: 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