Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!

In this episode, I’m joined by Laura Savino, founder of EPN Nutrition and The Practical Athlete, who brings a ton of real-world experience in both performance and body composition to talk about Managing Fat Loss During Performance Training, SIBO and more

We get into what it actually looks like to balance fat loss while training for something demanding, and why that combination is harder than most people expect. Laura shares her current prep for a multi-day hike, how she’s fueling through a deficit, and what changed once gut issues like SIBO came into play. We also talk through digestion, carb strategies, and the trade-offs that come with pushing performance and body composition at the same time.

If you’re trying to juggle fat loss with high levels of activity or performance goals, this is a must listen. It will help you understand what to prioritize, what to adjust, and where most people go wrong so you can make better decisions moving forward.

Let’s talk about:

Introduction to Lauren Savino
Training for a multi-day hike
Training your gut to handle carbs
Why fat loss + performance is tricky
Common digestion issues
Laura’s SIBO + gut issues
Why scale weight is unreliable during high activity
Giving gut a break
Hunger management strategies in a deficit
Lauren’s Training structure
SIBO
How to structure a performance deficit
Where to find Laura

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Managing Fat Loss During Performance Training, SIBO, and more w/ Laura Savino | Ep 727