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Matt Carpenter

@mattcarpenter14.bsky.social
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Higher Education Lecturer in Physiology. PhD researcher, studying the impact of carbohydrate restriction and exogenous ketones on exercise physiology. Views are my own.

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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Surely with Lib Dem’s, Tories and Labour not running, @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the greens have to stand down and let Farage vs Count Binface play out. That’ll damage Farage more than running a campaign against him, fingers crossed
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Our publication 'Strategic carbohydrate feeding improves performance in ketogenic trained athletes' has been published. This is the first study to our knowledge assessing the impact of carbohydrate on 'chronically ketogenic' (min 12 months) athletes. Short 🧵 what we found.
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Absolutely love @iaindale.bsky.social’s new podcast, full of robust but respectful debate. Totally agree with Iain’s point RE younger generation lacking resilience but think there’s more context needed. This generation is full of nihilism, no prospect of home ownership or an easy life.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Those who said Starmer was just demonstrating "diplomacy." These are the inevitable consequences of appeasing a fascist. A total own goal from Starmer as he has totally unnecessarily offered him a state visit.
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Trump is a thin skinned bully. He has stopped peace talks because Zelensky wasn’t ‘thankful’ enough about the USA. Keir Starmer has spent time and capital forming a good relationship with trump. He uses it to support Ukraines cause ASAP or it all means nothing. #trump #starmer #ukraine
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Just listened to this brilliant conversation involving @zackpolanski.bsky.social It inspired me to join the Greens. They are the party that can create radical societal change. I’ve been a Labour Party for years, now resigned the the fact they won’t provide the degree of change needed. Listen up!
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Novara FM: The Green Party vs Something New w/ James Schneider and Zack Polanski
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Laura K’s questions seem squarely developed to try and create a diplomatic rift between the US and UK #BBClaurak
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
In this weeks Substack I looked at a review on Sodium bicarbonate in endurance performance and recovery. Fascinating supplement with a lot of recent interest due to the Maurten bicarbonate method, many athletes currently using! Read and sign up here: open.substack.com/pub/mcarpent... #marathon
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Enhancing Exercise Performance with Sodium Bicarbonate
A supplement so cheap and simple that you can find it in the baking section in Sainsbury's. Today I explore how bicarb can be used to enhance performance.
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social it is not prayer there banned, it’s protest. Please don’t let people misinform your listeners. It’s nothing close to ‘thought crime’ the prayer is used as protest in a place that’s illegal to protest in order to protect women #lbc
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Nick Ferrari having one of the most tasteless phone ins I’ve ever heard on LBC right now. Caller currently saying trans ideology is being taught instead of Christianity at schools. How many people have been red pilled online… and no pushback. Disappointing. #LBC
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Matt Goodwin ‪supporting Trump giving into Putin. How much of Britain’s territory would be surrender? This is chamberlain esq appeasement from the Tory. The war doesn’t stop until Putin loses, that is how he works. Appeasement means war continues. ‬#bbcqt
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I could listen to George Monbiot for hours, superb speaker #bbcqt
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The first question time question is about Rachael Reeves’ CV, is this programme for real? Not like there are serious issues in the world… #BBCQT
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Matthew Goodwin ‘its not OK to lie’, mate you’ve made a living out of it #bbcqt
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
In the past, when James O’Brien is not on LBC I don’t listen. These last couple weeks has been the exception. @lewisgoodall.com has been brilliant, thoughtful and covering fascinating topics. For anyone listening, read his book left for dead, superb personal account of the Labour Party #LBC
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
In today’s Substack I disseminate some of the key findings from my first publication, from 2024 looking at carbohydrate intake in a ketogenic ultra-endurance athlete. This formed the basis of a larger study to be published soon 🤞🤞 Please share! #keto #ketogenic open.substack.com/pub/mcarpent...
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My First Research Publication: Carbohydrate Improves Performance in Ketogenic Ultra-endurance Athletes
This post will explain the findings of my first publication, that investigating carbohydrate ingestion in a ketogenic ultra-endurance athlete
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This weeks Substack - could Seamoss supplementation be beneficial for health and performance? It’s being marketed massively on social media, I take a look into the evidence mcarpenter.substack.com/p/seamoss-is...
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I wrote a short Substack about new research on MCT oil and how it may enhance endurance performance. Anyone interested in #keto or #ketones will be interested in the physiology! open.substack.com/pub/mcarpent...
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New Study: MCT Oil Increases EPO concentrations - Endurance Ramifications
A recent study has shown that just like Ketone Esters, C8 MCT oil can increase EPO concentration. This blog will discuss the study as well as why this opens the door for MCT use for endurance athletes
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Kemi ‘no gaffe’ badenoch seems to be simultaneously criticising the removal of red tape whilst talking about there being too much red tape #pmqs #primeministersquestions
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Another example of Kemeny ‘no gaffe’ Badenoch having to be corrected by the speaker for accusing PM of misleading the house #pmqs #primeministersquestions
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Todays Substack posts looks at a recent study that has found MCT oil to increase EPO concentration, opening the door to the potential for chronic MCT use to enhance endurance performance. mcarpenter.substack.com/p/new-study-...
