High-Performance Nutrition: Mike McKnight (The Low-Carb Runner) 

Hiked the first 600mi NOBO of the Appalachian Trail with nothing but ribeye, salt and tallow. It was a royal pain in the ass to prep every 3rd day, but it worked very well. Only 20oz of food weight/day. Had to be fresh meat though, so Winter months only. Just figured I’d share. Great content. Ty.

This is pure gold….thank you for doing this interview!!! I’m five months into the low carb lifestyle and down 41 lbs. I started running for the first time in over a decade. No inflammation. At 50 yrs old, feel like i’m in my 20s again.

Amen to this discussion. Very helpful. For me today. 1 year into fasting and low carb, definitely not no carb, and definitely dirty. I eat ice cream(high fat), beer (homebrew), some junkfood, fast food (only burgers, EVER). And do very well. Never seed oils, i used to inhale potato chips and if i do have them, they fatten me up fast. The other foods above do not do that at all. I'm not an athlete by any means, just active and strive for good mobility. Can run 8 miles fasted no problem. If you struggle with fasting, for me it's walking it out, plain salt intake and listening to uplifting discussions like this one. Mental clarity and focus is very helpful for de-stressing. Fasting while angry doesn't work for me. Nose breathing helps me focus and relax too. Cold showers if you are stressed, focus is needed to be calm in the cold. It straightens me out quick.

Have been doing Keto for a long time, great for slower exercise, but I struggle when I play sports. Guess I go healthy carbs

Excellent. Thank you.

Super helpful. I started this journey at the beginning of the year.!! Super great info. Thank you!!

This was a good podcast, i learned a lot, also i was watching while running🎉,

I really enjoyed this conversation. Thanks to you both.

Great video, I can relate to most of it. I actually fast for 24-48 hours before my races now and just take 50g of carbs 2-3 hours before the start. Main problem I have is without an aid crew it's not possible to have meat so I have to rely on aid station food, but as I only do long races the food selection is usually ok and I don't eat much anyway. I have a can of beer in my drop bag as that works well for me. Interestingly the Swiss Peaks 360 had beer at the aid stations this year.

Thanks mucho for the info guys, very interesting to hear the great stories and personal takes on nutrition and approaches that work, or not, for you; I'll soon be turning 60 and just aspire to going as fast and as far as I can with training continuously and races

18:30 There are studies showing (Tim Noakes) that show that Kipchogie requires more energy from fat than carbs to do the marathon in 2 hours. Meaning the higher intensity does require a lot of fat use. If well adapted carbs should be mainly to help with electrolyte kidney function. How this works in the real world for individuals is a question.

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Meter out the junk foods, pour the craving food in a bowl. Don't take the bag to the TV couch. Tablespoons of butter help me, or tallow