Metabolism 101

• 2:15 Metabolism defined
• 3:30 The metabolic poles in the animal kingdom
• 6:45 ATP defined
• 8:00 the first – most rapid – energy system: Creatine Phosphate
• 13:30 the second – intermediate – energy system: Glycolysis
• 16:45 the third – and longest duration – energy system: Aerobic
• 18:15 carbs and fats for fuel in the aerobic metabolism
• 20:00 endogenous fat is essentially a limitless reserve of metabolic energy
• 22:00 just how important is your aerobic metabolism?
• 23:30 carbs and fats for fuel in the aerobic metabolism
• 25:00 How Michael REALLY feels about ketogenic diets for endurance performance
• 30:45 A real example of how important fat utilization – or the dominance of the aeropbic over the glycolytic system - is for long course racing
• 39:00 One way to train that aerobic metabolism
• 42:20 Egos don’t win races
• 42:30 Metabolism isn’t everything

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