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Ultimate Carnivore Rx for Strength, Performance, & Longevity

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“You either have a carbohydrate tolerance or you have a carbohydrate threshold.”

1. Rob Goodwin Fitness Podcast frames "Ultimate Carnivore Rx for Strength, Performance, & Longevity" around a hyper-carnivore approach to eating. 2. Rob Goodwin speaks as host, coach, and practitioner, and his competition and client work matter because he says he tests nutrition in real time. 3. The episode asks what a carnivore prescription should look like when strength, performance, and longevity all matter at once. 4. Rob traces his eating evolution back to 2009, when an obscure triathlon-magazine article pushed him toward paleo and ancestral eating. 5. He says he moved into ketogenic dieting in 2010, then entered bodybuilding competition prep in 2014 with a hybrid approach. 6. He says he used carbohydrate around training, kept fat lower than many expected, and prioritized protein for his own goals. 7. He describes 2015 as the year the keto wave "hit," bringing clients who wanted help with protocols or fixes for failed keto attempts. 8. He says a major shift came in 2019 when he adopted more of a carnivore style during rigorous competition prep. 9. He defines hyper carnivore as consuming 70% or more of the diet from animal-based sources. 10. He argues that no tribe or culture he has found lived long-term on only cooked muscle meat. 11. He describes a survival hierarchy that includes killing animals, using them nose to tail, drinking water, and relying on fire, warmth, and shelter. 12. He says ancestral humans were creatures of opportunity who also ate ripe fruit, honey, root tubers, insects, and some vegetables when available. 13. He names the Inuit as an example of a cold-weather culture that ate raw meat, raw organs, blood, and raw dairy. 14. He says the Inuit also had a genetic adaptation connected to long-term ketosis, which he uses to show human variation. 15. He lays out his broad prescription as protein first, fat adjusted to output and goal, and carbohydrate used selectively. 16. He says many clients do well on one to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of goal body weight, with older adults needing especially careful protein intake because of sarcopenia. 17. He says his own day usually starts with steak and eggs or ground beef and eggs, often 90% of the year, and training days may include 25 to 35 grams of carbs before work. 18. He contrasts his coaching style with theorists, saying 90-minute consultations and in-the-trenches client work reveal patterns that paper research can miss. 19. Listeners who like bodybuilding nutrition, low-carb performance, and practical coaching adjustments will get the most out of this episode. 20. Listeners who want a strict all-meat ideology or no-carb absolutism may skip it.

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A pointed carnivore argument with enough nuance to avoid sounding absolute.

This episode makes a clear case for a personal carnivore approach to strength, performance, and longevity. The host traces it back to a 2009 paleo shift after bodybuilding and the move into endurance sports, then keeps circling the same point: protein comes first, while a little…

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