerobic Glycolysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470170/In vivo mitochondrial function in aging skeletal muscle: capacity, flux, and patterns of use. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27539499Cancer and Exercise: Warburg Hypothesis, Tumour Metabolism and High-Intensity Anaerobic Exercise https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29910314Sending the Signal: Muscle Glycogen Availability as a Regulator of Training Adaptation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK543780/

Jan 8, 2020 • 28min
Ep 38: Daily - Met Flex for Fuel - Ketones
References:Multi-dimensional roles of ketone bodies in fuel metabolism, signaling, and therapeutics https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5313038/Ketone Bodies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B012227055X006635Respiratory quotients lower than 0.70 in ketogenic diets https://www.researchgate.net/publication/15813523_Respiratory_quotients_lower_than_070_in_ketogenic_dietsDecreased PDH activation and glycogenolysis during exercise following fat adaptation with carbohydrate restoration https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16188909https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Abstract/2017/02000/A_Case_for_and_Against_Ketogenic_Diets_in_Athletes.7.aspx

Jan 7, 2020 • 14min
Ep 37: Daily - Met Flex for Fuel - Fat As Fuel
References:Volek FASTER tudy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892521Understanding the factors that effect maximal fat oxidation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29344008

Jan 6, 2020 • 11min
Ep 36: Daily - Met Flex for Fuel - Metabolic Flexibility Overview
References:Metabolic Flexibility as an Adaptation to Energy Resources and Requirements in Health and Disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29697773Metabolic Flexibility in Health and Disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28467922Metabolic Flexibility in Cardiac Tissue https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5999753/Loss of Metabolic Flexibility in the Failing Heart https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29928647

Jan 3, 2020 • 14min
Ep 35: Daily - Acute 4-day training study - My Big #1 Take Away and What I Did to Prep for the Study
Well, today marks the final episode in our week on this awesome study in Costa Rica. I'll be sharing with you my top finding from the study... and it's a good one.
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Jan 2, 2020 • 16min
Ep 34: Daily - Acute 4-day training study - Velocity on Compound Lifts and Use for Performance vs Hypertrophy
Today, we're continuing to discuss the training study that I helped with and was the subject of in Costa Rica. Dr. Ben House, Dr. Tommy Wood, and many other people put their lives on hold for a week to go down to the jungle and lift and sweat in the name of science, which was awesome. Thank you so much to all the participants for doing it. We would not be able to run any type of study without their participation.
Today, we're talking about velocity for performance and even hypertrophy.
Visit www.flexdiet.com. Finally, understand nutrition on a whole new level. The Flex Diet Certification only opens 4x a year. Get on the waitlist to get notified for the next class.

Jan 1, 2020 • 16min
Ep 33: Daily - Acute 4-day training study - How I Felt and Changes in my HRV and Sleep
References:Does HRV predict acute lifting performance? https://miketnelson.com/hrv-heart-rate-variability-exercise-performance/Endure book https://www.amazon.com/Endure-Curiously-Elastic-Limits-Performance/dp/0062499866/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Endure&qid=1577129446&s=books&sr=1-1HRV Education Course by Dr Mike T Nelson https://miketnelson.leadpages.co/hrv-solution/

Dec 31, 2019 • 14min
Ep 32: Daily - Acute 4-day training study - A surprise early finding from the study
One of the big things that jumped out to me was that almost everyone in the study (again, I'm being vague a little bit on purpose because I haven't seen all the raw data. And, as I said, we're in the process of publishing this. So I can talk more specifically about my own data) But in general, most of the people got better at the accessory lifts during the study. If you remember from the episode yesterday, we did the same study, set up the same lifting routine that took about two hours to complete each day and then repeated that for four days in a row.
Now my thought going into this would be that because of fatigue, the performance, especially on the accessory list would have started to go down around day three. And especially on day four. That was kind of my hypothesis going into the study about what we saw was literally the direct opposite of that. Now you're probably wondering like, well what the heck? What is potentially going on with that? Listen in to find out more.
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Dec 30, 2019 • 18min
Ep 31: Daily - Acute 4-day training study - Set and Setting of the study in Costa Rica
References:Dr Ben House and Bro Research Center https://broresearch.comDr Tommy Wood - AHS Genetics Talk https://youtu.be/Db-PC_NWLN8Ryan L’Ecuyer https://broresearch.com/staff/


