In this special celebrity AMA episode, Peter answers questions from former Olympians and past guests, Apolo Ohno and Sasha Cohen, on a wide range of subjects including fasting, learning, training for performance versus longevity, and much more. If you’re not a subscriber and listening on a podcast player, you’ll only be able to hear a preview of the AMA. If you’re a subscriber, you can now listen to this full episode on your private RSS feed. If you are not a subscriber, you can learn more about the subscriber benefits here.

We discuss:

• Apolo’s questions begin [1:45];
• Why women may have a harder time fasting, and tips for those who are struggling [2:10];
• Is there any place for fasting as part of a nutritional strategy in adolescents? [6:15];
• Tips for learning and retaining large amounts of new information (and the best nutritional approach) [9:15];
• Must read books of 2019 [14:45];
• If you could only keep a few watches for the rest of your life which would they be? [16:45];
• What workout would Peter do inside a hotel room? [22:15];
• What is Peter’s ultimate gorge meal? [23:45];
• How do you foresee fasting as a mechanism for performance in athletes? [25:30];
• What is driving Peter to strive for excellence? [33:30];
• Sasha’s questions begin [38:40];
• What are you most excited about in the longevity space? [38:45];
• At what point do you see enough data or proof that a new drug, or type of fasting is worth trying it out for yourself? [41:30];
• Is it possible to obsess so much about your health that it becomes a negative stressor? [46:45];
• Which tests are worth doing if you want to be proactive about your health? [48:15];
• Are there any supplements Peter things are beneficial to be taking? [55:15];
• How does Peter’s training differ when optimizing for performance versus longevity? [56:30];
• How does taking testosterone and growth hormone affect performance versus longevity? [59:15]; and
• More.

Apolo questions begin [1:45]

Why women may have a harder time fasting, and tips for those who are struggling [2:10]

Apolo’s wife

• Apolo and his wife practicing fasting
• Apolo can go up to 7 days pretty easily
• His wife really struggles after 72 hours
• At that point she basically has no energy to even leave the house
• She has no ability to do anything even remotely mentally strenuous

Peter’s thoughts:

• Peter has noticed that his female patients have a tougher time with fasting (and even time restricted feeding)
• He’s not sure why (maybe some evolutionary reasons)

–For people who struggle, Peter progress his patients as follows:

• Once someone is able to consistently do 18 hr fasts with 6 hr eating window
• He then moves them to 1 meal per day
• Next will be a 36 hour fast

Fasting tips from Peter:

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