Energy metabolism part 1 by Roderick Lambert
Energy metabolism part 1:
Introduction: why I'm doing this "crazy stunt"
aka How to climb Everest twice in 1 week without oxygen.
Look up Adrian Ballinger: attempted to climb Everest 6 times without oxygen and failed. Changed his diet from a carbohydrate one to a fat-based one (became fat-adapted) and succeeded.
Look up Killian Jornet: climbed Everest twice in one week without oxygen, breaking his own speed record in the process.
The secret to their success? Fat adaptation.
You've been told glucose is our most important fuel. That without glucose your body can't work properly. Most human medical and nutritional research is based on this erroneous information.
Problem is, it's all wrong!
Fat metabolism is our fundamental method of creating energy to do "useful work".
Glucose is our emergency fuel.
Ever wondered how Sherpas can skip up mountains carrying loads several times their body weight?
Eating only butter?
Still don't believe me?
Look up Alex McDonald: ran 5 marathons in 5 days without a single calorie.
His secret? Fat adaptation.
Below is a link to a short article. I invite you to read it. It very simply explains the difference between glucose and fat metabolism. In the next few posts I'm going to lay out the evidence for you. I'll try to keep it simple. Get ready for a surprise. We don't "burn" glucose, nor do we "burn" fat = calories in calories out is an inadequate paradigm. But more about that later. https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/the-secret-to-adrian-ballingers-no-oxygen-everest-summit-a-qa-with-uphill-athletes-scott-johnston/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3x5wID9v4o0Y_NWv1VLCr8YjRPU24AYIFvOMiaVHJJ7d5YqUKOu0icWV8_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw And, should you like to get into the science of Adrian's success, here's a case study written up and published in the scientific literature. Keywords: Peroxisomes Mitochondria ATP Deuterium Melanin https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987724000331?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3v3LAJE-vdT2Q-adWKcVN_W2GKIelcPsFaDb1aqenj4c_EXgVzdPyrckc_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw#:~:text=High%20altitude%20professional%20mountain%20climber,using%20carbohydrate%20(glycogenic)%20diets
Written by Amy Eiges
Published June 8th, 2024
