Ketones for Performance, EPO & Overreaching with Brian McMahon - Chief Strategy Officer at deltaG Ketones

The Supersapiens Podcast

Show Notes:

01:35 - Community shoutouts

Lisa Norden Blog:

https://blog.supersapiens.com/how-lisa-norden-optimizes-glucose-to-achieve-ironman-goals/

Blog Xylon Mentions:

https://blog.supersapiens.com/unlocking-adaptation-the-vital-connection-between-sleep-and-nutrition/

04:50 - David’s training and low intensity training

09:15 - Episode Starts

09:57 - What are Ketones?

11:58 - What are the different types of exogenous ketones?

22:35 - Why is monitoring ketone levels important and what levels should someone be targeting?

27:22 - Why are ketones more efficient as a fuel source?

30:15 - The interplay of ketones and glucose

33:00 - How would someone use ketones on race day?

37:03 - How does someone adjust a fueling plan when including ketone esters?

38:45 - Ketones and mental performance in races

Dopamine and Ultra endurance paper mentioned:

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00791.2022?journalCode=jappl

42:20 - Development of Ketone Esters and the history of Delta G

51:26 - Are Ketones used in the Professional Cycling Peloton?

55:35 - Ketones, EPO and Recovery

Ketones and EPO papers:

https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/JP284346

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36449571/

Ketones and Overreaching papers:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31039280/

62:00 - Ketones in concussion and TBI

67:24 - How does Brian use Ketones day to day?

68:55 - What does sport and exercise look like for Brian at the moment?

69:55 - What are the learnings Brian took from using Supersapiens?

73:00 - What did Brian learn when using Delta G with Supersapiens?

73:50 - Are spikes from exercise or sauna an issue?

77:31 - Rush Round

83:33 - Outro

Second Meal Effect:

https://blog.supersapiens.com/second-meal-effect/