

Paleo was my first love when I was first introduced to it, I began to focus on food quality, and instead of listening to the “experts” who told us to eat less meat, less fat and more carbohydrates and processed grains, I relied on human biology, anthropology, and lastly, common sense. Other similar diets, such as the Atkins diet and the Paleo diet paved the way. Ketogenic diets have steadily increased in popularity in the past decade.

You may have heard how this amazing lifestyle can improve your cognitive function and eliminate brain fog, deliver more consistent energy with less ups and downs through the day, decrease the inflammation in your body driving all those aches and pains, and decrease hunger and cravings. Needless to say – he’s an expert in optimizing his diet to maximize performance.īelow is an excerpt from an article he’s written on the Keto diet…Ĭurious about this whole “keto” thing? You’ve probably heard stories from at least a few people in your network who have transformed their health and their bodies in some way or another by switching to a ketogenic diets. He has competed in indoor rowing, where he has personal bests of 1:19.9 in the 500 meter, 14.5 in the 100 meter, and 389 meters in the minute for distance-all 3 of them are Florida state records. As a raw powerlifter, he had meet bests of 640 squat in wraps (610 raw), 400 bench, and 700 deadlift. He then went on to become the Strength & Conditioning coordinator for VCU basketball, helping the Rams to the 2007 conference champions and making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Danny earned his Master’s of Science in Human Performance from the University of Florida, where he worked with the national championship men’s basketball team along with the tennis and golf programs. We’ve recently partnered with Danny Vega of the Fat Fueled Family Podcast who will be working with both the GrillGrate and Rec Teq communities on Facebook to drive us to eat better, move more and be better versions of ourselves over the next 30 days.Ī native of Miami, Florida, Danny received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Columbia University in 2004, where he played football and was a three-time Dean’s List recipient. Here in the office, we’ve been especially focused on the Keto and Carnivore Diets and how we can turn our love of all things grilled meat into smaller waistlines for summer.

Danny Vega, creator of the Carnivore Keto Cut.
