Hey, Nugget listeners. Today I'm sharing a 30-minute section from an episode of my new podcast,

something different with Stephen Dimmit. My guest is Rob Wolf, who I've had on the Nugget before,

back in episode 80, if you want to check that one out. That was published in August 2021,

so a little over four years ago. And if you need a refresher, Rob Wolf is the New York

Times bestselling author of the paleo solution and Wired to Eat and is a leading voice in health,

fitness, and nutrition. He also co-authored a book called Sacred Cow that I'm a huge fan of

about regenerative

agriculture.

Rob is a former research biochemist with a deep background in evolutionary biology and a co-founder

of Element, a sugar-free electrolyte supplement company.

And most of the full episode had nothing to do with climbing, but I wanted to share the last 30 minutes with you guys because we get into some practical advice for athletes looking to optimize their performance.

So in the short segment that you're about to hear, we cover the benefits of vitamin D and how to get more vitamin D in your life if you're starved for

time or spend most of your days behind a computer screen like I do. We also talked about

Zone 2 cardio and VO2 Max as a longevity marker and some clever hacks for making cardio less

boring. And we talked about why you should separate your strength training from your conditioning and cardio

if you want to maximize your gains.

That was very interesting as well.

Rob has also faced some pretty extreme health challenges lately, and in the last part of this segment, he shares

his biggest takeaways from going through that experience, which might be helpful for some

of you, especially if any of you are dealing with gut issues or any other confusing or

frustrating health challenges.

And that's it.

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