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Great to have a nice neutral panel of three people clearly unhappy with Labour #bbclaurak
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
#bbclaurak promoting the lie about Labour being responsible for Sainsburys jobs cuts… Surely as political editor we could at least expect some reading beyond the daily mail front page news.sky.com/story/amp/th...
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The chancellor might be blamed - but Sainsbury's job cuts must be seen in the wider context
It is entirely reasonable of Sainsbury's to cut costs when confronted with a higher tax bill and more retailers will follow suit in the weeks and months ahead.
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
It’s incredible how patronising and cynical kuenssberg is when questioning Rachael reeves. I remember well her sympathetic interviews to Tory ministers #bbclaurak
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Laura Kuenssberg saying the Sainsbury’s redundancies are due to decisions Rachael Reeves took. Does she even do the slightest bit of background reading or does she just read the daily mail? The redundancies were planned 18 months ago. #laurak news.sky.com/story/amp/th...
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The chancellor might be blamed - but Sainsbury's job cuts must be seen in the wider context
It is entirely reasonable of Sainsbury's to cut costs when confronted with a higher tax bill and more retailers will follow suit in the weeks and months ahead.
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Should Nadhim Zahawi be talking about taxes considering his personal situation? #LauraK
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I don’t understand why no one has thought logically about the Seer. If Frankie was a traitor there is no reason for her to lie about Charlotte, as it’s inevitably put heat on her. Traitor seer would say ‘amazing, let’s get to the final and win together’ to win money and build trust #traitors
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
On today's substack post, I wrote about the rise in popularity of mushroom cordyceps, and whether the evidence backs up the claims being made about how they may improve endurance performance mcarpenter.substack.com/p/mushroom-c...
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Mushroom Cordyceps - Will they enhance your performance?
If you’re anything like me (you probably aren’t), then Mushroom Cordyceps will be being advertised to you relentlessles on Instagram and TikTok.
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Badenoch tacitly criticising Jess Phillips and pushing the idea of ‘cover up’. Genuinely vile behaviour, she’s not fit for public office @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Badenoch tacitly criticising Jess Phillips and pushing the idea of ‘cover up’. Genuinely vile behaviour, she’s not fit for public office
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
On today's substack post, I wrote about some fascinating work on Ketone Ester ingestion, that found an increase in EPO concentration. This could have some intereating performance implications, and led some to compare ketones to altutude training. mcarpenter.substack.com/p/the-supple...
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The Supplement that Mimics Altitude Training?
Following reports of a ‘mircale drink’ at the Tour de France many years ago, researchers have been investigating how exogenous ketones may impact endurance athletes performance. This is (in my view), ...
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Very soon I'll be putting the reading I've been doing for my PhD to good use and starting a weekly newsletter on Nutritional Supplements with reference to endurance exercise. Starting Monday with 'The Supplement that Mimics Altitude Training?'. Please subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/mcarpent...
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Meanwhile over on that other platform, the carnivores are now rampaging against the use of…. GPS systems 🤣🤣🤣
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Red Pen Reviews @redpenreviews.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
🧵 Day 4 Update: Halfway through our 2024 book review funding drive! No books have reached our $1,000 review threshold yet - your donation could make the difference! (1/7)
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Enjoyed supporting Seth (reviewer of Outlive) for this review of Peter Attia’s book! Would love to know what people think, and how they found the book themselves. Check out this and make sure to follow red pen reviews here on Bluesky!!
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Fantastic thread. Baffles me how much press the farmers protest is getting, and the tone of the reporting, compared to other protests over the last few years.
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
A typically brilliant episode. Watching twitter go mad on conspiracy theories and the theme of Britain ‘not being a free country’ reminds me why Bluesky is the future. The News Agents always provide brilliant insight and analysis.
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
For anyone interested in endurance physiology, I’ve been loving the physiology of endurance podcast recently. Particularly their episode on supplements and accessories in endurance, very topical and evidence based open.spotify.com/show/5Ve414Z...
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The Physiology of Endurance Running Podcast
Podcast · Dan Nash and Owain Zerilli · This podcast is all about getting sport science research out into the public domain. We cover what we do and don't know regarding all topics related to enduranc...
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I solemnly hope this is a metaphor for the amount of power RFK will have in the new administration…. 🤣
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I’m enjoying getting stuck into my literature review section on ketone physiology. Endlessly fascinating #ketones
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Matt Carpenter @mattcarpenter14.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
First post on Bluesky! Hoping to use this platform to share, find and discuss research. Posting my first publication on ketogenic diets and endurance: ‘Carbohydrate Supplementation Improves Ultra-Endurance Performance in a Keto-adapted Individual’ Link for full paper: hrcak.srce.hr/file/459980
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