PETER DEFTY: THE INTUITIVE ATHLETE - Ep115

Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce · Sep 22, 2023 · 1h 43m

PETER DEFTY: THE INTUITIVE ATHLETE - Ep115 This two part conversation is with Peter Defty. Peter is the General Manager at Vespa Power Performance and a graduate of UC Davis with a degree in plant biology. Our conversation included a broad range of topics including: •The limited capacity of carbohydrate metabolism and the virtually unlimited capacity of fat metabolism •The concept of metabolic flexibility •How snacking is insidious •The strategic use of carbohydrate to fuel performance •Dogmatic thinking around Keto and High Carb diet philosophies •The Optimized Fat Metabolism pyramid…