

Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter
Zach Bitter
Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. Your host Zach Bitter, will take you through a series of interesting topics around health, fitness, endurance, running, hybrid athlete training, ultramarathon, and nutrition. Join in for interviews with folks exploring their outer limits and research in a wide variety of sports, fitness, and nutrition.
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Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 14min
Episode 311: Dr. Taylor Sittler - Glucose Tracking & Control
Dr. Taylor Sittler is the Head of Research at Levels, a Continuous Glucose Monitoring company, a physician and entrepreneur. His career has focused on personalizing medicine, starting companies in genetics and women’s health, including co-founding Color Health, where he was the chief science officer. HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/HPO LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo HPO Patreon: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Dr. Sittler: levelshealth.com IG: @levels Zach’s Training Plans: zachbitter.com/training-plans Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Sep 9, 2022 • 41min
Episode 310: Is "Jogging" Dangerous & Are You Overtraining
This episode is a grouping of listener inspired questions and topics. 1) Is jogging or zone 2 running dangerous? 2) Are you overtraining? HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/hpopodcast Goodr: goodr.com/HPO Promo: HPO Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo HPO Patreon: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach’s Training Plans: zachbitter.com/training-plans Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Aug 31, 2022 • 1h 9min
Episode 309: Alan Aragon - Flexible Diet
Alan Aragon is a nutrition researcher and educator with over 25 years of success in the field. He is known as one of the most influential figures in the fitness industry’s movement towards evidence-based information. His notable clients include Stone Cold Steve Austin, Derek Fisher, and Pete Sampras. Alan writes a monthly research review (AARR) providing cutting-edge theoretical and practical information. Alan’s work has been published in popular magazines as well as the peer-reviewed scientific literature. HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Optimal Carnivore: amazon.com/optimalcarnivore promo code: humansave10 Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo HPO Patreon: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach’s Training Plans: zachbitter.com/training-plans Alan: alanaragon.com IG: @thealanaragon Tw: @TheAlanAragon Book: alanaragon.com/flexibledietingbook Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Aug 25, 2022 • 1h 11min
Episode 308: Kara Collier - All Things Glucose Monitoring
Kara is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN), and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) who specializes in glucose control and metabolism. She graduated from Purdue University and previously worked at Memphis VA Medical Center, as a clinical dietitian at Providence Hospital, and in a management role at Nutritionix. She is the Co-Founder & VP of Health at NutriSense. HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/HPO Optimal Carnivore: amazon.com/optimalcarnivore promo code: humansave10 Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo HPO Patreon: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach’s Training Plans: zachbitter.com/training-plans Kara: nutrisense.io IG: @nutrisenseio & @karacollier1 Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Aug 19, 2022 • 1h 19min
Episode 307: Matt Kerr - AG Ironman World Champ & Low Carb Approach
Matt Kerr recently won the men's 30-34 age group category at the Ironman World Championships in St. George Utah after being in the sport for just four years. Matt follows a low carbohydrate approach, with guidance from his coach Grant Schofield. HPO Sponsor Discounts, Promos, & Links: zachbitter.com/hposponsors InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/hpopodcast Magnesium Breakthrough: magbreakthrough.com/human Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo HPO Patreon: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Matt: mattkerrtriathlete.com IG: @nz_matt_kerr Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Aug 12, 2022 • 41min
Episode 306: Pacing, Tapering, & Most Important Workout
This episode is a grouping of listener inspired questions and topics. 1) How to pace for a marathon 2) How to pace for a 100 miler 3) How to properly taper 4) What workouts matter the most for a 100 miler HPO Sponsor Discounts, Promos, & Links: zachbitter.com/hposponsors Goodr: goodr.com/HPO Promo: HPO InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/hpopodcast Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo HPO Patreon: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach’s Training Plans: zachbitter.com/training-plans Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Aug 10, 2022 • 46min
Episode 305: Insoles, Hill Workouts, & Missed Training!
This episode is a grouping of listener inspired questions and topics. HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/HPO LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast 1) Considerations when using custom orthotics or insoles 2) When and how to train for vertical gain/loss 3) Taking a week off from training due to vacation or other life obligations Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Aug 1, 2022 • 1h 30min
Episode 304: Health & Fitness Collide With Regenerative Agriculture
Janna Breslin and Evan DeMarco joined the show to share their Complete Human approach to mental and physical health and fitness. We dove into one of their more recent initiatives, regenerative agriculture and how they are getting involved in a big way. We also looked at there higher level order to health and fitness, a s well as some of the fun biohacks they have tried. HPO Sponsors: https://zachbitter.com/hposponsors Blood Sugar Breakthrough: bloodsugarbreakthrough.health/human promo: HUMAN10 Optimal Carnivore: amazon.com/optimalcarnivore promo code: humansave10 Regenerative Pastures 30% Discount Code: bitter Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Janna: IG: @jannabreslin Evan: regenerativepastures.com (promo code "bitter" for 30% off) IG: @evan_demarco Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Jul 22, 2022 • 32min
Episode 303: All Things Low Carb Endurance
This episode is a grouping of listener inspired questions and topics centered around a low carbohydrate and ketogenic approach to endurance training and racing. Included; what to eat while training on keto, eating post training session, carb amounts on days preceding an event, and using a train low race high strategy for triathlon. HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Blood Sugar Breakthrough: bloodsugarbreakthrough.health/human promo: HUMAN10 Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach’s Training Plans: zachbitter.com/training-plans Popular Video & Audio Options: linktr.ee/HPOpodcast Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Jul 20, 2022 • 31min
Episode 302: Tackling Psychology, Motivation, & Consistency In Training
This episode is a grouping of listener inspired questions and topics. Zach tackles what psychological approaches he uses to prepare for events, how to stay motivated, and what drives consistency in training. HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Goodr: goodr.com/HPO Promo: HPO Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach’s Training Plans: zachbitter.com/training-plans Popular Video & Audio Options: linktr.ee/HPOpodcast Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter