Fat Athlete - Part I: Can You Be Fat But Fit?

Saturated Fat, the Precautionary Principle and ... Coconuts?

Just when you thought there was nothing left to say about saturated fat; saturated fat seems to be having a moment. Whether it's the carnivore diet or the new US nutritional guidelines, saturated fat has been getting renewed attention. In this episode we go into some of the details on how saturated fats affect your health. Is saturated fat always bad? How much is too much? How much is enough? And what's the deal with coconuts!? We cover it all. Further Reading What the Hell are Triglycerides? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglyceride] What's Cholesterol? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol] Lipids! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid] Saturated Fats, Dairy Foods and Cardiovascular Health: No Longer a Curious Paradox [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10091990/] The Effects of Coconut Oil Consumption on Cardiovascular Risk Factors [https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.043052]

Fat-Athlete - Part III: Heal Thyself

Are you concerned about strength and performance suffering if you try to reduce your body-fat? Fear not, we've got you covered. Unfortunate, there's still a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation around what it take to maximize strength and power. In part three of the provocatively named "Fat Athlete" series, we discuss how to approach weight loss while preserving performance. Whether you're a recreational athlete, casual fitness enthusiast, or high performance athlete there are proven strategies to improve body composition while maintaining or even improving performance. Visit our Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PraxisPN.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://praxispn.com] Follow our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@PraxisStrengthandNutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PraxisStrengthandNutrition]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget Instagram!: @Praxis_Strength_and_Nutrition

Fat Athlete - Part II: Work Capacity in Obese Athletes

Super-heavyweight Athletes often have lower work capacity and recover from training more slowly than leaner and lighter athletes. Coaches and athletes often attribute this poor work capacity and recovery to dumb explanations like the "higher absolute weight lifted". Dr. Schwartz and Mr Power offer a better explanation that doesn't rely on hand-wavy nonsense and coaching mythology.Many coaches and athletes believe that if you want to be as strong and powerful as possible, gaining significant extra fat is the price you have to pay. Not only is this not true, but tipping over into overweight and obesity is actually counter-productive. This approach leads to athletes and trainees with reduced work capacity, poor recovery, and ultimately robs them of their potential peak-performance. Visit our Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠PraxisPN.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://praxispn.com] Follow our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@PraxisStrengthandNutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PraxisStrengthandNutrition]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget Instagram!: @Praxis_Strength_and_Nutrition Further Reading Differential susceptibility on myosin heavy chain isoform following eccentric-induced muscle damage [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4294435/#sec2] Fiber-specific differences in protein content of pathways related to mTORC1 signaling and oxidative metabolism in individuals with obesity [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09169-7] Muscle fiber-type distribution predicts weight gain and unfavourable left ventricular geometry: a 19 year follow-up study [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1382267/] Intramuscular fat: a review of the consequences and causes [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2014/309570#references] Obstructive sleep apnea among players in the National Football League: a scoping review [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29984115/] Prevalence of poor sleep quality, sleepiness and obstructive sleep apnoea risk factors in athletes [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26697921/] Validation of NoSAS (neck, obesity, snoring, age, sex) score as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea: analysis in a sleep clinic [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31196834/] Does neck-to-waist ratio predict obstructive sleep apnoea in children? [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4237523/]

Fat Athlete - Part I: Can You Be Fat But Fit?

The so-called "fit-fat paradox" questions the central tenet that obesity is a marker of poor fitness. So, is it possible to be fit and fat? In this episode, we explore the relationship between obesity, fitness, and performance. In addition to reconciling the fit-fat paradox with current understandings of the effects of overweight and obesity on health, we'll push back against the narrative that getting bigger is always the way to get as strong as possible. The idea of bigger=better is a mainstay amongst football linemen, super-heavyweight powerlifters, and super-heavyweight olympic weightlifters. But is it true? Or, are these super-sized athletes actually hindering their peak performance potential? Visit our Website: ⁠⁠⁠PraxisPN.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://praxispn.com] Follow our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@PraxisStrengthandNutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PraxisStrengthandNutrition]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget Instagram!: @Praxis_Strength_and_Nutrition

The Aging Lifter: when's it too late for progress?

It feels like there's two camps in fitness, those who say that age is just a number and those point to inevitable decline once you pass your 20's. But what if they're both right? Is that last sentence click-bait? Your damn right, now listen to the episode! In this episode, Dr Schwartz and Mr Power reconcile the fact that you can still make progress after your 20's with current scientific understanding of aging and biology. Along the way, they call out nonsense in the longevity industry, present a model of aging and performance, and reflect on how to age as healthily as possible. Visit our Website: ⁠⁠PraxisPN.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://praxispn.com] Follow our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@PraxisStrengthandNutrition⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PraxisStrengthandNutrition]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget Instagram!: @Praxis_Strength_and_Nutrition