Episode 4 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss Metabolic Adaptation with Layne Norton PhD (www.BioLayne.com) and Abbie Smith-Ryan PhD (http://exss.unc.edu/faculty-staff/abbie-smith). In this session we get into:Metabolic Adaptation to weight loss: implications for the athleteMetabolic Adaptation: An overviewEndocrine Response to an Energy DeficitWeight Loss and Metabolic RateMetabolic Efficiency: good or bad for fat loss?RefeedsReverse DietingPractical Applications For Weight LossCheckout our other podcasts, video blogs and articles on all things performance nutrition at www.GuruPerformance.com