108. Breaking 100-Mile Records on a Low-Carb Diet, Strength Training for Runners, and Optimizing Performance with Zach Bitter

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English - March 29, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MB
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Zach Bitter is an endurance athlete and coach, and host of the Human Performance Outliers podcast. He has run over 60 ultramarathons and has broken multiple World and American Records throughout his career, and helped 100s of runners reach their personal goals. He is also well-known for his low-carb, high-fat diet approach to training and racing nutrition.

In this episode, Zach shares his journey as a runner and how he took a hobby that he did on the side while being a teacher to eventually go pro and become one of the top ultramarathon runners in the world.

Key Points:

Going from a school teacher to a professional runner The strategy behind running 100+ mile races sustainably Running ultramarathons on a low-carb diet Carbs vs. fat as a fuel source for endurance athletes The best time of the year to experiment with diet Best carb sources for endurance athletes Zach’s daily diet Strength training to optimize running performance How to incorporate strength training into your weekly training structure The best day to train legs as a runner Zach’s definition of ambition

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