Dr. Andy Galpin

So we can go into that if you want.

But in general, the biggest way to think about this is, is the magnitude of benefit with the intervention exceeding the magnitude of preference?

And what I mean by that is,

When I coach people, this morning, like literally this morning, I'm dealing with putting together a program for the number one quarterback in college football.

Right after that, I have to deal with one of our executives who's a 60-year-old female.

Right after that, I'm also dealing with a guy preparing for a 900-mile hike.

And so that context is important because as I'm answering questions like this, all of these avatars are in my head.

And I'm thinking, what is true for a person one, two, and three?

And what is true for the other person who doesn't exercise at all?

And if something's not consistent across those four, then I have to modify and contextualize the answer.

So when it comes to training fasted, great.

If you are going for an event like you're talking about and you feel better when you do it,

That matters to me in that particular context more than the physiological benefit because the physiological benefit is not fake.

It's just not huge.

So is it more beneficial for your mitochondria?

Yes, potentially.

But if you look at the amount, it's not that much.

Now, if you liked it or didn't care, fine.

But if you're like, I hate it, my performance is worse, I don't like it, I don't feel good, then we actually don't do it.

And so my first layer answer to all that is number one, what are you actually performing best in?