About this episode
Michael Brandt is the CEO and Co-Founder of HVMN, a nutrition company that makes exogenous ketone products for endurance athletes. We talk about what exogenous ketones are, how they benefit endurance athletes, how they can be incorporated into daily nutrition schedules, and what the future looks like for their usage in the trail and ultrarunning scene. Timestamps: (2:13) - Running a 50K at Burning Man (7:53) - Starting a business in the performance nutrition space (10:45) - Department of Defense research on exogenous ketones (16:04) - explaining exogenous ketones (18:53) - differences between endogenous and exogenous ketones (24:47) - stacking exogenous ketones with carbs, proteins, etc (27:50) - supplementing with exogenous ketones on a long run (32:38) - benefits of exogenous ketones (48:00) - timing intake of exogenous ketones (49:16) - how long exogenous ketones work for (51:48) - safety issues with exogenous ketones (54:19) - what critics say about exogenous ketones (59:09) - scientific literature on exogenous ketones (71:31) - loading phase for exogenous ketones (72:41) - tolerance or dependence on exogenous ketones (73:37) - measuring ketone levels (77:29) - HVMN products Discounts: HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order Links: Follow Michael on Instagram , Twitter , Strava and his Personal Website Burning Man Ultramarathon Support the show