Balancing Elite Performance and Health with Alex Fergus - a podcast by Jason Moore: Systems Designer, Tinkerer, Health and Performance Consultant

Do you have to choose between high performance and long term health? Not necessarily. Coach Alex Fergus shares his journey competing at the national and elite level in 3 different sports while piecing together a holistic plan for long term health.

We talk quantified experimentation, biohacking, and even how to do 60 bodyweight deadlifts in under 2 minutes with just a few minutes of training per week.
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TOPICS:
2:04 – Alex Fergus’s background in elite sports, nutrition, and personal health
6:02 – How many bodyweight deadlifts can you do in two minutes?
7:22 – Growing a focused mindset, centered around health
9:33 – Tracking metrics as a hardcore bio hacker
11:12 - Sleep tracking devices: Oura vs. wrist wearables
13:43 – Starting out with a new client. Performing a hard reset.
15:45 – Creating awareness through biometric tests with clients
17:12 – Maintaining peak fitness with maintenance training
19:20 – Maintenance training for the busy professional
21:43 – Keeping fitness with 15 to 20 minutes of training per week
26:15 – Ignoring daily indicators when using Elite HRV
29:26 – Keeping track of trends within HRV and other metrics
30:55 – Benefits to keeping the Morning Readiness Score Off
32:53 – HRV fluctuations with lack of training and vacations
35:26 – Keeping clients accountable and open to tracking metrics
39:20 – Minimum requirements to participate in Alex’s program
42:36 – Commitments required to participate in Alex’s program
46:40 – Experimenting with low carb, high fat, Ketogenic diets
49:35 – What is training like while on a Ketogenic diet?
53:57 – The Ketogenic world and fasting
55:03 – The Ketogenic diet experiment results and how Alex recovered
58.54 – Jason’s Ketogenic diet experience and results
60:00 – Discovering gall bladder stones while on the Ketogenic diet
65:19 – Overstressing the body with a Ketogenic diet. When should you stop?
68:45 – Ketogenic state and how it relates to a sort of mild hibernation
70:54 – The most beneficial stage of the Ketogenic diet
72:52 – Keeping high levels of blood ketones low during the Ketogenic diet
74:20 – Matching your life to the natural environment is the most important factor
76:59 – Doing all the basic tasks to increase your general health and wellness
79:28 – Maintaining your circadian rhythm with hacks to fall asleep quicker
81:30 – The benefits of intermittent fasting
82:04 – Nighttime routines for an efficient and quality sleep
84:27 – Picking something and doing it really well without making excuses
87:12 – Morning routines and how to fully prepare for the day
90:09 – Building your routine and optimizing your lifestyle over the long haul through experimentation
95:09 – What are the first health tweaks someone should make for the most benefit?
98:35 – Bedtimes are not just for kids. Adults need a bedtime too!
100:25 – Amazing testimonials from Alex’s 52 week program
104:47 – The importance of having a coach regardless of what level you are at

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Guest: Alex Fergus
https://www.alexfergus.com/

Host: Jason Moore
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