What is Creatine? Is is an amino acid or what?  “Creatine is not an amino acid. It is a nitrogenous organic compound that is synthesized from three amino acids: arginine, glycine, and methionine. Creatine is stored in the muscles and plays a…

Are you fasting too much? Are you eating too low carb or too low calories? Are you exercising too much in the wrong zones? Are you timing your nutrition and adjusting macros with exercise type, duration and intensity? Are you struggling to gain lean…

Are you prioritizing your protein in your meals + lifting heavy weights a few times a week + adding in 20-30 second all out sprints AFTER you have created a few months (or longer) base training?   Embrace the aging process instead of blaming…

The WHOLESTIC Method Approach

Debbie chats with Dr. Matt Angove on what to look for on your comprehensive blood chemistry test and when to dive in deeper to the root cause(s)- specifically today we focus on Iron levels and your ferritin marker. We chat about… Why is iron…

Debbie Potts started racing endurance events as Ironman Triathlons, marathons, cycling events and 50k trail running races starting in 2001.  Even though she was metabolically efficient, metabolically flexible, low carb “fat adapted” endurance…

Did you know Debbie started FIT FAT FAST podcast in 2011 with co-host John Smith then Brock Armstrong? She then changed the name (as we lost the hosting site and had to start over) to SHUT THE FRONT DOOR… then realized that wasn’t such a good name…

Life is NOT a Race… It is a Journey. What has your journey been the past ten years? What does your FUTURE self look like in the next ten years? Coach Debbie started this podcast with co-host Brock Armstrong for a year after Jon Smith left the show…

Testing Your Metabolic Rate What it means? It’s a gauge of how fast or slow your metabolism is. In other words, whether your body is burning more or fewer calories than what’s predicted based on your weight, gender, age, and height. …

Debbie reviews more articles and research on the benefits of fasted exercise- and WHEN does it make sense for you to add some calories (as in coffee, tea or water) pre workout to improve performance? Is your goal to burn fat or improve performance?…

My friend Ingrid Hillhouse in on the show today to discuss how she fuels, trains and performs as an ultra endurance athlete – including WHY as I would think you have some ultra fire and motivation to train for these long endurance events!! What is…

Coach Debbie Potts talks about her experience with living life as a race, thriving on being busy and “more is better” mantra.  She learned the hard way that “less is more” and “the Goldilocks effect” to find balance that is ideal for you as an…