Ketogenic diet athlete, health podcaster, and New York Times bestselling author Ben Greenfield is our interview guest today in Episode 826 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

In the world of exercise performance and fitness competition, conventional wisdom says to eat lots of carbohydrates prior to a competition to fuel your body and to push your body to the extreme limits. This has never made sense to an Ironman triathlete named Ben Greenfield who is the host of the uber-popular "Ben Greenfield Fitness" iTunes podcast. Fans of Ben will know he has a knack for providing some incredible practical, alternative information for the "weekend warrior" athlete as well as the professional, elite athlete. He's now put together details about his philosophy in a very thick new Victory Belt Publishing book that has already hit the New York Times bestsellers list entitled Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life.

Listen in as Jimmy and Ben talk about all the bonus book pages he offers readers on his website, why he decided to write this book, the five parts he addresses in the book including fitness, recovery, nutrition, lifestyle, and the brain, why he didn't include other categories in the book, tricks and tips to recover faster from workouts, how to know with great accuracy whether or not your body has recovered yet, how to determine what the right mix of carbohydrate, protein, and fat are right for the individual, time-saving tips to keep your life as stress-free as possible, and a whole lot more. These two guys only barely scratch the surface of all that you get from this spectacular new book, so listen and enjoy and then go get your own copy of Beyond Training.

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- Ben Greenfield bio
- Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life
- BenGreenfieldFitness.com
- "Ben Greenfield Fitness" iTunes podcast
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