Cyclist David vs. The Adirondack 540

Nov 26, 2016

: Episode 712 - Listener and fan David Sternberg joins Vinnie to talk about his first attempt at the Adirondack 540 and his efforts to remain fat-adapted during the race.

CYCLIST AND LISTENER DAVID 

• Has done a few phone calls with Vinnie in the past
• Reached out to some of Vinnie's friends (including Tony!)
• Talked to plenty of folks about NSNG 
  • Vinnie offered his services for free, but David and Vinnie still couldn't convince Ernest who was extremely overweight but still a cyclist
    • (exercise is a poor way to lose weight)
      • Must change diet to lose weight, exercise can supplement it but may actually increase weight due to muscle mass
        • Can help with losing inches and fat 
• Folks have to be interested in being thin!

ADIRONDACK 540

• A gorgeous ultracycling event in New York 
  
  • Did the 408 miler
    • Completed it in 49 hours
• Remained fat-adapted throughout the race 
  • Ate spoonfulls of solid coconut oil
    • He was lucky in that his body had no trouble processing that
      • Likely went through a whole cup of coconut oil
• Also fueled with "nuggets of energy"
  • Dark chocolate and an assortment of nuts
    • 10g of fat, 4g of sugar
    • Experimented with these for he was slightly worried he wasn't fat adapted to enough 
• Made some PB&J sandwiches because he has bonked in the past and was afraid of bonking
• He plans on doing one of his races in the future completely fat-adapted!
  • He must play around with it ahead of time a bit more 
• Took his hands a long while to stop hurting 
  • His toes were numb for a few days after the race