Zach Bitter

Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter

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Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. Your host Zach Bitter, will take you through a series of interesting topics around health, fitness, endurance, running, hybrid athlete training, ultramarathon, and nutrition. Join in for interviews with folks exploring their outer limits and research in a wide variety of sports, fitness, and nutrition.

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Zach Bitter

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Sports

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 58: Vanessa Spina 24.12.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Vanessa Spina onto the show. Vanessa, a.k.a. "Ketogenic Girl" is the host of ketogenicgirl.com , a popular website loaded with ketogenic resources. She hosts her own podcast, "Fast Keto." She is also the author of, "Keto Essentials." She recently has gone back to school at the...

Episode 57: Q&A 17.12.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we unpack four questions presented by listeners. Topics include; low carb for mountaineering, body fat percentage on keto/carnivore for weight sensitive sports, histamine intolerance, and listener testimonial of addressing dupuytren conatracture with diet.  Butcherbox : code (HPO) thrive...

Episode 56: Zach's Tunnel Hill 100 Mile 10.12.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, Shawn interviews Zach about his recent race, The Tunnel Hill 100 Mile, where Zach ran a 12 hour 8 minute 36 second 100 mile. Butcherbox : code (HPO) thrivemarket.com/hpo Find us: Shawn: Instagram ( @shawnbaker1967 ), Twitter ( @SBakerMD ), Website:  shawn-baker.com Zach: Instagram ( @zac...

Episode 55: Dr. Robert Pastore 07.12.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Dr. Robert Pastore. Dr. Pastore is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, and holds an MS in Human Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University and a Ph. D. in Biomedical Informatics, Nanomedicine and Clinical Informatics from Rutgers University.  Dr. Robert Pastore is the founder, C...

Episode 54: Mark Strough 30.11.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Mark Strough onto the show. Mark is a high intensity trainier/nutritional coach, martial arts instructor and lifelong student. He is currently following a zero carb 100% carnivore nutritional approach, which he credits with clearing up his Rheumatoid Arthritis.   Butcherbox :...

Episode 53: Dr. Paul Saladino 30.11.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Dr. Paul Saladino onto the show. Dr. Saladino trained at the University of Arizona with a focus on Integrative Medicine, obtaining his M.D. in 2015. He went on to residency at the University of Washington in psychiatry and is a certified Functional Medicine practitioner (IFMCP...

Episode 52: Dr. David Unwin 26.11.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Dr. David Unwin onto the show. Dr. Unwin is a lifestyle first general practitioner who focuses on patient priority and motivation to provide a plan. He has had great success using a low carb approach with his patience. Find Dr. Unwin on twitter: @lowcarbGP   Butcherbox : code...

Episode 51: Dennis Mangan 23.11.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Dennis Mangan onto the show. Dennis is the founder of Rogue Health & Fitness , where he teaches about using natural means to heal the body. He is the author of, " Dumping Iron ," and can be found on Twitter @Mangan150 . In this episode we discussed: aging, high-intensity train...

Episode 50: Dr. Jason Fung 18.11.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Dr. Jason Fung onto the show. Dr. Fung is a nephrologist and expert in the world of low carb and intermittent fasting. He has taken special interest in treating people with type 2 diabetes. He has written best selling books and co-founded Intensive Dietary Management .  Butche...

Episode 49: Dr. Joel Kahn 13.11.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Dr. Joel Kahn onto the show. Dr. Kahn is an author and popular advocate of plant based nutrition. He is a lifestyle medicine practitioner based out of Detroit, MI. As a Holistic Cardiologist he travels the country lecturing the lifestyle first method of acute heart attack prev...

Episode 48: Dr. Michael Eades 06.11.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Dr. Michael Eades onto the show. Dr. Eades is a physician, blogger, writer (author or co-author of 10 books). He has been featured on many networks and publications including: NY Times, CNN, CBS, MSNBC, FOX, Newsweek, Forbes. His blog can be found at https://proteinpower.com/d...

Episode 47: Jeff Cyr 31.10.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Jeff Cyr. Jeff was always overweight as a child and at the age of 17 he weighed 345 lbs. In 1997, Jeff was diagnosed with severe lumbar spinal stenosis. By 2004, Jeff was on his third back surgery:   1- Laminectomy and fusion of the lower (lumbar) back in 1997. 2- Cervical nec...

