
Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. Your host Zach Bitter, will take you through a series of interesting topics around health, fitness, endurance, running, hybrid athlete training, ultramarathon, and nutrition. Join in for interviews with folks exploring their outer limits and research in a wide variety of sports, fitness, and nutrition.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 519 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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Phil Gore holds the World Best Backyard record with 119 yards (495.87 miles). In an effort to see what he could actually do, he set up a project targeting yards/hours. Meg Eckert may be the most underrated ultramarathon athlete in the game right now.... more
Thomas Nobbs is a professional marathon athlete with a 2:09 PR, and endurance coach. His progression to 2:09 speaks for itself, and his public strava profile shows how he has balanced lots of low intensity running and key quality sessions. Thomas is ... more
Dr. Trent Stellingwerff joined the show to discuss the topic of relative energy deficiency syndrome (REDs) in endurance athletes, and body competition management. Trent includes working with the Women's Health, Sport & Performance Institute (WHSP) in... more
Mark Dowdle arrives 15 minutes before the start of Last Soul Ultra, but still wins with nearly 400 miles. Should we have more unsupported ultra running events? Badwater 135 lack of streaming and interesting shoe policy. Jeff Garmire joins me to discu... more
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I've listened to a lot of endurance podcasts over the years, and this has become one of my favorites. Zach consistently brings a thoughtful, evidence-based perspective while staying practical and open-minded. I especially appreciate how he discusses training, nutrition, and recovery with nuance instead of promoting one-size-fits-all solutions.
The series breaking down his training and fueling through different phases was particularly valuable—it gave me ideas I could actually apply to my own ru... more
Zach you sound terrified of a200. But I think you’d do great in a backyard
Zach deliveres the perfect balance between data-driven, science-backed talk and personal experience. This creates conversations that are personable and compelling, and there are always little gems of actionable next steps to take as an ultra runner.
Of a 25min podcast 10min was spend on his sponsors, code, draw, and socials…. That one of the worst ratio I have seen in the podcast world.
Zach covers a wide-range of health, wellness, and running topics. I’m always learning from keeping an open-mind to his and his guest’s opinions, the same way Zach approaches his own evolution. We are lucky to have Zach (and occasionally Nicole) in the space. ✌🏻💚🏃🏼♂️
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- The show centers on high-performance endurance, with deep dives into training, nutrition, recovery, and race strategy across ultrarunning and related disciplines. Guests range from elite ultramarathoners and coaches to nutritionists and researchers, yielding practical, evidence-informed perspectives that listeners can apply to training and racing.
- Unique strengths include a data-driven approach blended with real-world experience, a focus on gut adaptation and fueling, and coverage of multi-day events, pacing, and racing psychology, making it valuable for serious athletes, coaches, and performance-minded professionals.
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Recent guests on Human Performance Outliers Podcast include:
1. Dr. Trent Stellingwerff
2. Matt Fox
3. Vic Johnson
4. Lotti Brinks
5. George Kusche
6. Nick Coury
7. Ian Sharman
8. Kevin Goldberg
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