Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter

Tara joined me for a live podcast recording at KetoCon. She has a broad range of fitness accomplishments, from running the Boston Marathon to training for bodybuilding competitions. She has explored both keto and low carbohydrate diets and shares where she lands on this topic. Tara's education includes; NASM, ICANS, CFSC and more. HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/HPO Optimal Carnivore: amazon.com/optimalcarnivore promo code: humansave10 Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo  Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Tara: taragarrison.com IG: @coachtaragarrison Tiktok: @coachtaragarrison FB: @taragarrison Podcast: Inside Out Health  Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

This episode highlights how to personalize your hydration strategy when working out. It also looks into how to properly use treadmills in your training.  HPO Sponsor Discounts, Promos, & Links: zachbitter.com/hposponsors  LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Goodr: goodr.com/HPO Promo: HPO Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo  Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Zach reflects on his ankle injury that occurred during his 24-hour attempt at Six Days In The Dome. He highlights how things went in his build up, offseason, and recognizing signs to take a step back.  HPO Sponsor Discounts, Promos, & Links: zachbitter.com/hposponsors  LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Zach’s Training Plans: zachbitter.com/training-plans Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo  Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Karl Egloff is a Swiss-Ecuadorian athlete, mountaineer, cyclist and mountain guide, best known for his speed ascents of high mountains, including the Seven Summits. Some of his biggest FKTs achievements include the mountains: Elburs, Aconcaugua, Kilimanjaro, Denali, and Makalu. HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Optimal Carnivore: amazon.com/optimalcarnivore promo code: humansave10 Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo  Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Karl: karlegloff.com/ IG: @karl.egloff Tw: @karlmtb FB: @karlegloff  Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Kevin Bass is in the final stages of acquiring his PhD MD in nutrition and a vocal online presence around nutrition. The overarching theme of this episode is centered around individual and population nutrition planning. We specifically hit on health anecdotes, diet adherence, placebo, n-of-1, protein and performance, iron and heart disease risk, seed oils, and the hype around upcoming diet drugs, like semaglutide.  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 Kevin: thedietwars.com/ Tw: @kevinnbass IG: @kevinnbass Podcast: The Kevin Bass Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Tb9ccKm7INcMziB9-UJ2g Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Graham has set out to help people fix their body, so activities like running, come more natural and fluid. He has shared lots of great advice on his Instagram page, @thebarefootsprinter We sat down and discussed his approach as well as some of the exercises we worked through before recording.  HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors Optimal Carnivore: amazon.com/optimalcarnivore promo code: humansave10 BiOptimizers: bioptimizers.com/human promo: HUMAN10 LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo  Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter Graham: grahamtuttle.com IG: @thebarefootsprinter Tiktok: @thebarefootsprinter Podcast: grahamtuttle.com/podcast YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCnBZ3gJVRPCP_cUI53zvBtQ 

This episode of listener inspired questions/topics includes: 1) I live in Mesa, AZ can I over train in the heat with negative impacts? 2) Best workout to test race pace strategy for 50km - 100km 3) Best way to get into a low carb diet, while early in training for an ultra? Ease into it or jump in? HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/HPO Goodr: goodr.com/HPO Promo: HPO Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter

Nick is an ultramarathon athlete who went on a tear last year, culminating in an American Record for distance run in 24-hours. Nick has identified a thought provoking and affective pacing strategy for ultramarathons, and has a wide range of perspectives on how to nutritionally prepare for ultramarathon events.  HPO Sponsor Discounts, Promos, & Links: zachbitter.com/hposponsors  Optimal Carnivore: amazon.com/optimalcarnivore promo code: humansave10 LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Brain Nourish: amazon.com/dp/B09SP31N5P  Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo  Support HPO: patreon.com/HPOpodcast Zach’s Training Plans: zachbitter.com/training-plans Nick: nickcouryruns.com IG: @nickcouryruns  Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter Nick's negative split blog post: https://www.nickcouryruns.com/2021/09/negative-splitting-ultras.html 

This episode of listener inspired questions/topics includes: 1) How to train for a marathon and triathlon simultaneously.  2) What supplements does Zach take, and does creatine help endurance? 3) Supplementing with essential amino acids. 4) What are the possible benefits of wearing a continuous glucose monitor? HPO Sponsors: zachbitter.com/hposponsors Optimal Carnivore: amazon.com/optimalcarnivore promo code: humansave10 Brain Nourish: amazon.com/dp/B09SP31N5P  LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hpo  Support HPO: 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

Dr. Ethan Weiss is a cardiologist whose special interests include preventive cardiology, the genetics of coronary disease, risk assessment for heart conditions and heart disease in the young. HPO Sponsor Discounts, Promos, & Links: zachbitter.com/hposponsors  Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.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 Ethan: ucsfhealth.org/providers/dr-ethan-weiss Tw: @ethanjweiss  Zach: zachbitter.com IG: @zachbitter Tw: @zbitter FB: @zbitterendurance Strava: Zach Bitter Tiktok: @zachbitter