Episode 46: Dr. Tro Kalayjian 23.10.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Dr. Tro Kalayjian onto the show. Dr. Tro is a board-certified physician, and lost 150 lbs to reclaim his health. He did it by ignoring much of the conventional medical advice that we have been told. His life goal is to get you healthy and prevent disease. See more about Dr. Tr...

Episode 45: Dr. James DiNicolantonio 15.10.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Dr. James DiNicolantonio. He is the author of The Salt Fix and Superfuel . In this episode we dive deep into the myths and facts around salt and our relationship with it in nutrition. We also take a look at the different types of dietary fat and the role they should play in hu...

Episode 44: Angela McCauley 08.10.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Angela McCauley onto the show. Angela is a mother of two children with Autism and host of the website livingforyourhealth.com  Angela has utilized a ketogenic and carnivore diet to help her children manage their autism. Butcherbox : code (HPO) thrivemarket.com/hpo Find us: Ang...

Episode 43: Bobby Maximus 03.10.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, we welcome Robert "Bobby Maximus" MacDonald onto the show. Bobby is an author, UFC Vet., Men's Health Writer. He is known for his message of dominating life and not settling for mediocrity. Butcherbox : code (HPO) thrivemarket.com/hpo Find us: Bobby: Instagram ( @bobbymaximus ), Twitter...

Episode 42: Q&A 27.09.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, Shawn and Zach took a chunk out of the growing list of listener questions. A few topics we discussed include: if/when to bring back carbs, gluconeogenesis, autoimmune issues, inflammation, fasting glucose, protein and fat ratios, depression and anxiety.  Butcherbox : code (HPO) thrivemar...

Episode 41: Phil Escott 21.09.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. In this episode Phil Escott joins the show. Phil is an author, speaker, biohacker and blogger on keto/carnivore diets, exercise, arthritis and autoimmunity reversal, emotional balancing and spirituality/non-duality. He is host to the website pureactivity.net  and YouTube Channel: Phil Escott Butcherbox :...

Episode 40: Professor Thomas Seyfried 17.09.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. In this episode Professor Thomas Seyfried joins the show. Dr. Seyfried breaks down cancer as a metabolic disease. He explains how cancer thrives and what mistakes we are making in current cancer treatment. Check out Dr. Seyfried's book, Cancer as a Metabolic Disease . Butcherbox : code (HPO) thrivemarket....

Episode 39: Professor Frank Mitloehner 08.09.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. In this episode Professor Frank Mitloehner joins the show. Professor Mitloehner is a faculty member in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis. He specializes in measurements and mitigation of greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and part...

Episode 38: Dr. Paul Mason 04.09.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. In this episode Dr. Paul Mason joins the show. Dr. Mason is a sports medicine physician. In this episode we dove into a variety of topics including: fiber, animal based nutrition, autoimmune disease, gut bacteria, plant toxins, and micro-nutrient needs within varying dietary context. Butcherbox : code (HP...

Episode 37: Joe Binley 31.08.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. In this episode Joe Binley joins the show. Joe is a body builder and coach who works with people for a variety of reasons including: lifestyle, weight-loss, keto induction, athletic pursuits, off season plans, hormone and metabolism repair. Joe is a firm believer that lifestyle plays a big role in the way...

Episode 36: Dr. Sara Place 28.08.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. In this episode Dr. Sara Place joins the show. Dr. Place is the Senior Director of Sustainable Beef Production Research. She specializes in  sustainable management of livestock production systems, and focuses on  researching opportunities to improve the economic, social, and environmental facets of livest...

Episode 35: Dr. Csaba Toth 24.08.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. In this episode Dr. Csaba Toth joins the show. Dr. Toth is a physician with 20 years of experience in intensive care, internal medicine and family medicine. I advocate and use the paleolithic ketogenic diet. Patreon : patreon.com/hpopodcast Butcherbox : code (HPO) thrivemarket.com/hpo Find us: Csaba: Twit...

Episode 34: Dr. Anthony Chaffee 21.08.2018

Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. In this episode Dr. Anthony Chaffee joins the show. Dr. Chaffee is not only a Professional Rugby Player, but also a surgeon. He has volunteered overseas and currently resides in Kirkland, Washington. Among many other things, Dr. Chaffee shares how his meat focused nutrition has helped him remain a rugby p...

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