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Dear Mark: Ketones for Overtraining?

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For today’s edition of Dear Mark, I’m answering a question about taking ketones for overtraining from a reader. Hi Mark, I just saw this article the other day and I’m wondering what you think of it. Should high-carb athletes (or regular carb athletes) be taking ketone supplements? Is there any reason why they shouldn’t? It’d be awesome to get the “best of both worlds,” but is it safe? Thanks, Bill I saw that one too. Very interesting. Here’s the full study they reference. Okay, so what’s this all about? Most ketone ester studies have looked at the benefits to performance. An athlete takes ketones prior to training, then they measure the effect it has on subsequent performance. It’s useful in that situation, improving performance by a few percentage points. I’ve noticed the same thing. Whenever I use ketones—which is rarely—I’ve usually taken them before an Ultimate Frisbee session. Other studies have looked at post-training ketone supplementation, but only acutely. They’d

2020 Word of the Year + KERF’s Future

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It’s time for the 2020 word of the year, a tradition I’ve done for the past few years. 2016 was Present 2017 was Intentional 2018 was Vulnerable 2019 was Purpose 2020 Word Of The Year 2020’s word is VISION . I’m looking far out, past January and even 2020 and asking myself: Where do I want to go? Advice From Smart Women I’ve been listening to a lot of great podcasts by smart women – Jenna Kutcher , Brooke Castillo , Gretchen Rubin , and their guests. They emphasize quality over quantity. They encourage working smarter, not harder. They recommend outsourcing what you don’t love so you can focus on what you do. Jenna Kutcher in particular has been SO inspirational. I want to be more like her. I’m not saying I desire a multi million dollar empire, but I’m asking myself what lessons I can take from Jenna and apply to my own business. SEO Is The Best And Worst In the last quarter of 2019, I hired HashtagJeff , a leading Search Engine Optimization guru, to perform an audit on