High-Performance Nutrition: Mike McKnight (The Low-Carb Runner)

Mike McKnight is a highly accomplished professional ultrarunner and coach whose achievements include taking first place in the Cocodona 250, the Moab 240 (twice), the Bigfoot 200 (twice), and has placed in numerous other insane long-distance endurance races. His outstanding performances have garnered recognition from all over the world of running, and gained him sponsorship from the likes of Salomon and Injinji. With a focus on optimizing performance through nutrition, Michael has embraced the moniker 'The Low Carb Runner,' which is reflected in the name of his popular website and podcast.
Michael's website: lowcarb-runner.com/
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  • @nolanwardy7409
    @nolanwardy74094 ай бұрын

    Hiked the first 600mi NOBO of the Appalachian Trail with nothing but ribeye, salt and tallow. It was a royal pain in the ass to prep every 3rd day, but it worked very well. Only 20oz of food weight/day. Had to be fresh meat though, so Winter months only. Just figured I’d share. Great content. Ty.

  • @bobomac8330

    @bobomac8330

    2 ай бұрын

    That's interesting, no jerky? How did you cook up everything, I'm assuming fried in tallow, cut into bite sized pieces and stored.

  • @nolanwardy7409

    @nolanwardy7409

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah. When off trail I’d find a hotel with a small fridge/freezer combo. Cook steaks on a skillet in hotel room and cool, bag and freeze what I needed for next 3 day run. I prepped pemmican/jerky before hand for the hike but learned quickly that I felt like shit after a day or two of just jerky/tallow.

  • @bobomac8330

    @bobomac8330

    2 ай бұрын

    @@nolanwardy7409 thank you for the reply. I was thinking jerky and pemmican would be good.

  • @SpiritualReform

    @SpiritualReform

    9 күн бұрын

    Last year, i spent some time walking Florida (streets, roads, no trails) sleeping in a small tent i carried with me. Most of the time, I was eating raw meat i'd buy at Walmart.

  • @scoobtoober2975
    @scoobtoober29757 ай бұрын

    Amen to this discussion. Very helpful. For me today. 1 year into fasting and low carb, definitely not no carb, and definitely dirty. I eat ice cream(high fat), beer (homebrew), some junkfood, fast food (only burgers, EVER). And do very well. Never seed oils, i used to inhale potato chips and if i do have them, they fatten me up fast. The other foods above do not do that at all. I'm not an athlete by any means, just active and strive for good mobility. Can run 8 miles fasted no problem. If you struggle with fasting, for me it's walking it out, plain salt intake and listening to uplifting discussions like this one. Mental clarity and focus is very helpful for de-stressing. Fasting while angry doesn't work for me. Nose breathing helps me focus and relax too. Cold showers if you are stressed, focus is needed to be calm in the cold. It straightens me out quick.

  • @hopoutside
    @hopoutside8 ай бұрын

    This is pure gold….thank you for doing this interview!!! I’m five months into the low carb lifestyle and down 41 lbs. I started running for the first time in over a decade. No inflammation. At 50 yrs old, feel like i’m in my 20s again.

  • @liveultralightpodcast

    @liveultralightpodcast

    8 ай бұрын

    Wonderful!

  • @scoobtoober2975

    @scoobtoober2975

    7 ай бұрын

    Nice work. Similar here, similar weight loss. 40 old here. Hated running before. Now it's easy. I do focus on nose breathing only to keep it lower intensity. Side benefit is you need way less hydration.

  • @AranenDen

    @AranenDen

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@scoobtoober2975I also found nose breathing to reduce the need for hydration.

  • @StangspringDK

    @StangspringDK

    3 ай бұрын

    Was a track&field coach for 14 years, running regularly with my athletes, usually having occasionally ankle and/or knee pain. The weight slowly increased, despite 5-6 daily sessions. Stopped as coach around aug. 2020, went keto in feb 2021. Lost 23 kg. Started running, and had no problem running 5k without any issues. Weight is stable around 69kg, 174cm. Running 30-35k a week at the moment. 2 half marathons in the calendar for 2024. Will probably try strategic carbs, suspecting the liver and the muscles will suck glucose like a sponge. :)

  • @chrisgrui1993
    @chrisgrui19938 ай бұрын

    Have been doing Keto for a long time, great for slower exercise, but I struggle when I play sports. Guess I go healthy carbs

  • @felixjackson2670
    @felixjackson26705 ай бұрын

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @liveultralightpodcast

    @liveultralightpodcast

    4 ай бұрын

    You are welcome!

  • @JorgeLopezmeditation
    @JorgeLopezmeditation7 ай бұрын

    This was a good podcast, i learned a lot, also i was watching while running🎉,

  • @liveultralightpodcast

    @liveultralightpodcast

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for listening

  • @danloucks1251
    @danloucks125110 ай бұрын

    Super helpful. I started this journey at the beginning of the year.!! Super great info. Thank you!!

  • @AranenDen
    @AranenDen5 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed this conversation. Thanks to you both.

  • @liveultralightpodcast

    @liveultralightpodcast

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @trailsandbeers
    @trailsandbeers7 ай бұрын

    Great video, I can relate to most of it. I actually fast for 24-48 hours before my races now and just take 50g of carbs 2-3 hours before the start. Main problem I have is without an aid crew it's not possible to have meat so I have to rely on aid station food, but as I only do long races the food selection is usually ok and I don't eat much anyway. I have a can of beer in my drop bag as that works well for me. Interestingly the Swiss Peaks 360 had beer at the aid stations this year.

  • @liveultralightpodcast

    @liveultralightpodcast

    6 ай бұрын

    Good stuff!

  • @user-PaulFedwar
    @user-PaulFedwarАй бұрын

    Thanks mucho for the info guys, very interesting to hear the great stories and personal takes on nutrition and approaches that work, or not, for you; I'll soon be turning 60 and just aspire to going as fast and as far as I can with training continuously and races

  • @liveultralightpodcast

    @liveultralightpodcast

    Ай бұрын

    Happy to help!

  • @b-manz
    @b-manz3 ай бұрын

    18:30 There are studies showing (Tim Noakes) that show that Kipchogie requires more energy from fat than carbs to do the marathon in 2 hours. Meaning the higher intensity does require a lot of fat use. If well adapted carbs should be mainly to help with electrolyte kidney function. How this works in the real world for individuals is a question.

  • @aliciavalentyn5889
    @aliciavalentyn58893 ай бұрын

    🏃‍♀️🏔️☀️

  • @scoobtoober2975
    @scoobtoober29757 ай бұрын

    Meter out the junk foods, pour the craving food in a bowl. Don't take the bag to the TV couch. Tablespoons of butter help me, or tallow